Interview with Garry E. Boling, September 14, 2017

Project: Kentucky Honor Flight Veterans Oral History Project

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Interview Summary

Garry E. Boling was drafted into the Vietnam War in 1966. In this interview, he describes his personal background. He talks about his childhood in Mount Carmel and Flemingsburg, Kentucky. He talks about his family, chores on his family's farm, childhood activities and recreation, television, and sports. He talks about his awareness of race relations, the Cold War, and the Vietnam War. He talks about his reaction to being drafted, and his experiences in basic training and Advanced Infantry Training (AIT) in Fort Knox and Fort Polk.

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2017oh584_honor010

Interviewee Name

Garry E. Boling

Interviewer Name

Jeffrey Suchanek

Interview Date

2017-09-14

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Boling, Garry E. Interview by Jeffrey Suchanek. 14 Sep. 2017. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.

Boling, G.E. (2017, September 14). Interview by J. Suchanek. Kentucky Honor Flight Veterans Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.

Boling, Garry E., interview by Jeffrey Suchanek. September 14, 2017, Kentucky Honor Flight Veterans Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.





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