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Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: Iraq War, 2003-2011
  • Branch of Service: Army
  • Unit of Service: 1057th Truck Company; 1618th Transportation Company; Army National Guard
  • Location of Service: Iraq; Kuwait
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant

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"You're home, you should be happy here, but it's not home, home is 7,000 miles away." (Audio interview, 1:20:26)

Prior to deploying to Iraq with the Nebraska National Guard, Sergeant Todd "Walt" Walton had four years as an Army medic under his belt. Though accustomed to life in the service, Walton's time in Iraq still posed certain hardships, such as leaving his young children and dealing with the oppressive heat and ever-present sandstorms. The challenges didn't end with his return to the States: After so many months in a combat zone, "normal" life came as a shock. Pieces of trash on the street appeared to him as potential homemade explosive devices; the grocery store and kitchen cupboards presented an overwhelming array of choices. His interview offers a glimpse of the disorientation that many soldiers experience at the end of deployment.

Todd B. Walton Collection
Interview / Recording

Transcript: XML

About this Item

Title

  • Todd B. Walton Collection

Names

  • Miller, Lindsey
  • Hagel, Chuck
  • U.S. Senate/Chuck Hagel
  • Walton, Todd B.

State of Birth

  • NE

Home State

  • NE

Headings

  • -  Walton, Todd B.
  • -  Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Army.

Repository

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

Gender

  • Male

Status

  • Veteran

Service History

  • Iraq War, 2003-2011

    • Branch of Service: Army
    • Unit of Service: 1057th Truck Company; 1618th Transportation Company; Army National Guard
    • Location of Service: Iraq; Kuwait
    • Highest Rank: Sergeant
    • Dates of Service: 1990-?
    • Entrance into Service: Enlisted
    • Military Status: Veteran

Materials

  • Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Transcription of audio recording (collected 05/26/2005)
  • Audio: Audio Cassette [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 05/20/2005)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/38931

Cite as

  • Todd B. Walton Collection (AFC/2001/001/38931), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Online Format

  • audio
  • online text

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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.

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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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/xxxx), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Manuscript material:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Memoirs (MS02), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Transcript (MS04), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Correspondence (MS01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Recording:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Audio recording (SR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Video recording (MV01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Photograph:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Photographs (PH01), photographer unknown, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Photographs (PH03-PH14), Ralph Williams photographer, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Computer file:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Computer file (CF01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Artifact:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), 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:

Miller, Lindsey, Chuck Hagel, U.S. Senate/Chuck Hagel, and Todd B Walton. Todd B. Walton Collection. 1990. Personal Narrative. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.38931/.

APA citation style:

Miller, L., Hagel, C., U.S. Senate/Chuck Hagel & Walton, T. B. (1990) Todd B. Walton Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.38931/.

MLA citation style:

Miller, Lindsey, et al. Todd B. Walton Collection. 1990. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.38931/>.