Interview with Erik Watkins

Interview with Erik Watkins

Autobiography

Basic training (Military education)

Iraq War, 2003-2011

United States. Marine Corps

Veterans

Veterans -- Mental health -- United States

Veterans -- North Carolina, Western

Watkins, Erik -- Childhood and youth

Watkins, Erik -- Interviews

Erik Watkins is interviewed by Laura Selby on June 2, 2016, as part of Mountain People, Mountain Lives: A Student Led Oral History Project. Watkins discusses his childhood growing up in Hendersonville, North Carolina and his decision to join the military. Boot Camp experiences in the Marine Corps, various aspects of military, and how the September 11 attacks on the United States contributed to his experiences with the Marine Corps are also examined. He talks about his experiences in Iraq and how it affected his views on life. The challenging transition to civilian life including, PTSD, faith in religion, and his decision to become a physical therapist are discussed.

Watkins, Erik

WCU Oral History Collection - Mountain People, Mountain Lives

Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723

1980s; 1990s; 2000s (Decade); 2010s;

2016-06-02

Selby, Laura

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

application/pdf; audio/mp3;

sound recordings

interviews

personal narratives

eng

Sound

35757

https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/35757

2017-06-10

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Henderson County (N.C.)

Jackson County (N.C.)

01:29:53 (sound recording)(duration)

21 pages (transcript)(duration)

Oral Histories of Western North Carolina