Gerald "Gary" Robert Risen interview, March 11, 2010.

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Gerald "Gary" Robert Risen interview, March 11, 2010.

Interviews conducted with veterans living in Kentucky in conjunction with the Military Treasures Exhibition.

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Kentucky Historical Society

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These cards were created by staff of the Kentucky Historical Society. From the description of Kentucky General Assembly biography cards, 1792-1960s. (Kentucky Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 671373485 ...

Risen, Gerald "Gary" Robert,

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Risen discusses his service in the 475th MASH unit during the Persian Gulf War, working as a dental technician. He talks about the little work available for dental technicians and tells how he mainly performed construction work, including repairing cots. He briefly mentions setting up graveyards and burying body parts. Risen also talks about multiple humanitarian trips to South America which comprised the rest of his military career. From the description of Gerald "Gary" Robert Risen...

Roberts, Mark Lester,

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Kentucky Oral History Commission

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Acquisitions policy: Under KRS 153.380, the Commission is authorized to coordinate, promote, and develop oral history programs around the state and to maintain a repository for oral history collections. From the description of Repository description, 1900-1988. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 191915461 ...

United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...