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Title
Walker
,
Alford
(Interview
outline
and
video)
,
2008
Creator
Walker
,
Alford
Description
Alford
Walker
, of
Pontiac
,
Michigan
, was
drafted
into the
Army
in
1967
.
Before
being
drafted
, he
remembers
business
greatly
slowing
down
and
much
protesting
and
civil
unrest
.
Al
went
to
Fort
Knox
,
Kentucky
, for
basic
training
, and then to
New
Jersey
,
Washington
, and then
Alaska
before
going
overseas
.
While
in
Vietnam
,
Al
went
on
many
reconnaissance
missions
at
night
and also
worked
with the
underground
tunnel
network
built
by the
Vietnamese
.
After
his
time
in the
service
,
Al
worked
for the
Pontiac
Police
Force
.
Contributors
Smither
,
James
(Interviewer)
;
WKTV
(Wyoming
,
Mich.)
Publisher
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Subject
Oral history
Veterans History Project (U.S.)
United States--History, Military
Michigan--History, Military
Veterans
United States. Army
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American
African-American soldiers
Video recordings
Language
eng
Rights
For information on copyright or permissions, please contact Grand Valley State University Special Collections at collections@gvsu.edu
Type
Moving Image; Text
Format
flv; pdf
Date
2008-03-20
Source
Veterans
History
Project
collection
,
RHC-27
Relation
Veterans
History
Project
(U.S.)
Contributing Institution
Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections & University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49401
Digital Identification
AWalker
OCLC number
678588835
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