Camp Pendleton (Calif.)]]> Korean War, 1950-1953]]> Switchboard operators]]> United States. Marine Corps]]> Veterans -- United States]]> Women marines]]> Leslee K. Roberts]]> Faye A. Jonason]]> Maryellen Cortellini]]> Terry Norwood]]> In copyright]]> English]]> Poway (Calif.)]]> California State University San Marcos. Cross-Cultural Center]]> Civil rights]]> Civil rights demonstrations -- California -- San Marcos]]> Education, Higher]]> Human rights]]> Minorities in higher education]]> Chanel Bradley]]> Michael De Maria]]> Geneva Martinot]]> English]]> San Marcos (Calif.)]]> California State University San Marcos. Cross-Cultural Center]]> Education, Higher]]> Human rights]]> Civil rights]]> Civil rights demonstrations -- California -- San Marcos]]> Minorities in higher education]]> Bradley, Chanel]]> De Maria, Michael]]> English]]> San Marcos (Calif.)]]> Development and growth -- California -- San Marcos]]> Local government -- California -- San Marcos]]> Public administration -- California -- San Marcos]]> School boards -- California -- San Marcos]]> Sharon Jenkins]]> Tanis Brown]]> Melissa Martin]]> In copyright]]> English]]> San Marcos (Calif.)]]> Development and growth -- California -- San Marcos]]> Local government -- California -- San Marcos]]> Public administration -- California -- San Marcos]]> School boards -- California -- San Marcos]]> Sharon Jenkins]]> Tanis Brown]]> English]]> San Marcos (Calif.)]]> California State University San Marcos]]> Camp Pendleton (Calif.)]]> Civil rights demonstrations]]> Iraq War, 2003-2011]]> Military families]]> Mormon Church]]> Piracy -- Indian Ocean]]> Racism]]> United States. Africa Command.]]> United States. Marine Corps]]>
In his interview, Jackson discusses his upbringing in a military family, including participating in a sit-in in a local drug store, and offers a comparison between his military service and that of his father, who served in the United States army. Jackson discusses life on military bases and support systems for deployed soldiers. Jackson recounts the courtship of his future wife, Sue, their early relationship, and the experience of being in an interracial relationship in the 1970s. Jackson discusses his later career with the Marines, including serving as Deputy Commanding General for MARCENT, where he helped make the case for the military to purchase Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles (MRAPs) during the second Iraq war, and working as Director of Military Operations and Logistics, AFRICOM. Jackson also discusses finishing his military career by returning to Camp Pendleton and other western U.S. bases as Commanding General for Marine Corps Installation West (MCI West).

Jackson finishes his interview discussing his time working for California State Parks, his relationship with Cal State San Marcos, and his family lineage, which includes the enslaved wagon driver Green Flash, who drove Brigham Young's wagon on the Mormon exodus to Salt Lake City.]]> Anthony Jackson]]> Sean Visintainer]]> https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en]]> English]]> Houston (Tex.)]]> Indian Ocean]]> Iraq]]> Oakland (Calif.)]]> San Marcos (Calif.)]]> Stuttgart (Germany)]]> Basket making]]> Education, ESL]]> Endemic plants -- Southern California]]> Luiseño Indians]]> Refugees -- Vietnam]]>
This interview was recorded as part of the North County Oral History Initiative, a partnership between California State University San Marcos and San Marcos Historical Society & Heritage Park. This initiative was generously funded by the Center for Engaged Scholarship at CSU San Marcos.]]> Roberta Estrada]]> Suzy Karasik]]> Melissa Martin]]> https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en]]> English]]> San Marcos (Calif.)]]> Basket making]]> Education, ESL]]> Endemic plants -- Southern California]]> Luiseño Indians]]> Refugees -- Vietnam]]> Roberta Estrada]]> Suzy Karasik]]> English]]> San Marcos (Calif.)]]> California State University San Marcos. Cross-Cultural Center]]> Education, Higher]]> Human rights]]> Student success]]>
This oral history interview was generously funded through the Instructionally Related Activities Fund at California State University San Marcos.]]> Jennie Ruiz]]> Seth Stanley]]> In copyright]]> English]]> San Marcos (Calif.)]]> California State University San Marcos. Cross-Cultural Center]]> Education, Higher]]> Human rights]]> Student success]]> Jennie Ruiz]]> Seth Stanley]]> In copyright]]> English]]> San Marcos (Calif.)]]>