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Jeffrey Roos, 31st Combat Support Hospital, Balad, Iraq [8/2004]

Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: Iraq War, 2003-2011; Afghan War, 2001-
  • Branch of Service: Army
  • Service Unit/Ship: Task Force 261, 86th Combat Support Hospital, 10th Mountain Division; 31st Combat Support Hospital; 207th Neurosurgical Team; 332nd Air Force Theater Hospital
  • Location of Service: Iraq; Karshi-Khanabad Air Base, Uzbekistan; Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/85310

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"There are certain parts of my experience that I think will always be with me." (Video interview, 32:28)

Trained as an anesthesiologist, Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Roos deployed to the Middle East in late 2001, shortly after the terrorist attacks on September 11th. Serving first in Uzbekistan, and then in Afghanistan, his work in the operating room supported such military operations as Operation Anaconda. Deploying twice more, he was stationed in Balad and Baghdad, Iraq, eventually serving as Chief of the Anesthesia Service for the 332nd Air Force Theater Hospital in Balad.

Interview / Recording

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[ Photo Album ]
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[ Narrative to Accompany the Award of the Bronze Star Medal ]

About this Item

Title

  • Jeffrey Scott Roos Collection

Names

  • Hatch, Samuel Warren
  • Roos, Jeffrey Scott
  • Coastal Christian Hgh School
  • Smith, Daniel

State of Residence at Time of Collection Donation

  • North Carolina

Headings

  • -  Roos, Jeffrey Scott
  • -  Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Army.
  • -  Afghan War, 2001- -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Army.

Repository

  • Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Gender

  • Male

Race

  • White

Status

  • veteran

Service History

  • Iraq War, 2003-2011

    • Branch of Service: Army
    • Location of Service: Iraq
    • Entrance into Service: Commissioned
    • Military Status: veteran

  • Afghan War, 2001-

    • Branch of Service: Army
    • Service Unit/Ship: Task Force 261, 86th Combat Support Hospital, 10th Mountain Division; 31st Combat Support Hospital; 207th Neurosurgical Team; 332nd Air Force Theater Hospital
    • Location of Service: Karshi-Khanabad Air Base, Uzbekistan; Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan
    • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
    • Dates of Service: 1987-2008
    • Entrance into Service: Commissioned
    • Military Status: veteran
    • Service History Note: The veteran was part of the first combat support hospital deployed during combat operations since Vietnam. He once operated 72 hours straight. He also served as Chief of Anesthesia.

Materials

  • Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2012-05-25)
  • Photograph: Digital print [8 items] -- Photographs (collected 2004-08)
  • Manuscript: Clippings [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 2005-05-30)
  • Manuscript: Military Papers [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 2006)
  • Computer File: CD [1 item] -- Electronic file of photograph (collected 2012-05-28)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/85310

Online Format

  • image
  • video

Additional Metadata Formats

IIIF Presentation Manifest

Rights & Access

Using VHP Material in Publication or Exhibition

The Veterans History Project (VHP) at the Library of Congress collects, preserves and makes accessible the firsthand recollections of U.S. military veterans who served from World War I through more recent conflicts and peacekeeping missions, so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand what they saw, did and felt during their service. The Veterans History Project Collection includes oral histories along with documentary materials such as original letters, diaries, photographs, and memoirs.

Veterans and interviewers contribute these materials to the Library for scholarly and educational purposes, retaining any copyright they may hold. Therefore, permission must be obtained before using the interview or other materials in exhibition or publication. Researchers or others who would like to make further use of these materials should contact the Veterans History Project for assistance.

As a publicly supported institution, the Library generally does not own rights to material in its collections. Therefore, it does not charge permission fees for use of such material and cannot give or deny permission to publish or otherwise distribute material in its collections. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item from the Library’s collections and for securing any necessary permissions rests with persons desiring to use the item.

Please contact us with questions.

Obtaining Copies of VHP Materials

In order for VHP materials to be duplicated, we must receive written permission from the interviewee for you to obtain a copy of the recording unless the proposed use is limited to personal use, research, or other uses permissible by copyright law. If the interviewee is deceased, their next-of-kin may grant written permission.

Please contact VHP for assistance if you need to contact a veteran for permission to use their materials in exhibition or publication, or if you have received permission from the veteran and need access to high-resolution copies of VHP collection materials.

Citing VHP Materials

Please use the following formats when citing Veterans History Project materials (substituting the appropriate name and collection ID number).

Materials as a whole:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Manuscript material:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Memoirs (MS02), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Transcript (MS04), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Correspondence (MS01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Recording:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Audio recording (SR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Video recording (MV01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Photograph:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Photographs (PH01), photographer unknown, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Photographs (PH03-PH14), Ralph Williams photographer, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Computer file:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Computer file (CF01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Artifact:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Artifact (AR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Hatch, Samuel Warren, Jeffrey Scott Roos, Coastal Christian Hgh School, and Daniel Smith. Jeffrey Scott Roos Collection. 1987. Personal Narrative. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.85310/.

APA citation style:

Hatch, S. W., Roos, J. S., Coastal Christian Hgh School & Smith, D. (1987) Jeffrey Scott Roos Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.85310/.

MLA citation style:

Hatch, Samuel Warren, et al. Jeffrey Scott Roos Collection. 1987. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.85310/>.