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Oral history interview with Charley Johnson

Title

Oral history interview with Charley Johnson

Subject

Indians of North America

Chilocco Indian Agricultural School

Indians of North America--Education

Off-reservation boarding schools

Boarding school students

Indians of North America--Wars--Veterans

Description

Charley Johnson (Creek, Cherokee, Choctaw), a 1964 graduate of Chilocco Indian Agricultural School, talks about his journey to Chilocco and some of his experiences there. He explains how the disciplined nature of Chilocco helped prepare him for life after high school and for life in the military. Johnson shares why he enlisted in the service and about some of his duties stateside and in Vietnam. He mentions his time in jump school and some of the lessons he learned while serving, especially in Germany. Johnson discusses his career and various challenges to returning to regular life after active duty

Format

video

Identifier

okso_sok_288

Interviewer

Little Thunder, Julie Pearson

Interviewee

Johnson, Charley, 1945-

OHMS Object

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Citation

“Oral history interview with Charley Johnson,” Chilocco History Project, accessed April 25, 2024, https://chilocco.library.okstate.edu/items/show/236.