Veterans -- United States

Scope and Contents John Aguilar, Jr. is a Marine Corps veteran who served from 2001-2005. In his interview, Aguilar recounts his motivations for enlisting with the Marine Corps and his experiences at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, 29 Palms, California. Aguilar also offers his thoughts and experiences regarding the trauma and changes wrought by combat deployments on veterans and their families, his work in information technology in the Marine Corps, and his perspective on the Iraq and Afghan wars, media...

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[Two images: img 198: Three flags in ground next to gravestone; img 199: Veteran in blue sweather sitting in front of large flag.]

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An oral history interview with Leslee K. Roberts, a Marine Corps veteran, who shares her experiences growing up in Ohio, deciding not to become a nun and choosing to leave Ohio by joining the U.S. Marine Corps. She discusses some military regulations, meeting and marrying her husband, and her various homes in North County. She talks about her involvement and support of the Poway community as well as Poway’s early development.

Scope and Contents "Aztec Bowl Flushes Out Sounds" [Taratula/Santana/Lee Michaels/Grateful Dead/Canned Heat concert]; "Chicano Power" [Logan Heights to downtown march, May 10]; "Bag of Beads"; "Letters to the Editor"; "Judge Earl J. Cantos: Staunch Defender of Freedom of the Press and Right to Dissent"; "Panthers Solve Paste Problem" [re: Cleveland Black Panthers school lunch program]; "The Student as [N-word]" [reprint of Los Angeles Free Press article; critical view of student experience at Cal State L.A.];...

Scope and Contents "Newton Freed" [Huey P. Newton, founder of the Black Panther Party]; "Coalition Prepares for Republican Convention" [presidential convention, originally slated to be held in San Diego]; "Letters to the Editor"; "Nader Raider Visits San Diego" [Dr. Joseph Highland pushing for creation of a California PIRG, Public Interest Research Group]; "Veterans Organize Union" [San Diego Veterans' Union]; "French Women March" [organizers Women's Liberation Movement and the Movement for the Freedom of...

Scope and Contents "Mayor [Pete Wilson] Lunches With Bookies?" [Grant Grill, downtown San Diego]; "Nixon & Reagan Support the ERA: Why?"; "AIP Candidate Arrested" [John R. Heck, Jr., American Independent Party]; "Lifeguards Become Cops" [lifeguards given power to arrest people on beaches, in parks, and in adjacent parking lots]; "Postscript" [to "Concert Promoters Threaten door" article in previous issue]; "rolling stones inside & out" [concert review and riot outside venue]; "Bohmer Arrested After...

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Elmer Williams is a retired US Naval Aviator who served during the Korean War. During the conflict Williams conducted a solo dogfight against seven soviet pilots and was awarded the Navy Cross for his actions.