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Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: Persian Gulf War, 1991
  • Branch of Service: Army
  • Service Unit/Ship: 22nd Legal Support Command; Army Reserve; Judge Advocate General's Corps (JAG)
  • Location of Service: Dhahran, Saudi Arabia; Western Enemy Prisoner of War Camp; Kuwait; Southern Iraq
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/2151

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"I got a phone call from a friend of mine..."

In the fall of 1990, U.S. Representative Buyer was called to active duty on three days notice to participate in OPERATION DESERT SHIELD/DESERT STORM. As an Operational Law Judge Advocate, Buyer provided legal advice to forward-deployed service units in the combat zone. He also provided advice to the Western Enemy Prisoner of War Camp regarding the Geneva Convention related to the treatment of POW's and refugees.

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About this Item

Title

  • Stephen Earle Buyer Collection

Names

  • Buyer, Stephen Earle
  • Veterans History Project
  • Library of Congress
  • Perry, Edwin M.
  • David Taylor

Home State

  • Indiana

Headings

  • -  Buyer, Stephen Earle
  • -  Persian Gulf War, 1991 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Army.

Repository

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

Gender

  • Male

Status

  • veteran

Service History

  • Persian Gulf War, 1991

    • Branch of Service: Army
    • Service Unit/Ship: 22nd Legal Support Command; Army Reserve; Judge Advocate General's Corps (JAG)
    • Location of Service: Dhahran, Saudi Arabia; Western Enemy Prisoner of War Camp; Kuwait; Southern Iraq
    • Highest Rank: Colonel
    • Dates of Service: 1980
    • Entrance into Service: Enlisted
    • Military Status: veteran
    • Service History Note: The veteran served in the Army Reserve and was called to active duty in 11/1990 where he served with the Judge Advocate General's Corps. He also indicates that he contracted Gulf War illness.

Materials

  • Video: Digital Betacam [1 item] -- Digitized Copy (collected 2002-10-01; 2002)
  • Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Transcription of video recording (collected 2011)
  • Manuscript: Other Manuscript Material [1 item] -- Mixed (handwritten and typewritten documents) (collected 2002)
  • Manuscript: Unit histories [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 1991)
  • Manuscript: Biographical information [1 item] -- (collected unknown)
  • Photograph: Mixed (Multiple types of photographs) [4 items] -- Photographs (collected 1991)
  • Video: Betacam SP [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2002-10-01)
  • Video: VHS [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2002-10-01)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/2151

Online Format

  • image
  • online text
  • 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.

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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:

Buyer, Stephen Earle, Veterans History Project, Library Of Congress, Edwin M Perry, and David Taylor. Stephen Earle Buyer Collection. 1980. Personal Narrative. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.02151/.

APA citation style:

Buyer, S. E., Veterans History Project, Library Of Congress, Perry, E. M. & David Taylor. (1980) Stephen Earle Buyer Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.02151/.

MLA citation style:

Buyer, Stephen Earle, et al. Stephen Earle Buyer Collection. 1980. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.02151/>.