| Title: |
Edward L. Schrock
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| Local code: |
AFC/2001/001/2247
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress
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| Collection: |
Veterans History Project
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| Description: |
During his 24 years of service with the Navy, Edward Schrock was often in the sensitive position of dealing with the news media. He served as a public affairs officer during two tours of duty in Vietnam and was stationed in Guam in 1975, when refugees from the war's end flooded that island. Schrock continued his public service as a Congressman from Virginia's Second District, representing eight military bases in the Tidewater area.
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Video: |
[Video available]
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| Speaker: |
Schrock, Edward, 1941-
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker date of birth: |
1941
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| Speaker place of birth: |
Middletown, OH; Ohio; United States; North America
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| Speaker race: |
White
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| Speaker occupation: |
Congressman; Military personnel
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| Document date: |
Undated
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| Interviewer: |
Winkler, David F.
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| Organizations discussed: |
U.S. Navy
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| Historical events discussed: |
Vietnam Conflict, 1955-1975
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| Locations discussed: |
Asia; Guam; North America; Oceania; Philippines; United States; Vietnam
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Asia; Guam; North America; Oceania; Oral history; Philippines; Public relations; U.S. Navy; United States; United States--Armed Forces; Vietnam; Vietnam Conflict, 1955-1975; Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975--Veterans
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| Topics discussed - Other terms: |
Pentagon
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0025874-27803
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