Interview with Rebecca Stinsky, May 3, 2011
Project: American Veterans: From Combat to Kentucky, Student Veteran Oral History Project
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Rebecca Stinsky grew up in Allentown, Pennsylvania and joined the Marine Corps as an air frames mechanic after high school. In this interview, she talks about her life growing up with military parents and her decision to join the Marine Corps. Stinsky talks about her experiences through boot camp, switching to the reserves, and flying missions on deployment. She also describes the difficulties of transitioning into student life and finding help in the veteran community.Interview Accession
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bootcamp From Combat to Kentucky Higher education military specialization training transitionInterview LC Subject
Afghanistan. College students--Kentucky--Interviews. Helmand (Afghanistan) United States. Marine Corps United States. Marine Corps Reserve United States. Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps. University of Kentucky. Veterans--Education (Higher)--Kentucky. Veterans--Kentucky--Interviews.Interview Rights
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Stinsky, Rebecca Interview by Mark Tyler Scott. 03 May. 2011. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Stinsky, R. (2011, May 03). 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.
Stinsky, Rebecca, interview by Mark Tyler Scott. May 03, 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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