Gulf of Tonkin, 20.0, 108.0United States, Alabama, Lee County, Opelika, 32.64541, -85.37828United States, Florida, Escambia County, Pensacola, 30.42131, -87.21691United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018United States, Oklahoma, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma City, 35.46756, -97.51643United States, Rhode Island, Quonset Point Naval Air StationBruckner, William JosephHilliard, TonyWoods, EdBedford, T. Jackson, Jr., 1944-2011-08-22In this interview, T. Jackson Bedford, Jr., recalls his experiences serving as pilot in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War. He describes growing up in a military family; his father served as a Navy officer in both World War II and the Korean War. Bedford attended the University of Virginia on a NROTC scholarship and was commissioned in 1966. He flew EA-1F aircraft from the USS Intrepid (CV-11). His squadron's (VAQ-33) mission was to locate enemy radar and use jamming equipment and chaff to prevent it from locking on to incoming strike aircraft. He describes the day to day operations of his squadron and recalls incidents when the carrier air wing lost men. He reflects on his military experience and how it has informed his later life and career. Bedford comments on the reception Vietnam veterans received when they returned home and compares it to that experienced by post 9-11 military members today.T. Jackson Bedford, Jr., was a Navy pilot during the Vietnam War.video/quicktimehttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Veterans History Project oral history recordingsVeterans History Project collection, MSS 1010, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History CenterMiG (Fighter planes)Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, AmericanNargi, Anthony JohnWilson, A. B.University of VirginiaUnited States. Navy. Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 33 (VAQ-33)Intrepid (Aircraft carrier)Emory University. Lamar School of LawGeorgia. Superior Court (Fulton County)Douglas EA-1F SkyraiderAnti-exposure suit (“Poopie suit”)SERE (Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape) SchoolYankee StationDixie StationOral history interview of T. Jackson Bedford, Jr.MovingImage