Interviewer
Stephan Cardella
Files
Description
Scott Cohen describes growing up in New York City and what prompted him to join the U.S. Navy in 1999. He discusses basic training at Great Lakes, Michigan, noting that it was the easiest part of his military career. Cohen talks about his military occupational specialty as a journalist and getting assigned to an American Forces Network station near Tokyo. He recalls the transition to combat camera command which included Survival, Evasion, Resistance, Escape [SERE] training and Desert Survival Training. Cohen describes the duties and expectations of serving in a public affairs command and what his deployment in Afghanistan was like. He also talks about meeting Afghan heads of state and cabinet members, including Hamid Karzai, during his time in the Navy.
The interviewee’s full date of birth and birth place have been redacted from the audio and transcript.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
U.S. Military; U.S. Navy; Military veterans; War veterans; Basic training; Military occupational specialty [MOS]; Survival, Evasion, Resistance, Escape [SERE] training; Desert Survival Training; Combat camera command; Public affairs command; Propaganda; Military propaganda; Journalism; Karzai, Hamid
Original Date
11-15-2020
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Brooklyn, New York; Afghanistan; Tokyo, Japan; Great Lakes (Mich.)
Language
eng
Original Collection
The Veteran’s Experience Oral History Project, OH 472
Holding Institution
University of Montana. Mansfield Library. Archives and Special Collections
Digital Publisher
University of Montana--Missoula. Mansfield Library
Rights Statement
Rights Holder
Copyright to this collection is held by the interview participants and by the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula. Permission may be required for use. For further information please contact Archives and Special Collections: (406) 243-2053 / library.archives@umontana.edu
Oral History Number
OH 472-034
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 MP3 file (00:40:35): digital + 1 transcript (12 pp.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:40:35 minutes
Local Filename
OH_472_034.mp3; OH_472_034.pdf
Citation
Cohen, Scott, "Scott Cohen Interview, November 15, 2020" (2020). The Veteran’s Experience Oral History Project. 18.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/veteransexperience_oralhistory/18