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State Archives of North Carolina"},{"label":"Language","value":["English"]},{"label":"Creator","value":["Cheek, Joseph Alvis, Jr., 1948-"]},{"label":"Contributor","value":["Edmister, Rusty."]},{"label":"Date","value":"D:16 M:08 Y:2013"},{"label":"Subject","value":["Veterans","United States. Army. Infantry Brigade, 198th","United States. Army","Retired military personnel","Personal narratives","Oral history","Oral histories","Military police","Military history","Chu Lai (Vietnam)"]},{"label":"Place","value":["Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States","Fort Polk, Vernon County, Louisiana, United States","Fort Lewis (historical), Pierce County, Washington, United States","Fort Bragg, Hoke County, North Carolina, United States","Aberdeen Proving Ground, Harford County, Maryland, United States","Biên Hòa, Đồng Nai, Vietnam"]},{"label":"Time Period","value":["(1954-1971) Civil Rights era","(1945-1989) Post War/Cold War period"]},{"label":"Description","value":"James Alvis Cheek Jr. was born on September 18, 1948, in Danville, Virginia. He was raised on a tobacco farm in Caswell County, N.C., and attended Bartlett Yancey High School in Yanceyville, N.C. After high school, Cheek worked at Dan River Mills, a textile mill in Danville, Virginia. He was drafted for active military service during the Vietnam War in the U.S. Army in August 1968. Cheek was assigned for basic training at Fort Bragg, N.C., and infantry training at Fort Polk, Louisiana. With the completion of his training, Cheek reported to Oakland Army Base, California, from which he was deployed to Vietnam on January 19, 1969. Upon arrival in Vietnam, he received jungle training at Long Binh Post, a U.S. Army Base near Biên Hòa Air Base. Cheek then was sent to Chu Lai Air Base, and assigned to the 198th Light Infantry Brigade. Cheek finished his tour in Vietnam in January 1970. He returned to the United States through Fort Lewis, Washington. He was assigned for military police duty at the Aberdeen Proving Ground in Aberdeen, Maryland, where he served until he was released from active military service with the U.S. Army in late 1970. During his military career, Cheek reached the rank of Spec/4. After his military service, Cheek returned to Yanceyville, N.C., and worked as a truck driver for Hanover Mill; later, he became a truck driver for Walmart. At the time of this interview, James Cheek, Jr., was living in Yanceyville, N.C."},{"label":"Digital Characteristics","value":"3 pages"},{"label":"Format","value":["Summaries"]},{"label":"Rights","value":"All rights held by the State Archives of NC. Permission to publish must be obtained from the registrar in writing."},{"label":"Source Collections","value":["Military Veterans Oral History Collection. Military Collection. State Archives of North Carolina"]}],"description":"James A. 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