Authors

Randy Bowles

Interviewer

John C. Hennen, Jr.

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Description

This interview is one of a series conducted concerning West Virginia Vietnam veterans. Mr. Bowles discuses: duties during the war (including cut and point); his experiences during the war; morale during the war; his views on draft resisters; his experiences after the war (including his employment, which included Galpin's Music Company, K-Mart, a laundry, a post office in Charleston, and as a leather worker); as well as the Vietnam Veterans of America Home and its relationship to other veterans organizations.

Publication Date

1-6-1984

Type

Text

Keywords

Vietnam War, Vietnam Veterans

Disciplines

Appalachian Studies | Oral History | Social History

Library of Congress Subjects

Bowles, Randy, 1950- -- Autobiography., Vietnam Veterans of America Home -- Oral histories., Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Veterans -- Oral histories., Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Psychological aspects -- Oral histories., Draft resisters -- Oral histories.

Comments

Interview is included in the Marshall University Oral History Collection. The index number is OH64-389.

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Educational use only, no other permissions given. Copyright to this resource is held by the content creator, author, artist or other entity, and is provided here for educational purposes only. It may not be reproduced or distributed in any format without written permission of the copyright owner.

Oral History Interview: Randy Bowles

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