Bill Peyton and Colleen Weeks
Recorded
July 29, 2023
Archived
July 29, 2023
35:50 minutes
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Id:
atl004827
Description
Colleen Weeks (52) interviews her father, Bill Peyton (79) about his time in the Air Force, his experiences teaching, and how his medical training helped him save her life.Subject Log / Time Code
Bill talks about his life today in Colorado, retirement, and aging.
Colleen explains that her family moved a lot.
Bill recalls his time in the Air Force as a medic and a mechanic.
Bill talks about his time working with the Navajo people when he was a teacher.
Colleen talks about Thanksgiving when she visited the reservation and how it gave her a new perspective on the holiday.
Bill tells about his conversations with Navajo teachers and the duality of the languages they spoke.
Bill recalls a field trip to a Navajo graveyard where gravestones were both in English and in the native language.
Bill talks about the time a Navajo woman landed a helicopter on the school playground.
Bill talks about becoming a military reporter.
Colleen relates back to her time as an editor and newspaper reporter.
Bill explains that he was a Vietnam Era Veteran and served in Newfoundland as a reporter.
Colleen talks about her allergy to a common drug, and a near death experience she had when she collapsed after taking an over the counter medication.
Bill recalls his experience giving mouth to mouth to Colleen, calling 911 and saving her life.
Bill talks about Colleen's time in the hospital and how hard it was to see her there.
Colleen and Bill reflect on how the experience changed them and their perspectives on life.
Participants
- Bill Peyton
- Colleen Weeks