My father suffered the majority of his life as a 100 % disabled veteran; I was not leaning towards a career in the military. I chose the auto and diesel technology field, and started a business. My business relied on my experience, and the advice...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Guidon came into being as a weekly publication in 1966 under the title Fort Leonard Wood Guidon. Between 1966 and 1987 the title was simplified to Guidon before becoming Essayons in 1988. The name reverted back to Guidon in 1999. It has been...
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...
This document is an account given by Alexander von Falkenhausen whose concern was to make some contribution of the circumstances as they existed during the Third Reich and the atmosphere in which one was forced to live.
Master Sergeant Ricky L. Grant is currently assigned to Headquarters 1st Battalion 117th Field Artillery (FA) Andalusia, Alabama, as the Operations NCO. I started my military service with the Alabama Army National Guard in February 1972. My Basic...
Cervera, Pascual; Navy Department, Office of Naval Intelligence
This document contains two main parts. The first section contains documents relative to the squadron in the naval battle of Santiago de Cuba. Section two is made up mainly of extracts from letters from Admiral Cervera in protest against Spain...
During Operation Iraqi Freedom II, I was the First Sergeant for HHT 1st Squadron, 4th U.S. Cavalry, 1st Infantry Division, based at Samarra East Airfield, Iraq. I was responsible for the largest troop in Task Force Sabre, with over 450 assigned...
The leader of 2nd Squad, 3rd Platoon, Alpha Company, Task Force 2-2 Infantry in Fallujah during Operation Phantom Fury (Al Fajr), Staff Sergeant David Bellavia was recommended for the Medal of Honor, nominated for the Distinguished Service Cross...
MAJ Cloyd Smith served as the operations officer (S3) on a military transition team (MiTT) in Baghdad, Iraq during 2006 and 2007 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this March 2009 interview, MAJ Smith discusses the substantial...
This study attempts to determine why the Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, was successfully overthrown by a religion, Shiite Islam. The investigation is focused on the large and powerful Imperial Iranian Armed Forces, the Shah's political...
Lieutenant Megan Eldred mobilized in May 2006 as a cross-level filler for the 38th Division Support Command (DISCOM), Indiana Army National Guard, which deployed to Camp Liberty, Baghdad, Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Despite her...
This is an oral history transcript between General Ralph E. Haines, Jr. and interviewer Captain William J. Hudson, conducted on 22 APRIL 1976 in San Antonio, Texas, for the U.S. Army Military History Institute, Carlisle Barracks, PA. General Haines...
On February 11, 2011, Egypt entered a new epoch of its history. The Egyptian people supported by the Egyptian Armed Forces (EAF) succeeded in toppling the 30-year rule of the former President Mubarak. Unlike the militaries of Syria, Libya, and...
Foust, Jerome von.; Bailey, Thomas M. 1957-; Dabrowski, John R. (John Raymond); US Army Military History Institute. Oral History Branch.; Army War College (U.S.)
This oral history transcript is a part of the academic year 2001, US Army War College/US Army Military History Institute's Senior Officer Oral History Program, prepared under the auspices of the Institute's Oral History Branch.
BG Foust was retired...