- Collection:
- Veterans History Project: Oral History Interviews
- Title:
- Oral history interview of Jeffery M. Cleghorn
- Creator:
- VerHoef, Sue Hardy
Cleghorn, Jeffery M., 1962- - Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center
- Date of Original:
- 2020-10-05
- Subject:
- Cold War
Refugees
Checkpoint Charlie, Berlin, Germany, 1961-1989
September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001
Servicemembers Legal Defense Network
United States. Army. Tank Battalion, 72nd
United States. Army. Military Intelligence Brigade, 66th - People:
- Clinton, Bill, 1946-
Winchell, Barry, 1977-1999
Maude, Timothy J., 1947-2001
Bryant, Anita - Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary genre)
- Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- In this interview, Jeff Cleghorn shares his experiences serving in the United States Army and the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN). He speaks about his childhood in Georgia, his family's military history, and joining the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC). He recalls training as an Airborne paratrooper, and serving as an Army intelligence officer on the North and South Korean border, and in Germany during the Cold War. He describes how he felt about being gay in the military
his work with the SLDN to repeal the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy
and his family's reaction to him coming out. He discusses aspects of his life after the military including his work with Georgia Equality
his career as a lawyer
and his marriage.
"Don't Ask, Don't Tell"
DMZ
HIV
AIDS
LGBTQ
Jeff Cleghorn served as an intelligence officer in the United States Army. He was heavily involved in the repeal of the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy through his work with the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network. - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/VHPohr/id/894
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
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