Interview with Thomas McKeon

Authors

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Identifier

CCLBJ_25_001

Publication Date

9-23-1990

Description

This black and white cursive written and typed three page document consists of an interview with Thomas McKeon conducted via telephone regarding his time as Military Police (MP)at Long Binh Jail in Vietnam. He described the racial tension in the jail, as well as the riot and the treatment of the prisoners by the guards. The cursive page is transcribed.

Physical Description

printed text on paper

Subject

Transcriptions, Interview collection, Military prisons, Long Binh Jail (Vietnam (Republic)), Prisoners, Inmates of institutions, Courts-martial and courts of inquiry, Military personnel, Indian Rocks Beach (Fla.), LGBTQ+ people in the military, Homophobia

Rights

© Forsyth Library Special Collections, Fort Hays State University

Publisher

Digitized by Forsyth Digital Collections

Collection

Cecil B. and Laura G. Currey Archive of Military History

Repository

Forsyth Library Special Collections

Comments

For questions contact ScholarsRepository@fhsu.edu

Recommended Citation

"Interview with Thomas McKeon" (1990). Currey Document Archive. 25.
https://scholars.fhsu.edu/currey_docs/25

Language

eng

Transcription

Mr. Currey, I've made a couple of corrections. Please omit my comments on my unit. What I said is not for print. I would appriciate(sic) the return of these photos they are the only copies I have. Tom McKeon P.S. Also enclosed is an after action report for Set(sic) of "69" a l a history of my unit.