Oral History Interview with Michael S. Siegel

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Interviewee

Michael S. Siegel

Interviewer

Jennifer Murray

Interview/Donation Date

11-15-2012

Branch of Service

U.S. Army National Guard

Served In

Operation Joint Guardian (KFOR); Operation Enduring Freedom

Dates of Service

1994-present

Summary

Michael Siegel, Army National Guard, Echo Battery Target Acquisition, 101 Field Artillery, 1-102nd infantry battalion.

Michael Siegel was in Bosnia and Afghanistan. He described basic training and spoke of the differences between his two deployments. He spoke of the coming home adjustments and the life lessons from his service.

Related Materials

The Veterans History Project was created by the U.S. Congress in 2000 (Public Law 106-380). The Project collects first-hand accounts of U.S. Veterans from World War I (1914-1920), World War II (1939-1946), the Korean War (1950-1955), the Vietnam War (1961-1975), the Persian Gulf War (1990-1995), and the Afghanistan and Iraq conflicts (2001-present), For more information about the Veterans History Project of the American Folklife Center, visit http://www.loc.gov/vets/vets-home.html.

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Each participant in the Veterans History Project has signed a release form allowing Maxwell Library to use these materials. In accordance with the Library of Congress, VHP participants (both interviewees and interviewers) retain the copyright to their materials; therefore, permission will need to be obtained before using the interview in exhibition or publication. For additional information about using the VHP collections, please visit http://www.loc.gov/vets/researchinfo.html

Recommended Citation

Siegel, Michael S., "Oral History Interview with Michael S. Siegel" (2012). Veterans History Project Personal Narratives. 12.
https://vc.bridgew.edu/vhp_stories/12