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Edward Canright [2007]

Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: Vietnam War, 1961-1975
  • Branch of Service: Army
  • Unit of Service: Company 13-4; 61st Assault Helicopter Company, 1st Aviation Brigade
  • Location of Service: Vietnam; Germany
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/49211

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"So I got 11 hours of flying my first day: picked up people with their legs blown off, had \\na person shot out of my helicopter with his hand on my back-quite exciting day." \\n(Video Interview, 17:07)

Edward Canright dropped out of college and joined the Army to help support his widowed mother. His baptism by fire came on his first helicopter flight in Vietnam. He witnessed firsthand the difference helicopters made in this war: deploying and picking up troops in difficult terrain, saving lives of the wounded by getting them to medical aid more quickly, and scouting out enemy positions and movements. He and some buddies even used a helicopter once to pull in radio reception for an NBA Championship game being played halfway around the world.

Interview / Recording

About this Item

Title

  • Edward Arnold Canright Collection

Names

  • Canright, Edward Arnold
  • Porter, Seth
  • Press, James
  • Northwestern Michigan College (NMC)

Home State

  • Michigan

Headings

  • -  Canright, Edward Arnold
  • -  Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Army.

Form

  • DVD

Extent

  • 1 item

Repository

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

Gender

  • Male

Race

  • White

Status

  • veteran

Service History

  • Vietnam War, 1961-1975

    • Branch of Service: Army
    • Unit of Service: Company 13-4; 61st Assault Helicopter Company, 1st Aviation Brigade
    • Location of Service: Vietnam; Germany
    • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
    • Dates of Service: 1967-1999
    • Entrance into Service: Enlisted
    • Military Status: veteran
    • Service History Note: The veteran served in the Army for 8 1/2 years and served in the Michigan National Guard for 14 years.

Materials

  • Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2007-04-25; 2007-05-15)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/49211

Cite as

  • Edward Arnold Canright Collection (AFC/2001/001/49211), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Online Format

  • image
  • video

Additional Metadata Formats

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.

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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/[VHP collection]), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Manuscript material:

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

Recording:

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

Photograph:

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

Computer file:

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

Artifact:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), 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:

Canright, Edward Arnold, Seth Porter, James Press, and Northwestern Michigan College. Edward Arnold Canright Collection. 1967. Personal Narrative. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.49211/.

APA citation style:

Canright, E. A., Porter, S., Press, J. & Northwestern Michigan College. (1967) Edward Arnold Canright Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.49211/.

MLA citation style:

Canright, Edward Arnold, et al. Edward Arnold Canright Collection. 1967. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.49211/>.