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Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • Service History Note: The veteran served in a computer support unit during Operation Desert Storm.
  • War or Conflict: Persian Gulf War, 1991
  • Branch of Service: Marine Corps
  • Unit of Service: 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion
  • Location of Service: Persian Gulf; Greece; Italy; Korea; Spain; Belize; Honduras; Panama, El Salvador; Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands); France; Parris Island, South Carolina; Camp Pendleton, California; Camp Lejeune, North Carolina; Saudi Arabia; Kuwait
  • Highest Rank: Master Sergeant

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"I'm just having the time of my life in school. It's all coming full circle what I worked for, for 22 years...I'm just having a blast." (Audio interview, 26:03)

In 1975, future Master Sergeant Michael Arndt was 20 years old and working at McDonald’s. Sick of flipping burgers, and drawn by the allure of the uniform and the promise of a college education, he enlisted in the Marine Corps. Fifteen years later, he served in the Persian Gulf War with the First Marine Division. He separated from the service ten years after that, in 1997. Five years after that, he was in the process of taking full advantage of the GI Bill’s educational benefits.

Michael Arndt Collection
Interview / Recording

Transcript: XML

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About this Item

Title

  • Michael Arndt Collection

Names

  • University of Mary Washington, Department of Historic Preservation
  • Arndt, Michael
  • National Court Reporters Association (NCRA)
  • Stanton, Gary
  • Schmotzer, Mary
  • Michele Eddy

Home State

  • VA

Headings

  • -  Arndt, Michael
  • -  Persian Gulf War, 1991 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Marine Corps.

Notes

  • -  The veteran was born in Germany.

Repository

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

Gender

  • Male

Status

  • Veteran

Service History

  • Persian Gulf War, 1991

    • Service History Note: The veteran served in a computer support unit during Operation Desert Storm.
    • Branch of Service: Marine Corps
    • Unit of Service: 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion
    • Location of Service: Persian Gulf; Greece; Italy; Korea; Spain; Belize; Honduras; Panama, El Salvador; Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands); France; Parris Island, South Carolina; Camp Pendleton, California; Camp Lejeune, North Carolina; Saudi Arabia; Kuwait
    • Highest Rank: Master Sergeant
    • Dates of Service: 1975-1997
    • Entrance into Service: Enlisted
    • Military Status: Veteran

Materials

  • Audio: Audio Cassette [1 item] -- Reference copy (collected 11/20/2001)
  • Computer File: Floppy Disk [1 item] -- Electronic file of manuscript (collected 2003)
  • Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 2003)
  • Audio: Audio Cassette [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 11/20/2001)
  • Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 11/20/2001)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/172

Cite as

  • Michael Arndt Collection (AFC/2001/001/172), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Online Format

  • audio
  • image
  • online text

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.

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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/xxxx), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Manuscript material:

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

Recording:

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

Photograph:

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

Computer file:

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

Artifact:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), 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:

University Of Mary Washington, Department Of Historic Preservation, Michael Arndt, National Court Reporters Association, Gary Stanton, Mary Schmotzer, and Michele Eddy. Michael Arndt Collection. 1975. Personal Narrative. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.00172/.

APA citation style:

University Of Mary Washington, D. O. H. P., Arndt, M., National Court Reporters Association, Stanton, G., Schmotzer, M. & Michele Eddy. (1975) Michael Arndt Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.00172/.

MLA citation style:

University Of Mary Washington, Department Of Historic Preservation, et al. Michael Arndt Collection. 1975. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.00172/>.