Oral history interview with Anthony Maldonado, 2007 December 03.

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Oral history interview with Anthony Maldonado, 2007 December 03.

Interview with Anthony Maldonado, an Army veteran of the Iraqi War, concerning his childhood and education in Fort Worth; decision to drop out of high school; decision to enlist in U.S. Army; experiences in basic training at Ft. Sill, Okla.; deployment to Kuwait and Iraq, experience of being reunited with sister at Balad Air Base outside of Baghdad; duties guarding and transporting confiscated weapons caches, including stress of participation in truck convoys; experiences in mortar attack at Camp Anaconda; return to Ft. Sill; general discharge from Army; opinions regarding military service.

46 leaves ; 29 cm.

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University of North Texas. Oral History Collection.

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Tarrant County War Veterans Oral History Project.

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United States. Army

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Maldonado, Anthony, 1984-

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