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Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: Iraq War, 2003-2011; Persian Gulf War, 1991
  • Branch of Service: Army
  • Service Unit/Ship: 312th Rear Area Operation Center; 546th Area Support Medical Company; Task Force 44th Medical Command (TF 44th MEDCOM)
  • Location of Service: Camp Liberty, Iraq; Saudi Arabia; Kuwait; Iraq
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/65442

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"You never went to the bathroom without your [gas] mask." (Audio interview, 7:16)

Joining the ROTC on a patriotic whim one day in college, Lieutenant Colonel Ingrid C. Lim went on to serve in both the Persian Gulf War as well as the Iraq War. In her oral history interview, she describes the "austere" living conditions and the ever-present threat of chemical warfare during the Persian Gulf War. She also contrasts the two conflicts, stating that they were very different wars, and her experiences reflect this. Her service as a psychologist during the Iraq War might not have required her to don a chemical weapon protection suit, or witness large-scale artillery firefights, as during the Persian Gulf War. Nevertheless, treating traumatized soldiers once again brought her face-to-face with the violence of war.

Ingrid C. Lim Collection
Interview / Recording

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About this Item

Title

  • Ingrid C. Lim Collection

Names

  • Lim, Ingrid C.
  • Faria, Jenifer Lopes de
  • Archer, Tyler
  • San Antonio College

Home State

  • Texas

Headings

  • -  Lim, Ingrid C.
  • -  Persian Gulf War, 1991 -- 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

  • Female

Race

  • Other

Status

  • veteran

Service History

  • Persian Gulf War, 1991

    • Branch of Service: Army
    • Service Unit/Ship: 312th Rear Area Operation Center; 546th Area Support Medical Company
    • Location of Service: Saudi Arabia; Kuwait; Iraq
    • Dates of Service: 1989
    • Entrance into Service: Commissioned
    • Military Status: veteran
    • Service History Note: The veteran served as a liaison officer, as senior mental health provider for location, and setting-up mental health operations.

  • Iraq War, 2003-2011

    • Branch of Service: Army
    • Service Unit/Ship: Task Force 44th Medical Command (TF 44th MEDCOM)
    • Location of Service: Camp Liberty, Iraq
    • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
    • Entrance into Service: Commissioned
    • Military Status: veteran

Materials

  • Audio: Microcassette [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2008-10-04)
  • Manuscript: Transcript [2 items] -- Transcription of audio recording (collected 2008)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/65442

Online Format

  • audio
  • online text

Additional Metadata Formats

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/[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:

Lim, Ingrid C, Jenifer Lopes De Faria, Tyler Archer, and San Antonio College. Ingrid C. Lim Collection. 1989. Personal Narrative. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.65442/.

APA citation style:

Lim, I. C., Faria, J. L. D., Archer, T. & San Antonio College. (1989) Ingrid C. Lim Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.65442/.

MLA citation style:

Lim, Ingrid C, et al. Ingrid C. Lim Collection. 1989. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.65442/>.