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Jayne Cooley, 2003.

Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: Persian Gulf War, 1991
  • Branch of Service: Army Nurse Corps
  • Unit of Service: 31st Combat Support Hospital; Army Reserve
  • Location of Service: Saudi Arabia
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/4969

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"We weren’t treated any differently because everyone has their own mission." (Video Interview, 21:50)

Like many Baby Boomers, Jayne Cooley had a father who served in World War II, but she had no designs on a career in the military. However, in 1978, a friend persuaded her to join the Army Reserves for a chance to supplement her income as a private duty nurse. Twelve years later, Cooley was called up to serve in the Persian Gulf War. She worked in the operating room of a 400-bed hospital that was 10 miles from the front lines, treating American GIs and Iraqi POWs alike. The Army made sure that its women and men were treated exactly the same, but things were different when Cooley went off base and had to deal with traditional Arab views of women.

Interview / Recording

About this Item

Title

  • Jayne H. Cooley Collection

Names

  • Cooley, Jayne H.
  • Masonic War Veterans Niagara Post #10
  • Regan, Paul

State of Birth

  • NY

Home State

  • NY

Headings

  • -  Cooley, Jayne H.
  • -  Persian Gulf War, 1991 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Army Nurse Corps.

Repository

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

Gender

  • Female

Status

  • Veteran

Service History

  • Persian Gulf War, 1991

    • Branch of Service: Army Nurse Corps
    • Unit of Service: 31st Combat Support Hospital; Army Reserve
    • Location of Service: Saudi Arabia
    • Highest Rank: Colonel
    • Dates of Service: 1978-?
    • Entrance into Service: Enlisted
    • Military Status: Veteran

Materials

  • Video: VHS [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 03/13/2003)
  • Video: Digital Betacam [1 item] -- Digitized Copy (collected 03/13/2003)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/4969

Cite as

  • Jayne H. Cooley Collection (AFC/2001/001/4969), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

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  • video

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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:

Cooley, Jayne H, Masonic War Veterans Niagara Post #10, and Paul Regan. Jayne H. Cooley Collection. 1978. Personal Narrative. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.04969/.

APA citation style:

Cooley, J. H., Masonic War Veterans Niagara Post #10 & Regan, P. (1978) Jayne H. Cooley Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.04969/.

MLA citation style:

Cooley, Jayne H, Masonic War Veterans Niagara Post #10, and Paul Regan. Jayne H. Cooley Collection. 1978. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.04969/>.