- Collection:
- Veterans History Project: Oral History Interviews
- Title:
- Oral history interview of Jay Pryor, part 2 of 2
- Creator:
- VerHoef, Sue Hardy
Pryor, Jay, 1944- - Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Center
- Date of Original:
- 2016-05-16
- Subject:
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American
Tupolev Tu-142 Bear (Bomber)
United States. Navy
Atlanta Vietnam Veterans Business Association
Ranger (Aircraft carrier : CV-61)
Albert David (Escort ship : DE-1050)
Ramsey (Destroyer escort : DEG-2) - People:
- Maddox, Lester, 1915-2003
- Location:
- Gulf of Tonkin, 20.0, 108.0
Vietnam, Da Nang, 16.06778, 108.22083 - Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
- Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- In part two of this two-part interview, Jay Pryor recalls returning home from Vietnam on Friday the 13th and how that day now has special meaning for him and his family. He comments on the public's attitude toward the Vietnam War and Vietnam veterans at the time of his return and how that attitude seems to differ in communities in the South. He describes rough weather he experienced during his time in the Navy and the methods the crew would use to anchor plates and chairs to the table. He recalls an incident when the alarm for general quarters was accidentally set off. He remembers the best friends he met through his military service and participating in Wreaths Across America by laying wreaths on the graves at Arlington National Cemetery. He reflects on his gratitude for his wife, child, son-in-law, and grandchildren.
C-1A Trader (carrier-based transport); Wreaths Across America; Sea of Japan
Jay Pryor served in the United States Navy in the Vietnam War. - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/VHPohr/id/816
- Additional Rights Information:
- This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U.S. Code) Permission for use must be cleared through the Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.
- Extent:
- 18:00
- Original Collection:
- Veterans History Project oral history recordings
Veterans History Project collection, MSS 1010, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center - Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
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