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Brian Markle, shortly after his wedding, Springfield, OH, August 1966 [detail]

Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Persian Gulf War, 1991
  • Branch of Service: Army
  • Service Unit/Ship: 58th Medical Battalion
  • Location of Service: Fort Sam Houston, Texas; Fort Wainwright, Alaska; Fort Meade, Maryland; Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri; Fort Carson, Colorado; Long Binh, Vietnam; Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/3376

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"Vietnam just changed everything for the Army Medical Department, especially the supply." (Audio Interview)

Brian Markle stepped onto a plane bound for Vietnam in December 1966, accompanied by his wife of four months, Jeanne Markle. They were among the first married couples to arrive in country; she was a nurse with an evacuation hospital, and he was an officer in charge of medical logistics-everything from ordering supplies to maintaining vehicles. During his second tour of duty in 1970, Markle and his colleagues employed rudimentary computer technology to create a system of supply that ensured there would never be a shortage of anything-critical to the running of medical facilities in a war zone. Twenty years later, the Army asked him to use his considerable expertise to smooth operations during the Persian Gulf War.

Brian Cody Markle Collection
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About this Item

Title

  • Brian Cody Markle Collection

Names

  • Lugar, Richard
  • U.S. Senate/Richard Lugar
  • Doud, Mark D.
  • Markle, Brian Cody

Home State

  • Florida

Headings

  • -  Markle, Brian Cody
  • -  Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Army.
  • -  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

  • Vietnam War, 1961-1975

    • Branch of Service: Army
    • Service Unit/Ship: 58th Medical Battalion
    • Location of Service: Fort Sam Houston, Texas; Fort Wainwright, Alaska; Fort Meade, Maryland; Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri; Fort Carson, Colorado; Long Binh, Vietnam
    • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
    • Dates of Service: 1965-1980
    • Military Status: veteran

  • Persian Gulf War, 1991

    • Branch of Service: Army
    • Service Unit/Ship: 58th Medical Battalion
    • Location of Service: Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
    • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
    • Dates of Service: 1984-1995
    • Entrance into Service: Enlisted
    • Military Status: veteran

Materials

  • Audio: DAT [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected unknown)
  • Computer File: CD [1 item] -- Electronic file of manuscript (collected 2006-03-03; 2006-03-03)
  • Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Transcription of audio recording (collected 2006-03-03)
  • Audio: CD [1 item] -- Reference copy (collected 2002-08-21; 2005-11-21)
  • Audio: Audio Cassette [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2002-08-21)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/3376

Online Format

  • audio
  • image

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.

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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:

Lugar, Richard, U.S. Senate/Richard Lugar, Mark D Doud, and Brian Cody Markle. Brian Cody Markle Collection. 1965. Personal Narrative. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.03376/.

APA citation style:

Lugar, R., U.S. Senate/Richard Lugar, Doud, M. D. & Markle, B. C. (1965) Brian Cody Markle Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.03376/.

MLA citation style:

Lugar, Richard, et al. Brian Cody Markle Collection. 1965. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.03376/>.