| Summary: | Oral interview with James and Mary Bruchert, where they talk about meeting each other, James' time in the military, getting married, and how Stephenville has changed. Conducted by Dale Gilbert Jarvis, recorded at the College of the North Atlantic in Stephenville. 0:00 - brief family history, 1:15 - coming to NL and first posting at the commissary; 4:30 - visiting the town, dating and getting married; 7:50 - American soldiers abandoning local women; 10:15 - living conditions on the base; 11:15 - entertainment: watching television; 12:20 performing in a band; 12:55 - singing country and western and Newfoundland music at the Wheeler’s Club and the Airman’s Club; 14:20 - life after the military; 15:10 how Stephenville has changed; 16:30 preparing for the wedding; 17:25 - firing guns to celebrate marriage; 21:35 - seeing people of colour for the first time, wearing blackface; 25:20 - tea with Elvis Presley
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