Scope and Contents This interview was conducted by Christopher A. Stockwell on 29 Oct. 1985 as part of the Ray Hillam project. Packer was raised in Utah, served on a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Germany, and studied broadcast journalism at Utah State University graduating in 1968. He subsequentially worked for KSL television and was drafted into the United States Army. Packer first worked as a German translator and was later assigned to Vietnam as a broadcast journalist for...