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Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: Vietnam War, 1961-1975
  • Branch of Service: Air Force
  • Unit of Service: Department of Cryptography
  • Location of Service: Vietnam; San Antonio, Texas
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant

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"If you were ever seen reading a Russian magazine, you would have been reported." (Video Interview, Part 1, 8:48)

When Judy Reed enlisted in the Air Force, her motivation was noble (to serve her country's effort in Vietnam) and her ambition modest (to finance her college education). What she didn't count on was qualifying for duty in a cryptology unit. Though she never left the U.S., she was well aware of the tension and pressure of working in a high-security environment. With the help of the G.I. Bill, she fulfilled her lifelong ambition to become a nurse, and she has continued to do volunteer work at a veterans' clinic.

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About this Item

Title

  • Judy Reed Russell Collection

Names

  • WRCB-TV Channel 3
  • Bowen, Sarah
  • Russell, Judy Reed
  • National Court Reporters Association (NCRA)
  • Linda Biche
  • Willie, Michael

State of Birth

  • TN

Home State

  • TN

Headings

  • -  Russell, Judy Reed
  • -  Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Air Force.

Repository

  • Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Gender

  • Female

Race

  • White

Status

  • Veteran

Service History

  • Vietnam War, 1961-1975

    • Branch of Service: Air Force
    • Unit of Service: Department of Cryptography
    • Location of Service: Vietnam; San Antonio, Texas
    • Highest Rank: Sergeant
    • Dates of Service: 1966-1968
    • Entrance into Service: Enlisted
    • Military Status: Veteran

Materials

  • Video: Betacam SP [2 items] -- Oral history interview (collected 01/09/2004)
  • Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 04/14/2013)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/19920

Cite as

  • Judy Reed Russell Collection (AFC/2001/001/19920), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Online Format

  • image
  • online text
  • video

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Rights & Access

Using VHP Material in Publication or Exhibition

The Veterans History Project (VHP) at the Library of Congress collects, preserves and makes accessible the firsthand recollections of U.S. military veterans who served from World War I through more recent conflicts and peacekeeping missions, so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand what they saw, did and felt during their service. The Veterans History Project Collection includes oral histories along with documentary materials such as original letters, diaries, photographs, and memoirs.

Veterans and interviewers contribute these materials to the Library for scholarly and educational purposes, retaining any copyright they may hold. Therefore, permission must be obtained before using the interview or other materials in exhibition or publication. Researchers or others who would like to make further use of these materials should contact the Veterans History Project for assistance.

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Please contact VHP for assistance if you need to contact a veteran for permission to use their materials in exhibition or publication, or if you have received permission from the veteran and need access to high-resolution copies of VHP collection materials.

Citing VHP Materials

Please use the following formats when citing Veterans History Project materials (substituting the appropriate name and collection ID number).

Materials as a whole:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Manuscript material:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Memoirs (MS02), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Transcript (MS04), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Correspondence (MS01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Recording:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Audio recording (SR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Video recording (MV01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Photograph:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Photographs (PH01), photographer unknown, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Photographs (PH03-PH14), Ralph Williams photographer, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Computer file:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Computer file (CF01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Artifact:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Artifact (AR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Wrcb-Tv Channel 3, Sarah Bowen, Judy Reed Russell, National Court Reporters Association, Linda Biche, and Michael Willie. Judy Reed Russell Collection. 1966. Personal Narrative. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.19920/.

APA citation style:

Wrcb-Tv Channel 3, Bowen, S., Russell, J. R., National Court Reporters Association, Linda Biche & Willie, M. (1966) Judy Reed Russell Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.19920/.

MLA citation style:

Wrcb-Tv Channel 3, et al. Judy Reed Russell Collection. 1966. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.19920/>.