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TI: So you returned, so after the war crimes, you returned -- because the GI bill was expiring -- so you returned back to the States. And so where'd you go from...

GH: I went, well, my wife was pregnant, and they couldn't, and the Korean War broke out. They couldn't assure my wife a bed, so she returned two months before I did, and she returned to San Bernardino, California, where her parents were residing. So when I came back, I did join her there, and the fact that I've been away from school for so long, I did go up to the local college to see if I could hack it. And I did go for two years and then I transferred to USC.

TI: And so you graduated from USC?

GH: Yes.

TI: And what was your, your major at USC?

GH: International relations.

TI: And then after you graduated with a degree in international relations, political science, what did, where did you work?

GH: I worked at the State Department as an escort interpreter.

TI: Okay, so you would help people who were traveling to Japan?

GH: Uh-huh. (Cultural Exchange Program).

TI: So did you stay, where were you based then?

GH: Well, I was still working on my master's, so I was still stationed in L.A. And then when I finished my degree, I did move to Washington, Washington, D.C.

TI: And how long did you work for the State Department?

GH: Actually, about three years.

TI: And then...

GH: Then I went to the Library of Congress.

TI: Okay. And what did you do at the Library of Congress?

GH: Well, the documents which they gathered in Japan were sent to the Library of Congress, and all those had to be processed. And I just happened to be in charge of the processing with the help of the (Japanese) students who were studying (...) at the local colleges.

TI: So these were Japanese documents that were being entered into the Library of Congress, having to do with the occupation, primarily, or the war?

GH: No, these were... well, there was one thing, I did help Professor Young from Georgetown University on the Manchurian documents.

TI: And so how long did you work at the Library of Congress?

GH: Oh, a couple years.

TI: Couple more years. And then what did you do?

GH: And then I went to (and) I retired from the National Security Agency.

TI: Okay, so you went to the National Security Agency, and can you tell us what kind of work you did there?

GH: Analysis.

TI: Analysis. But again, having to do with, with Asia or Japan?

GH: Yeah, it dealt with all countries.

TI: Okay.

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