Interview with James Medley, September 16, 2011
Project: American Veterans: From Combat to Kentucky, Student Veteran Oral History Project
Interview Summary
James Medley joined the Marine Corps Reserves as a freshman at the University of Kentucky. Medley chose Military Police as his occupation and was stationed with the Military Police Company Alpha in Lexington, Kentucky. He deployed to Iraq and again to Afghanistan in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. In this interview Medley talks about boot camp and some of the problems he faced going through training. He describes his first tour to Iraq and what it was like being in country. Medley also talks about his second deployment to Afghanistan and how it was different from his first deployment. He then describes his transition to school as a veteran and how the school is different since he enrolled.Interview Accession
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From Combat to Kentucky Higher education military specialization training transitionInterview LC Subject
Afghanistan. Basic training (Military education) College students--Kentucky--Interviews. Eastern Kentucky University Iraq War, 2003-2011. Iraq. Military service, Voluntary. Operation Enduring Freedom, 2001- United States. Marine Corps Reserve University of Kentucky. Veterans--Education (Higher)--Kentucky. Veterans--Kentucky--Interviews. War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.Interview Rights
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Medley, James Interview by Mark Tyler Scott. 16 Sep. 2011. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Medley, J. (2011, September 16). Interview by M. T. Scott. American Veterans: From Combat to Kentucky, Student Veteran Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Medley, James, interview by Mark Tyler Scott. September 16, 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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