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Chadwick Storlie [detail from video]

Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: Iraq War, 2003-2011; Peacekeeping forces--Bosnia and Hercegovina
  • Branch of Service: Army
  • Service Unit/Ship: 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division; 1st Brigade, and C Company, 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault); 10th Special Forces Group; 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne)
  • Location of Service: Korea; Fort Benning, Georgia; Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Fort Carson, Colorado; Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Bosnia; Germany; Iraq
  • Highest Rank: Major; Captain
  • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/52775

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"The only way I go home is through Baghdad, and I hope they start it quick." (Email to his wife, 1/19/2003).

At the time of the September 11th terrorist attacks, Major Chadwick William Storlie already had significant military experience: trained as part of the Army's Special Forces, he had deployed to Bosnia in 1996. Though he left active duty in 2000, his Maryland National Guard unit was activated in the fall of 2002, and he deployed to the Middle East in January 2003, where he served as the primary planner for a Special Operations task force. Along with an oral history, his collection includes excerpts from his emails to his wife, Deborah. Despite their electronic format, these emails are reminiscent of letters from earlier generations: they detail his frustrations and boredom along with his pride in his accomplishments, and above all, serve to reassure Deborah of his safety.

Interview / Recording

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[ Collected emails from Maj. Chadwick W. Storlie to his wife Deborah [1/2002 - 10/2003] ]
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About this Item

Title

  • Chadwick William Storlie Collection

Names

  • Vasquez, Luis G.
  • Durham Western Heritage Museum
  • Storlie, Chadwick William
  • Lothrop, Ashley

Home State

  • Nebraska

Headings

  • -  Storlie, Chadwick William
  • -  Peacekeeping forces -- Bosnia and Hercegovina -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Army.
  • -  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

  • Peacekeeping forces--Bosnia and Hercegovina

    • Branch of Service: Army
    • Service Unit/Ship: 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division; 1st Brigade, and C Company, 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault); 10th Special Forces Group
    • Location of Service: Korea; Fort Benning, Georgia; Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Fort Carson, Colorado; Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Bosnia; Germany
    • Highest Rank: Captain
    • Dates of Service: 1989-2006
    • Entrance into Service: Enlisted
    • Military Status: veteran

  • Iraq War, 2003-2011

    • Branch of Service: Army
    • Service Unit/Ship: 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne)
    • Location of Service: Iraq
    • Highest Rank: Major
    • Entrance into Service: Enlisted
    • Military Status: veteran

Materials

  • Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2006-12-29; 2007-05-16)
  • Manuscript: Biography [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 2006)
  • Manuscript: Correspondence [57 items] -- Typewritten document (collected 2002-2003)
  • Photograph: Digital print [11 items] -- Photographs (collected 1991-2006)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/52775

Online Format

  • image
  • 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.

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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:

Vasquez, Luis G, Durham Western Heritage Museum, Chadwick William Storlie, and Ashley Lothrop. Chadwick William Storlie Collection. 1989. Personal Narrative. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.52775/.

APA citation style:

Vasquez, L. G., Durham Western Heritage Museum, Storlie, C. W. & Lothrop, A. (1989) Chadwick William Storlie Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.52775/.

MLA citation style:

Vasquez, Luis G, et al. Chadwick William Storlie Collection. 1989. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.52775/>.