Interview with Drill Sergeant Matthew Bulla [October 6, 2012]
Bulla, Matthew
Veterans
Iraq War, 2003-2011
Personal narratives, American
United States
Interviews
Drill Sergeant Matthew Bulla, born in 1986, entered the Marine Corps and served on a response team in Iraq. He speaks a lot about the civilians he met in Iraq and how they seemed to be "two or three thousand years behind us." He explains that the war is not like how it was reported, and that the US military did a lot of good there winning the hearts of civilians and rebuilding cities.
Abdo, Brian
Bulla, Matthew
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English
Oral History
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Interview with Lieutenant Colonel David Cox [October 17, 2011]
Cox, David
Veterans
Iraq War, 2003-2011
United States
Interviews
Personal narratives, American
Colonel Cox served in the US Army after going to college and went to advanced camp at Fort Bragg, North Carolina in order to become a commissioned officer. He served in the infantry branch and was deployed to Iraq twice, once in 2003 and another time in 2009.
Curtis, Zachary
Cox, David W.
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English
Oral History
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Interview with Daniel Sponsel, 25 August 2011
Korean War, 1950-1953
Veterans
Sponsel, Daniel P.
Personal narratives, American
United States
Interviews
Daniel P. Sponsel, Army, Sergent First Class, born in 1963. In this interview Daniel Sponsel discusses how the JROTC program influenced his decision to join the military. He goes on to discuss his time as a recruiter as well as his time in active duty. While in active duty he served as a field medic in Korea. Sponsel then discusses his decision to re-class as a chaplain and some of his experiences afterwards. During his time as a chaplain he was deployed to Hungary, Bosnia, Germany, and Croatia. He then goes on to talk about his time in Iraq and finishes up by talking about some of his experiences with the military once he got back to the United States.
11/25/11
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Interview with Steven Wilkins, 15 October 2011
Veterans
Wilkins, Steven
United States
Interviews
Steven Wilkins, Lt. Colonel, US Army, was born on March 27th, 1960. In this Interview Steven Wilkins describes some of the places he has been stationed outside the U.S. during his military career. He talks about being in Korea, Central America, and the Middle East. He mentions his specific job while in the Army. He also discusses his decision and influences to enter the Army and specifically mentions experiences as a child and going through ROTC.
10/15/11
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