Interview with John Charles

Interviewer

Brian Garner and Roxann James

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Download Once a Marine...In an oral history interview, John "Bullit" Killian tells stories of his Vietnam service by Brian Garner (The News & Reporter, October 27, 2021) (614 KB)

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On October 19, 2021, John Charles “Bullit” Killian (b. 1941), a veteran of the United States Marine Corp, sat down with interviewers Brian Garner who is an employee for The Chester Newspaper and a volunteer with The Disabled American Veterans, Roxann James, to talk about Killian’s past experiences in the Marine Corp. Bullit started off at the beginning at the induction center after being drafted where he was with 5 former classmates of Chester High School. How he became a Marine volunteer with the help of his best friend. Then on to basic training in Parris Island, SC and was then sent to Camp Lejeune, NC for Infantry and electrician training. From there he went to Marine Corp Air Station Cherry Point. Bullit served in Vietnam from 1967-1968 at Phu Bai Combat Base. He received a Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, National Defense Service Medal, and a Combat Action Ribbon for his service.

Publication Date

10-19-2021

Unique Identifier

VHP 112

Format

MP3; MOV;

Length

00:35:41

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This interview is open for use.

Disciplines

Law

Notes

Part of the Interview was recorded as a video file (MOV) in three sections. To listen to the entire interview, please select the "Download" button to download the audio file.

Interview with John Charles

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