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Sample Interview Questions

Below, you will find a list of questions that are frequently asked during the interviews we conduct here at the Hall of Honor. If you are considering making an appointment for an interview, please take a moment to review these questions.

Where and when were you born?
Where are you from originally? Where did you live when you entered the service?
In what part of the Armed Forces did you serve? Initially? When wounded?
What was your training like? How long were you in training?
What job did you have while you were in the service? What kinds of responsibilities did you have?
Who were some of your leaders and what were they like?
What can you tell us about the friends you had while you were in the military?
How did you keep up your morale? The morale of others?
Did you encounter any prejudice toward yourself? Toward others?
Did you keep in touch with family and friends? How?
What was hardest about going into combat?
Were you prepared to die? Were you afraid?
What were the circumstances of you wounding? What kind of medical treatment did you receive?
What went through your mind when you were wounded?
When did you receive your Purple Heart? Where were you?
What does the Purple Heart mean to you?
What was your life like when you first returned home from combat?
Is there anything you would do differently if you had the chance?
How did your experiences in the military affect your life in the long run?
Do you have any lesson or knowledge that you would like to communicate to visitors at the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor?
Do you have a message or any advice you would like to give to future generations of Americans?