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Sgt. Seawalt 2nd Tour [detail]

Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: Persian Gulf War, 1991
  • Branch of Service: Army
  • Service Unit/Ship: 101st Airborne Division; 102nd Quartermaster Company
  • Location of Service: Guardian City, Saudi Arabia; King Fahd Airbase, Saudi Arabia
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/949

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"…My prayers are with my fellow brothers and sisters…"

Her collection contains a single handwritten letter responding to a request from Congressman Shimkus in November 2001. He wanted a description of her military experience in Saudi Arabia during the Gulf War. She had re-enlisted despite having completed 13 years of service with an honorable discharge. Why would this woman go back to filthy conditions, little or no food, and temperatures of 105 degrees to train doubtful cohorts in oil analysis?

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[ Letter to Congressman Shimkus [11/29/01] ]

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[ Letter to Mrs. Lovell [4/29/03] ]

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About this Item

Title

  • Patricia M. Seawalt Collection

Names

  • Seawalt, Patricia M.

State of Residence at Time of Collection Donation

  • Illinois

Headings

  • -  Seawalt, Patricia M.
  • -  Persian Gulf War, 1991 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Army.

Repository

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

Gender

  • Female

Status

  • veteran

Service History

  • Persian Gulf War, 1991

    • Branch of Service: Army
    • Service Unit/Ship: 101st Airborne Division; 102nd Quartermaster Company
    • Location of Service: Guardian City, Saudi Arabia; King Fahd Airbase, Saudi Arabia
    • Highest Rank: Sergeant
    • Dates of Service: 1980-1992
    • Entrance into Service: Enlisted
    • Military Status: veteran
    • Service History Note: The veteran notes that she served in various other locations in same area.

Materials

  • Manuscript: Correspondence [1 item] -- Handwritten document (collected 2001-11-29)
  • Manuscript: Correspondence [1 item] -- Handwritten document (collected 2003-04-29)
  • Photograph: Original photographic print [16 items] -- Photographs (collected unknown)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/949

Online Format

  • image

Additional Metadata Formats

IIIF Presentation Manifest

Special Format

Wars & Conflicts

Service Branch

Location of Service

Service Unit/Ship

Highest Rank

Service Entrance

Discharge Status

Gender

State of Residence at Time of Collection Donation

Interviewee

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.

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Obtaining Copies of VHP Materials

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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

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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:

Seawalt, Patricia M. Patricia M. Seawalt Collection. 1980. Personal Narrative. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.00949/.

APA citation style:

Seawalt, P. M. (1980) Patricia M. Seawalt Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.00949/.

MLA citation style:

Seawalt, Patricia M. Patricia M. Seawalt Collection. 1980. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.00949/>.