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Varying Form of Title: | History Makers video oral history with Tyrone T. Dancy Tyrone T. Dancy
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Other authors / contributors: | Dancy, Tyrone T., interviewee.
Crowe, Larry F., interviewer.
Hickey, Matthew, director of photography.
HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company.
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Sound characteristics: | digital
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Digital file characteristics: | video file
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Notes: | Videographer, Matthew Hickey. Larry Crowe, interviewer. Recorded Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2013 March 25. Vendor-supplied metadata.
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Summary: | Military officer Tyrone T. Dancy was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dancy earned his B.A. degree in sociology and psychology in 2005; and his M. A. degree in communications in 2007 from LaSalle University in Philadelphia. Dancy was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1969 and served in the Vietnam War with the 199th light infantry brigade. In 1977, Dancy began his career with the State Labor Department of Pennsylvania as a disabled veteran's outreach program specialist. Throughout his twenty-five year career, he provided employment assistance and guidance to thousands of veterans. Dancy also wrote a column "On Point" for the Philadelphia Leader. He is the author of, Serving Under Adverse Conditions, a book about the impact of war on surviving veterans. Dancy's military honors include a Purple Heart for combat injuries, a Bronze Star for Heroism with the "V" for Valor as well as the Vietnam Campaign Medal.
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