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Class of ’61 Classmates West Point Center for  Oral History Interviews

Kathy Boylan

https://www.westpointcoh.org/interviews/nothing-tougher-than-an-army-wife-reflecting-on-three-generations-of-a-west-point-family

Peter Boylan

https://www.westpointcoh.org/interviews/cultivating-the-bond-between-soldiers-through-leadership-character-and-a-positive-command-climate

Trish Buckner

https://www.westpointcoh.org/interviews/a-crisis-the-vietnam-war-and-the-cold-war-reflections-of-an-army-spouse

Bob Chelberg

https://www.westpointcoh.org/interviews/a-usma-61-graduate-recalls-three-decades-of-service-to-the-nation

Jim Connolly

https://www.westpointcoh.org/interviews/i-m-a-member-of-a-special-group-serving-the-nation-a-west-point-class-of-61-grad-reflects-on-his-service-in-the-artillery-and-army-medicine?fbclid=IwAR38ZPX7QXMo108QkNr8xvsWw5_1UmUuys2J3EENVG-htdz6CCibuKIFDY8

Todd Counts

https://www.westpointcoh.org/interviews/i-wasn-t-quitting-determination-at-west-point-and-as-a-field-artillery-officer-and-comptroller-in-the-army

Mike and Chan Eiland

https://www.westpointcoh.org/interviews/two-stories-intertwined-a-special-forces-officer-and-his-vietnamese-wife?fbclid=IwAR2MfsDLyUWNW8npFxuZtXkHwlTGa0ni6BtE0GubIWVVF6awCXnXUCI9RFM

Darius Gaskins
Note: This interview was not conducted by the West Point Center for Oral History, but you may find it interesting as Gaskins served as the Chairman of the ICC when railroads were deregulated and later as CEO of Burlington Northern Railroad.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYgBnM9OiBI

Channing Greene

https://www.westpointcoh.org/interviews/to-teach-and-preach-from-vietnam-and-special-forces-to-the-pulpit

Mike Hale

https://www.westpointcoh.org/interviews/being-part-of-the-action-a-lifetime-of-service-in-the-army-and-in-state-government

Charles Hansell

https://www.westpointcoh.org/interviews/west-point-prepared-me-to-do-whatever-i-wanted-to-do-a-61-grad-s-lifetime-of-service

Al Hokins

https://www.westpointcoh.org/interviews/it-s-fun-to-do-stuff-when-you-have-all-the-aces-an-air-force-officer-from-usma-61?fbclid=IwAR2G4Ye5T7pGafGEGO9RhY_fzl1zeHWVAB0v5N-m2RC0eHsI1h-OWQ7x6mo

Pat C. Hoy II

https://www.westpointcoh.org/interviews/west-point-as-the-foundation-of-a-considerable-life-over-four-decades-as-an-army-officer-and-teacher

John “Ed” Jones

https://www.westpointcoh.org/interviews/all-of-the-bad-times-are-overwhelmed-by-the-positives-tenacity-and-determination-at-west-point-and-in-the-air-force

Hank Kenny

https://www.westpointcoh.org/interviews/no-pity-recovering-from-wounds-and-continuing-to-serve-the-country

George Kopcsak

https://www.westpointcoh.org/interviews/i-ve-never-done-anything-else-but-the-army-fighting-to-commission-and-serve-the-nation

Gary Lord

https://www.westpointcoh.org/interviews/if-others-can-do-this-i-can-too-attending-west-point-with-the-class-of-1961-and-serving-as-an-army-engineer?fbclid=IwAR0dtagazpiN9lY0mwQFFaE5vG1Fh9LpSLy-j86KUZZsOrZePkSP8yS7Ers

Phil Mallory

https://www.westpointcoh.org/interviews/cultivating-a-warrior-spirit-at-west-point-from-dak-to-to-the-physics-department

Mick Maus

https://www.westpointcoh.org/interviews/west-point-means-home-service-in-the-army-and-in-telecommunications

Paul Vallely

https://www.westpointcoh.org/interviews/west-point-turned-my-life-around-a-lifetime-of-service-in-the-army-and-army-reserve

Jack Veatch

https://www.westpointcoh.org/interviews/three-tours-in-vietnam-a-west-point-61-graduate-reflects-on-his-service

Hans Wagner

https://www.westpointcoh.org/interviews/a-european-war-refugee-comes-to-america-graduates-from-west-point-and-serves-in-the-army

Jerry White

https://www.westpointcoh.org/interviews/adventures-around-the-world-with-the-army-the-story-of-jerry-and-cathy-white

Bill Williamson

https://www.westpointcoh.org/interviews/service-with-the-big-red-one-in-vietnam-and-the-old-guard-in-d-c

 Gene Witherspoon

https://www.westpointcoh.org/interviews/service-around-the-world-as-an-engineer-officer-reflections-from-a-member-of-the-class-of-1961