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OH 1677

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeBYNUM, Angela (b. 1977)
Military ServiceU.S. Army OIF Veteran

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 1677
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionFor the Tarrant County War Veterans Oral History Project. Childhood and education in California and Gatesville and White Settlement, Texas; decision in enlist in U.S. Army; basic training and advanced training as motor transport operator at Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri; inability to withstand Airborne training at Ft. Benning, Georgia; postings in Kansas and Germany; decision to leave active duty in 2002; use of GI Bill benefits to attend Tarrant Community College; 2004 call-up from reserve duty and deployment to Iraq; family’s concerns regarding deployment; training in avoidance of improvised explosive devices; transport missions between Iraq and Kuwait; aspects of daily life for American soldiers stationed in Iraq.
Interviewer(s)Vogel Castillo
Physical Description39 pp.
Terms of UseOpen