The Telling Project: Ken Sholes

Ken Sholes enlisted in the Navy at the age of 20 to avoid being drafted and sent to Vietnam. He ended up in Vietnam, however, for a little under a year serving as a cook. Ken speaks about his experience of being a closeted gay man in the military and the silence that surrounded the homecoming of Vietnam veterans. He was involved locally in the movement to repeal Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.

This story is made possible by the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund and the citizens of Minnesota.