Oral History Program - Veterans Remember Korean War

VETERANS REMEMBER

		"He was very present, and very happy to be back, and quite normal. He couldn't tie his tie, or get into his shirt. His mind wasn't coordinating that, but he seemed to be very much the same, but of course very soon we found out that his recent memory was—he couldn't remember what he'd done ten minutes before."
Joan Talley Joan Talley is the sister of Allen Dulles, a Korean War veteran who suffered a severe brain injury during action in 1952. Joan chronicles the family's reaction to Allen's injuries in Korea in late 1952, his slow and tragically limited recovery from the severe brain injury that he suffered in combat, and Joan's lifelong commitment to his care.		> Abstract > Interview (Audio) > Allen Dulles Photos