Interview with Bradley Johnson, July 8, 2011
Project: American Veterans: From Combat to Kentucky, Student Veteran Oral History Project
Interview Summary
Bradley Johnson enlisted in the Kentucky National Guard at eighteen and served in Iraq. In this interview, he talks about how 9/11 encouraged him to join the Army. Johnson discusses his training that he received in Boot Camp and Advanced Individual Training (AIT). He also describes his deployment to Iraq and experiences while there. Johnson talks about returning home and some of the stresses and issues that coincide with his return.Interview Accession
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Eastern Kentucky University Hurricane Katrina, 2005. Iraq War, 2003-2011. Iraq. Kuwait. September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001. United States--National Guard United States. Army. Veterans--Education (Higher)--Kentucky Veterans--Kentucky--Interviews College students--Kentucky--InterviewsInterview Rights
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Johnson, Bradley Interview by Travis Martin. 08 Jul. 2011. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Johnson, B. (2011, July 08). Interview by T. Martin. American Veterans: From Combat to Kentucky, Student Veteran Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Johnson, Bradley, interview by Travis Martin. July 08, 2011, American Veterans: From Combat to Kentucky, Student Veteran Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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