Another guy with the same name, kenneth carlson, and he is kenneth r carlson. He was a wrestler. Im kenneth g carlson i was sort of a basketball player. Did that cause any problems to you . Absolutely. The day i reported in the gym, the people that had the roster said you already signed in. I said no i havent. They said you have. I said no i havent. They go oh, my gosh there is two of them. So when we were in the barracks it was much too small. So now ken carlson large. He used to be ken carlson small but he didnt like that so hes now ken carlson handsome and im ken carlson large and it works out fine. He became a fbi agent. As long as you are good with if, im fine with it. Im happy with that. Tell me about your background chblt where you are from and where you grew up. Im an army brat. I was born in detroit. My father deployed to world war ii just after my birth. He went to the pacific as an army officer. He was going to be part of the invasion of japan from philippines. He was an ord
Cadet, has vietnam war service, his years teaching at military colleges, and the time when Newt Gingrich audited his class. The interview is produced by the west point center for oral history. Its an hour and 40 minutes. Good afternoon. Today is 13, november, 2015 and i am in the center for oral history with mr. Kenneth g. Carlson. How are you, sir . I am fine, thank you. Sir, could you please spell your last name for us carlson. Youre not the only carlson in your class, are you . I am not the only carlson in my class. Theres another guy with the same name, kenneth carlson, hes kenneth r. Carlson. He was a wrestler. Im kenneth g. Carlson. I was sort of a basketball player. Did that cause any problems for you . Absolutely. The day i reported into the gymnasium, i walked into the door with my little bag and the people who had the roster there said youve already signed in. I said, no, i havent, i just walked in the door the first time. They said kenneth carlson, you just youve already sig
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Carlson. Youre not the only carlson in your class, are you . I am not the only carlson in my class. Theres another guy with the same name, kenneth carlson, hes keith edge r. Carlson, he was a wrestler, im kenneth g. Carlson i was sort of a basketball player. Did that cause any problems for you . Absolutely. The day i reported into the gymnasium, i walked into the door with my little bag and the people who had the roster there said youve already signed in. I said, no, i havent, i just walked in the door the first time. They said kenneth carlson, you just you know are, youve already signed in. I said i really have not. And they said oh, my gosh, theres two of them, kenneth g. And keith r. So when i was in east barracks i was getting his laundry which was much too small for me and he was getting mine. So now my classmates know me as ken carlson large and he eyesed to be ken carlson small but he didnt liking that so hes now ken carlson handsome and im ken carlson large. And it works out fi
Kenneth r. Carlson. He was a wrestler. Im kenneth g. Carlson. I was sort of a basketball player. Did that cause any problems for you . Absolutely. The day i reported into the gymnasium, i walked into the door with my little bag and the people who had the roster there said youve already signed in. I said, no, i havent, i just walked in the door the first time. They said kenneth carlson, you just youve already signed in. I said i really have not. And they said oh, my gosh, theres two of them, kenneth g. And keith r. So when we were in east barracks, i was getting his laundry, which was much too small for me, and he was getting my laundry. So now my classmates know me as ken carlson large, and he is he used to be ken carlson small, but he didnt like that. So he is now ken carlson handsome, and im ken carlson large. And it works out fine. He became an fbi agent. Yes, sir, as long as youre good with it im fine. Im happy with that. Yes, sir. Tell me a little bit about your background, where