Oral history interview with Shawn Corcoran [sound recording], 2006.

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Oral history interview with Shawn Corcoran [sound recording], 2006.

Shawn Cocoran, a Clinton, Iowa native, discusses his service in the Marine Corps during the Persian Gulf War, Los Angeles Rodney King riots, Somalia, Bosnia, and the Iraq War.

Sound recording : 2 sound cassettes (ca. 120 min.) : analog, 1 7/8 ips.Transcript : 43 p.Master sound recording : 2 sound cassettes (ca. 120 min.) : analog, 1 7/8 ips.

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