No. 718 Christopher Spurrier, 2010

File — Box: 71, Folder: 17

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Mr. Spurrier was born in Provo, Utah. He discusses his family. He joined the National Guard in Utah while in high school. He describes his boot camp experiences at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. He was assigned to be a combat engineer with the Utah National Guard’s 1457th Engineer battalion, Headquarters Company. He relates his experiences with his unit, including working during the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City, and how the atmosphere changed after 9/11. Mr. Spurrier also describes his call up for deployment and preparation at Fort Lewis, Washington, starting in February 2003. He arrived in Kuwait in April 2003. His unit drove in a convoy to Baghdad, which he describes. He worked supplying the 1st Armored and the 3rd Infantry Divisions. He describes the working and living conditions during that time, and was in country approximately one year. He talks about returning home and reenlisting for another six-year term.
Project: Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans.
Interviewer: John C. Worsencroft

Dates

2010

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