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Title
Heflin
,
John
(Interview
outline
and
video)
,
2009
Creator
Heflin
,
John
Description
John
Heflin
was
born
in
Bellevue
,
Michigan
and
after
high
school
enlisted
in the
Air
Force
. He was
assigned
to be a
mechanic
and
trained
in
Columbus
,
Ohio
.
John
was
deployed
in
January
1968
to the
Philippines
during
the
Tet
Offensive
.
After
the
Tet
Offensive
he was
stationed
at
Tan
Son
Nhut
Airbase
,
Vietnam
.
It
was his
job
as
crew
chief
to
make
sure
that the
planes
were
ready
to
go
at
all
times
. He
discusses
soldiers’
attitudes
toward
the
war
,
racial
tensions
and
drug
use
.
After
leaving
Vietnam
in
1969
, he
worked
in
Detroit
and
joined
the
Black
Panther
Party
.
Contributors
Montagna
,
Douglas
(Interviewer)
;
Great
Lakes
Naval
Memorial
&
Museum
(Muskegon
,
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
African-American soldiers
United States. Air Force
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American
Video recordings
Language
eng
Rights
For information on copyright or permissions, please contact Grand Valley State University Special Collections at collections@gvsu.edu
Type
text; moving image
Format
text/pdf; video/flv
Date
2009-02-16
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
JHeflin
OCLC number
678589730
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