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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Oral History of Sharon L. Ekern]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:alternative><![CDATA[Oral History, Ekern]]></dcterms:alternative>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[ Veterans--Florida]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Marine Corps]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[An oral history interview of Sharon Ekern, who served in the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) from 1981 to1990 and now works at the University of Central Florida (UCF) with the Student Development and Enrollment Service. This interview was conducted by Roy McKinney at UCF on November 13, 2014. Interview topics include Ekern's family life, her education, enlistment in the Marines, boot camp, advanced training, her first duty station, the San Diego Recruit Depot, Parris Island, the Cold War, being assigned to Orlando, serving as a female Marine, the Tailhook Scandal, Camp Smith, her awards and medals, life after service, her employment at UCF, and being an expert markswoman.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[Oral history interview of Sharon Ekern. Interview conducted by Roy McKinney in Orlando, Florida.]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:tableOfContents><![CDATA[0:00:00 Introduction<br />0:00:40 Family life<br />0:01:05 Family in the Military<br />0:01:19 Education before joining the Marine Corps<br />0:01:45 Reason for enlistment in the Marines <br />0:02:30 Family reaction to enlistment<br />0:02:49 Boot camp<br />0:03:42 View of instructors - then and now<br />0:04:26 Most memorable experience in boot camp<br />0:04:59 Being a woman in boot camp<br />0:05:20 Advanced training<br />0:06:01 First duty station<br />0:06:24 Role at first duty station<br />0:06:37 Typical day at first duty station<br />0:07:20 Life at San Diego Recruit Depot<br />0:08:00 How Parris Island compared to San Diego<br />0:08:20 Cold War's effect on Military life<br />0:08:59 Entertainment in the Military<br />0:09:55 Assignment in Orlando<br />0:11:10 Being a woman in the Marine Corps/ "Tailhook"<br />0:12:55 Memorable moments at Camp Smith<br />0:14:07 Leaving the Military<br />0:14:58 Reason for leaving the Marines rather than applying to Officer Program<br />0:15:31 Highest rank in the Marines<br />0:15:51 Awards and medals<br />0:16:33 Life after the Marines<br />0:17:04 Joining UCF<br />0:17:04 Contracting and purchasing<br />0:17:50 Contact with Marines<br />0:18:06 Military influence on life<br />0:18:37 Utilizing military experience with UCF<br />0:19:15 Expert marksmanship]]></dcterms:tableOfContents>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[Ekern, Sharon L.]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[ McKinney, Roy]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[<a href="http://stars.library.ucf.edu/veteransoralhistories/324/" target="_blank">Ekern, Sharon L.</a> Interviewed by Roy McKinney. Audio/video record available. <a href="http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/VET" target="_blank">UCF Community Veterans History Project</a>, RICHES of Central Florida, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[<a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a>]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:created><![CDATA[2014-11-13]]></dcterms:created>
    <dcterms:dateCopyrighted><![CDATA[2014-11-13]]></dcterms:dateCopyrighted>
    <dcterms:conformsTo><![CDATA[Standards established by the <a href="http://www.loc.gov/vets/" target="_blank">Veterans History Projects</a>, Library of Congress.]]></dcterms:conformsTo>
    <dcterms:hasFormat><![CDATA[Digital transcript of original 20-minute and 14-second oral history: <a href="http://stars.library.ucf.edu/veteransoralhistories/324/" target="_blank">Ekern, Sharon L.</a> Interviewed by Roy McKinney. Audio/video record available. <a href="http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/VET" target="_blank">UCF Community Veterans History Project</a>, RICHES of Central Florida, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.]]></dcterms:hasFormat>
    <dcterms:isPartOf><![CDATA[<a href="http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/VET" target="_blank">UCF Community Veterans History Project</a>, RICHES of Central Florida, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.]]></dcterms:isPartOf>
    <dcterms:isPartOf><![CDATA[<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/24" target="_blank">UCF Community Veterans History Project Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida.]]></dcterms:isPartOf>
    <dcterms:requires><![CDATA[Multimedia software, such as <a href="http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/" target="_blank"> QuickTime</a>.]]></dcterms:requires>
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    <dcterms:format><![CDATA[ application/pdf]]></dcterms:format>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[599 MB]]></dcterms:extent>
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    <dcterms:medium><![CDATA[20-minute and 14-second Digital (DAT) audio/video recording]]></dcterms:medium>
    <dcterms:medium><![CDATA[ 13-page digital transcript]]></dcterms:medium>
    <dcterms:language><![CDATA[eng]]></dcterms:language>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[Moving Image]]></dcterms:type>
    <dcterms:coverage><![CDATA[Albany, Georgia]]></dcterms:coverage>
    <dcterms:coverage><![CDATA[ Camp H. M. Smith, Aiea, Hawaii]]></dcterms:coverage>
    <dcterms:coverage><![CDATA[ Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Jacksonville, North Carolina]]></dcterms:coverage>
    <dcterms:coverage><![CDATA[ Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, San Diego, California]]></dcterms:coverage>
    <dcterms:coverage><![CDATA[ Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, Port Royal, South Carolina]]></dcterms:coverage>
    <dcterms:coverage><![CDATA[ University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida]]></dcterms:coverage>
    <dcterms:accrualMethod><![CDATA[Item Creation]]></dcterms:accrualMethod>
    <dcterms:mediator><![CDATA[History Teacher]]></dcterms:mediator>
    <dcterms:mediator><![CDATA[ Civics/Government Teacher]]></dcterms:mediator>
    <dcterms:mediator><![CDATA[ Economics Teacher]]></dcterms:mediator>
    <dcterms:mediator><![CDATA[ Geography Teacher]]></dcterms:mediator>
    <dcterms:provenance><![CDATA[Originally created by Roy McKinney and Sharon L. Ekern and published by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a>.]]></dcterms:provenance>
    <dcterms:rightsHolder><![CDATA[<a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a>]]></dcterms:rightsHolder>
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