Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Gregg Kocher Collection

Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: Iraq War, 2003-2011; Panama--History--American Invasion, 1989; Persian Gulf War, 1991
- Branch of Service: Army
- Service Unit/Ship: Army Corps of Engineers; Army Reserve; 19th Ordnance Detachment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal); 543rd Ordnance Detachment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal)
- Location of Service: Fort Knox, Kentucky; Fort Benning, Georgia; Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Redstone Arsenal, Alabama; Panama; Vicenza, Italy; Morocco; Ireland; Turkey; Israel; Baghdad, Iraq; Taji, Iraq; Missile and Space Intelligence Center (MSIC); Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri; Kuwait; Saudi Arabia
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/112261
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About this Item
Title
- Gregg Kocher Collection
Names
- Jolley, Laura R.
- Missouri Veterans History Project
- Kocher, Gregg
- Hudson, Repps B.
Home State
- Missouri
Headings
- - Kocher, Gregg
- - Panama -- History -- American Invasion, 1989 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army.
- - Persian Gulf War, 1991 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army.
- - Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army.
Form
- DVD
Extent
- 1 item
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Race
- White
Status
- veteran
Service History
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Panama--History--American Invasion, 1989
- Branch of Service: Army
- Service Unit/Ship: 19th Ordnance Detachment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal)
- Location of Service: Fort Knox, Kentucky; Fort Benning, Georgia; Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Redstone Arsenal, Alabama; Panama; Vicenza, Italy; Morocco; Ireland; Turkey; Israel
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Dates of Service: 1982-2010
- Entrance into Service: Commissioned
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran served on the protection detail for President Ronald Reagan in Ireland in 1984 and for Secretary of State, George Schulz in Morocco, Turkey, and Israel.
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Persian Gulf War, 1991
- Branch of Service: Army
- Service Unit/Ship: 543rd Ordnance Detachment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal)
- Location of Service: Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri; Kuwait; Saudi Arabia
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Entrance into Service: Commissioned
- Military Status: veteran
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Iraq War, 2003-2011
- Branch of Service: Army
- Service Unit/Ship: Army Corps of Engineers; Army Reserve
- Location of Service: Baghdad, Iraq; Taji, Iraq; Missile and Space Intelligence Center (MSIC)
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Entrance into Service: Commissioned
- Military Status: veteran
Materials
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2017-06-29; 2017-06-29)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/112261
Online Format
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Baghdad, Iraq
- Fort Benning, Georgia
- Fort Bragg, North Carolina
- Fort Knox, Kentucky
- Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri
- Ireland
- Israel
- Kuwait
- Missile and Space Intelligence Center (Msic)
- Morocco
- Panama
- Redstone Arsenal, Alabama
- Saudi Arabia
- Taji, Iraq
- Turkey
- Vicenza, Italy
Battles & Campaigns
Service Unit/Ship
- 19th Ordnance Detachment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal)
- 543rd Ordnance Detachment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal)
- Army Corps of Engineers
- Army Reserve