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Title
Oral
history
interview
with
Eric
A.
Eaton
recorded
2005
Dec
.
3
Description
Interview
conducted
by
Eileen
Hurst
.
Eric
Eaton
enlisted
in the
Marine
Corps
the
day
after
his
16th
birthday
in
1985
.
Because
of his
young
age
he had to
sign
up
for the
delayed
entry
program
,
which
meant
that he
wouldn't
go
to
boot
camp
until
his
graduation
from
high
school
. In
June
of
1987
, he
traveled
to
Parris
Island
,
SC
for
boot
camp
which
lasted
for
3
months
.
When
he
signed
up
for the
Marine
Corps
for
six
years
, he was
guaranteed
to be in the
infantry
.
After
boot
camp
, he was
sent
to
Camp
Geiger
(part
of
Camp
Lejeune
,
NC)
where
he
went
to the
school
of
infantry
for
advanced
infantry
training
for
over
three
months
.
Eaton's
specialty
was with
anti-tank
missiles
. From there
Eaton
went
to
Camp
Pendleton
in
San
Diego
, CA, and then on a
flyover
to
Okinawa
which
lasted
for
six
months
. In
August
of
1990
, he
went
on
leave
for
15
days
, and
when
he
returned
his
unit
immediately
began
desert
training
so
they
could
be
shipped
to
Saudi
Arabia
, for
Operation
Desert
Shield
.
Eaton
gives
a
very
detailed
description
of what the
marines
experienced
in
Saudi
Arabia
and the
escalation
of
events
that
led
to
war
. By
January
of
1991
, the
air
war
began
, and
Eaton's
unit
thought
they would be
fighting
often
,
however
, a
cease
fire
was
called
on
March
1
,
1991
.
Eaton
describes
the
feeling
of
disappointment
that the
troops
did
not
go
into
Iraq
,
which
made
them
feel
as if the "
job
was
unfinished
".
Eaton's
unit
arrived
at
Camp
Pendleton
around
May
of
1991
to a
celebration
of their
return
and their
success
in the
Middle
East
.
Eaton
remained
in the
Marine
Corps
until
June
of
1993
,
although
he
wished
to
remain
in the
Marine
Corps
, the
government
was
downsizing
the
military
, and the
option
to
remain
in the
Corps
was not
available
.
Eaton
then
moved
back
to his
hometown
of
East
Hartford
,
CT
, and
used
the
G.I
.
Bill
to
attend
Manchester
Community
College
and
CCSU
. He
became
certified
to
teach
in
1997
and has been
teaching
history
since
then.
Coverage
June 1987-June 1993
Date Original
13/03/2005
Digital Format
video/x-ms-wmv
Duration
01:31:53
Contributors
Hurst, Eileen
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Windows Media Player required for viewing.
Access Restrictions and Permissions
No access restrictions. For permission to reproduce contact Central Connecticut State University, Center for Public Policy and Social Research at (860) 832-2976
Image Identifier
VHP2005/15
Creator/Owner
Eaton, Eric A.
War or Conflict
Persian Gulf War, 1991
Branch of Service
United States. Marine Corps
Unit of Service
United
States
Marine
Corps
.
3rd
Battalion
,
7th
Marine
Regiment
,
1st
Marine
Division
;
1st
Battalion
,
1st
Marine
Regiment
,
1st
Marine
Division
.
Rank
E5
Sergeant
Status
Veteran
Subject
Persian Gulf War, 1991 -- Personal narratives, American
Veterans -- Connecticut -- Interviews
United States. Marine Corps
Infantry
Geographic Location
Parris Island (S.C.)
Camp Lejeune (N.C.)
Camp Pendleton (Calif.)
Okinawa-shi (Japan)
Kuwait
Saudi Arabia
Publisher
Central Connecticut State University. Center for Public Policy and Social Research
Language
eng
Relation
Veterans History Project (U.S.)
Type of Resource
Moving image
Citation
Eric A. Eaton Papers. VHP2005/15. Veterans History Project; Central Connecticut State University, Center for Public Policy and Social Research.
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