Interviewer
Kelsey Austin
Files
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Description
This interview is one of a series conducted concerning West Virginia Vietnam veterans. In this interview, Nellie Adkins discusses: her marriage and her life before marriage; dating; detailed information about her husband serving in the Vietnam War; a brief mention of Robert C. Byrd; the Christmas before her husband left for Vietnam; her husband returning home; a small section on cultural perceptions of Vietnam veterans; her family life during the war; letters to and from home during the war; a small amount of information about Operation Iraqi Freedom; a brief section on her perceptions of the Vietnam War; and other topics.
Publication Date
2005
Identifier
OH64-831
Type
Text
Comments
Interview is included in the Marshall University Oral History Collection. The index number is OH64-831.
Rights
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.
Recommended Citation
Marshall University Special Collections, OH64-831, Huntington, WV.
Library of Congress Subjects
Adkins, Nellie G., -- Autobiography.
United States. Army -- Oral histories.
Family -- West Virginia -- Oral histories.
Married women -- West Virginia -- Oral histories.
Strikes and lockouts -- West Virginia -- Oral histories.