Box 32
Container
Contains 16 Results:
John Reed, 2009
File — Box: 32, Folder: 11
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Reed (b. 1951) was born in San Antonio, Texas. He discusses his family and recalls his experiences at Occidental College during the Vietnam War, his feelings and thoughts about the war, and serving in the military. He joined the Army Reserves in 1982, drilling with a unit out of Santa Barbara, California, until his move to Inactive Reserves in 1995. In 2000, he and his family moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, where he returned to active status when he joined the 96th Regional Readiness Command at...
Dates:
2009
Matthew Williamson, 2009
File — Box: 32, Folder: 12
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Williamson (b. 1979) was born in Montpelier, Idaho, and grew up in the nearby small town of Georgetown. Like many kids he grew up playing soldier and decided to join the Marine Corps Reserves after seeing the positive results when a friend returned from boot camp. He was able to navigate through boot camp easily enough but recalls several stories of recruits having rough, but sometimes humorous encounters with drill sergeants. After 9/11 he spent over a year in training as part of a Quick...
Dates:
2009
Wayde Broberg, 2009
File — Box: 32, Folder: 13
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Broberg (b. 1978) grew up in Sandy, Utah. He had always wanted to join the military and looked up to relatives who had fought in Korea and Vietnam. His best friend convinced him to join the Marine Reserves instead of the Army, and he entered boot camp in 1996. Boot camp was slightly easier than he expected but the experience did deter him from looking to the Marines as a career. He recalls loving Reserve life with Fox Company even though it was difficult to manage at times. He was able to get...
Dates:
2009
Steven Schiele, 2010
File — Box: 32, Folder: 14
Scope and Contents
Schiele (b. 1956) was born in Davenport, Iowa, and lived in Denver, Colorado, Cheyenne, Wyoming and Granger, Utah. Steven talks about his decision to enlist in the Air Force in high school, which was influenced by his brothers' service and seeing a Jimmy Stewart movie called Strategic Air Command when he was young. He discusses basic training where he became a squad leader. After basic training he went to Chanute Air Force Base where he became a general vehicle maintenance mechanic and then...
Dates:
2010
Michael Schoenfeld, 2009
File — Box: 32, Folder: 15
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Schoenfeld was born and raised in Utah. His father was a thirty plus year veteran of the Marine Corps Reserve, which nurtured his interest in joining. He joined the Marine Corps Reserves in 1986. Bootcamp was a great experience despite some of the challenges. He was activated after 9/11 and went to Iraq, experiencing SCUD alerts and passing by signs of earlier destruction during Desert Storm. He recalls the tragedy of losing his Staff Sergeant, their first casualty, in a humvee driving mishap....
Dates:
2009
Nick Lopez, 2009
File — Box: 32, Folder: 16
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Lopez (b.1965) was born and raised in Utah. His family has a strong military tradition, and he always wanted to be a Marine. After graduating high school in 1983 Nick began to have legal and financial problems that first drove him to Columbus, Ohio, and then into the Marine Corps. He talks about his experience in boot camp on Parris Island and how he was going to make something of his life. He graduated as a heavy equipment operator and was stationed at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. His switch...
Dates:
2009