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Title
Barber
,
Scott
(Interview
outline
and
video)
,
2007
Creator
Barber
,
Scott
Description
Scott
Barber
is
a
Veteran
who
served
in the
United
States
Navy
for
five
years
from the
late
1970s
until
the
early
1980s
in
California
,
Iran
,
Thailand
, and
Panama
.
Because
of
skill
and
good
military
record
,
Barber’s
unit
was
assigned
to the
first
rescue
attempt
of the
Iran
Hostage
Crisis
in
1980
. In this
interview
,
Barber
discusses
the
training
involved
in
preparing
for this
mission
as
well
as the
equipment
failures
and
combat
that
took
place
that
night
.
Barber
also
shares
stories
of his
time
in
Panama
,
where
his
unit
was
responsible
for
destroying
boats
and
planes
used
to
transport
illegal
drugs
, and his
time
in
Thailand
,
where
he
spent
over
six
days
living
in a
dumpster
.
Contributors
Barber
,
Ashley
(Interviewer)
;
Forest
Hills
Eastern
High
School
(Ada
,
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. Navy
Iran Hostage Crisis, 1979-1981--Personal narratives, American
Other veterans & civilians--Personal narratives
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
2007-06-07
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
SBarber
OCLC number
678590988
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