- Title:
- Winning the Hearts and Minds of Fort Lewis and McChord GIs During the Vietnam Era
- Date Created:
- 1994
- Description:
- Michael Royce discusses his time as a civil rights activist in the South and shares his thoughts on college life during the tumultuous 1960s. Drafted into the army following his graduation from college in 1968, Royce reflects on his military experience at Fort Lewis and talks about his involvement with the Lewis-McChord Free Press, an underground anti-war newspaper.
- Subjects:
- Royce, Michael, 1946--Interviews Veterans--Washington (State)--Tacoma--Interviews Pacifists--Washington (State)--Tacoma--Interviews Soldiers--Political activity--Washington (State)--Joint Base Lewis-McChord Peace movements--Washington (State)--Joint Base Lewis-McChord Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Protest movements--Washington (State)--Joint Base Lewis-McChord United States--Armed Forces--Political activity Lewis-McChord free press Underground newspapers--Washington (State)--Joint Base Lewis-McChord
- Location:
- United States--Washington (State)--Pierce County; United States--Washington (State)--Tacoma
- Source:
- University of Washington Tacoma Community History Project
- Source Identifier:
- chp1994-05
- Type:
- text
- Format:
- cpd
- :
- http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC-EDU/1.0/?language=en