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Interview with John Morris

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Contributor

Morris, John ; McKiernan, Stephen

Description

John Morris, a native of Downingtown, PA, joined the Army Security Agency in 1965 and served two years in Vietnam. Following Vietnam, he was stationed at Fort Wolters, Texas, to train other operators in route to Vietnam until 1969. John Morris is a life member and active with the Vietnam Veterans of America. He is also a life member of the Veterans of Foreign War and the Disabled American Veterans. He received the Chapel of the Four Chaplain’s Legion of Honor Award.

Date

2003-11-25

Rights

In copyright

Date Modified

2018-03-29

Is Part Of

McKiernan Interviews

Extent

230:02

Date of Interview

2003-11-25

Interviewer

Stephen McKiernan

Interviewee

John Morris

Biographical Text

John Morris, a native of Downingtown, PA, joined the Army Security Agency in 1965 and served two years in Vietnam. Following Vietnam, he was stationed at Fort Wolters, Texas, to train other operators in route to Vietnam until 1969. John Morris is a life member and active with the Vietnam Veterans of America. He is also a life member of the Veterans of Foreign War and the Disabled American Veterans. He received the Chapel of the Four Chaplain’s Legion of Honor Award.

Duration

230:02

Language

English

Digital Publisher

Binghamton University Libraries

Digital Format

audio/mp4

Original Format

Microcassette

Material Type

Sound

Interview Format

Audio

Subject LCSH

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Interviews; Morris, John--Interviews

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Keywords

Veterans; Bill Clinton; Watergate; Dwight Eisenhower; George Bush; Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.; Anti-war movement; Lyndon Johnson; Richard Nixon; Eugene McCarthy; Muhammad Ali; Baby boom generation.

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About this Collection

Collection Description

Stephen McKiernan's collection of interviews includes more than two hundred interviews with prominent figures of the 1960s, which were collected between the mid-1990s and 2010s. The collection provides narratives of people who were actively involved in or witnessed events in the 1960s, an era which spurred profound cultural and… More

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“Interview with John Morris,” Digital Collections, accessed March 29, 2024, https://omeka.binghamton.edu/omeka/items/show/1157.