Interview with Eric Douglas Perry, April 25, 2011
Project: American Veterans: From Combat to Kentucky, Student Veteran Oral History Project
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Eric Perry grew up in Frankfort, Kentucky on his father's farm and enlisted into the Navy during his senior year in high school. In this interview he talks about his decision to join the Navy and his life aboard an attack submarine. Perry talks about deploying and some of the stress of being on a submarine. He also talks about his decision to leave active duty, go to college, and the way the Navy has prepared him for his future.Interview Accession
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College students--Kentucky--Interviews. Japan. Japan. Norfolk (Va.) Nuclear propulsion. Submarine warfare. Submariners. Submarines (Ships) United States. Navy--Submarine forces. United States. Navy. University of Kentucky. Veterans--Education (Higher)--Kentucky. Veterans--Kentucky--Interviews.Interview Rights
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Perry, Eric Douglas Interview by Mark Tyler Scott. 25 Apr. 2011. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Perry, E.D. (2011, April 25). 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.
Perry, Eric Douglas, interview by Mark Tyler Scott. April 25, 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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