Interview with Frank Corcoran, October 19, 2022

Project: West Chester University: Vietnam Era Oral History Project

Interview Summary

Frank Corcoran joined the United States Marine Corps in 1967. Corcoran was sent to Vietnam and was wounded in action in the area surrounding DaNang. After returning from the war, he suffered severe post-traumatic stress disorder. He began protesting the War. In the 1980s, he faced his PTSD and started seeing a therapist. He channeled his energy into other anti-war activism and was a part of Veterans for Peace.

Interview Accession

2022oh1782_wcv0057

Interviewee Name

Frank Corcoran

Interviewer Name

Thomas John Wood

Interview Date

2022-10-19

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Corcoran, Frank Interview by Thomas John Wood. 19 Oct. 2022. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.

Corcoran, F. (2022, October 19). Interview by T. J. Wood. West Chester University: Vietnam Era Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.

Corcoran, Frank, interview by Thomas John Wood. October 19, 2022, West Chester University: Vietnam Era Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.





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