Sergeant James Henry joined the Army 1996 while still in high school. His first duty station was Fort Polk, Louisiana, where he did field artillery. Two re-enlistments later and after a stint in Vicenza, Italy, Henry went to Iraq with the 1st...
MAJ Andrew Watson served as the squadron personnel officer (S1) for the 3d Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment during 2003 and 2004 at al Taqaddam Airfield, Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this February 2009 interview, MAJ...
MAJ Drew Phillips served as a historian attached to the 82nd Airborne Division during 2007 in Bagram, Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). In this May 2009 interview, MAJ Phillips discusses the lack of any kind of...
In this interview, MAJ Martin Verboom, US Army, talks about his deployment to Baghdad, Iraq as a Signal Detachment Commander in January 2003 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. MAJ Verboom describes the challenges of learning new equipment as...
In this interview, MAJ Sean Coakley, US Army, talks about his deployment to Iraq as a Company Commander in 2006 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. MAJ Coakley describes an incident of a soldier within his unit and how it affected his...
In this interview, MAJ Russell Stewart, US Army, Military Police, discusses his deployment to Iraq as a Current Operations and Military Police Planner in 2007 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Stewart describes working with Iraqi...
In this interview, MAJ Paul Savel, US Army, Medical Corp, discusses his deployment to Iraq as a Battalion Flight Surgeon in 2007 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Savel discusses his experience with caring for the soldiers and his...
MAJ Werner Barden served as a medical service corps officer with the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR) during 2003 and 2004 in Kandahar, Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. In the first of two November 2009 interviews, MAJ...
MAJ Paul Madden served most recently as forward support company (FSC) commander and battalion supply officer (S4) with the 326th Engineer Battalion during 2008 and 2009 in Camp Speicher, Tikrit, Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In...
In this interview, LTC Matt Green, US Army, Armor, discusses his deployment to Iraq as Team Chief for Military Training Team (MiTT) in 2007 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). LTC Green discusses his experience witnessing car bombs and...
In this interview, MAJ Robbin Hafen, US Army, Armor, discusses his deployment to Iraq as a Troop Company Commander in 2005 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Hafen discusses what his responsibilities were; his interaction with the...
MAJ Charles Eckstrom served as a combat engineer with the 588th Engineer Company supporting the 2nd Brigade Combat Team (BCT), 4th Infantry Division (ID) in Al-Khalis, Iraq during 2003 and 2004 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and with...
As an Active Component, Reserve Component team chief based at Fort Stewart, Georgia, Major Richard Mohr oversaw the training mainly of National Guard units that were preparing to deploy in support of the Global War on Terrorism. Specializing in...
In this interview, MAJ Corey Givens, US Army, Field Artillery, discusses his deployment to Iraq as a Senior Fire Effects Coordinator in 2008 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Givens describes a typical day and the challenges he had...
MAJ Jeffrey McCartney served as the chief of strength reporting during 2007 and 2008 and as personnel officer (S1) in charge of strength management during 2008 and 2009 at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and...
In this interview, MAJ Brian O'Leary, US Army, Medical Service, discusses his deployment to Iraq as a Brigade Psychologist in 2004 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). MAJ O'Leary describes his immediate reaction upon finding out about...
Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Daniel Kozlowski is a Traditional Judge Advocate General (JAG) officer with the Indiana Army National Guard. LTC Kozlowski was within post-deployment dwell time in early 2005 when he was asked to mobilize and deploy with...
In this interview, MAJ Matthew McMillen, US Army, Strategic Plans and Policy, discusses his deployment to Iraq as an Action Officer for Iraqi Security Forces in 2006 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ McMillen discusses a typical day...
MAJ Tom Lowman served on the V Corps staff as a future operations planner at Camp Victory, Baghdad, Iraq and as liaison officer (LNO) in An Najaf, Iraq during 2003 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this March 2010 interview, MAJ...
MAJ Don Crawford served on a transition team (TT) working with the Iraqi National Police (INP) in Baghdad, Iraq during 2008 and 2009 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this March 2010 interview, MAJ Crawford discusses the challenges...