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Arnow, Pat, Ed. – Now and Then, 1987
This journal issue focuses on Appalachian veterans and on the premise that Appalachians and Americans in general are still fighting the battles and dealing with the psychic aftermath of the Civil War and all wars fought since then. One article notes that Appalachian soldiers were 20 to 25% more likely to be killed in Vietnam than other soldiers.…
Descriptors: Biographies, Essays, Geographic Regions, Personal Narratives
Johnson, Jeniffer, Ed. – Loblolly, 1991
This edition of "Loblolly," a periodical published by Texas high school students, commemorates the 50th anniversary of World War II. The volume features remembrances of the War by veterans of Panola County, Texas. In addition to transcriptions of conversations with veterans, reproductions of photographs--some from the war period, some…
Descriptors: Interviews, Local History, Oral History, Secondary Education
Downing, Cassie, Ed.; McGarity, Fiona, Ed. – Loblolly, 2000
This journal issue, published by Texas high school students, features interviews with two Army veterans of World War II, Jack Harris who fought the Japanese in the Pacific, and Farris Ivie who fought the Germans in Europe. The publication recounts the war experiences of the two Texas natives in their own words through a series of one-on-one…
Descriptors: High Schools, Interviews, Local History, Military Personnel