Washington County Oral Histories

Donna Lynn oral history recording on the Vietnam War and its impact on school life

An audio recording of an oral history of Donna Lynn on the Vietnam War and its impact on school life. The Vietnam War began while Ms. Lynn was attending high school. She remembers teachers being highly careful when discussing the war in class, not expressing strong feelings either way. Fashion trends reflected throughout this time include flower power and short skirts. Two individuals known by Lynn, Robert G. Donnet, and Captain Michael Lewis, were declared MIA, or Missing In Action and she wore their bracelets. Some men went to Canada to avoid the draft and then could not reenter US without being court-martialed. There existed a negative sentiment towars returning Veterans at the time. She does not recollect protests occuring in Hillsboro, but some in Portland. There is a transcript of this interview.

Lynn, Donna

Century High School collection

Washington County (Or.) -- History

Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal narratives, American

Washington County (Or.)

Hillsboro (Or.)

1 sound cassette (26 min.)

English

WCM_OH_455

In Copyright

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Five Oaks Museum

Lynn, Chris

Audiocassettes

Sound