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Description
Oral History interview of Scott MacDonald. Interview conducted by Petronico, Justin at Lockheed Martin, Sand Lake Road in Orlando, Florida.
Log
0:01 Intro, childhood, family and parent background; 3:02 Move from Massachusetts to Florida; 3:15 Background in education, scholarship, college, enlisting; 7:50 Arriving at Fort Jackson, day to day basic training; 12:00 Moving to Fort Huachoca, learning about computers, Thirty-Three Whiskey; 13:25 Orders for Fort Huachoca, background/interest in field of intelligence; 16:45 305 Military Intelligence Battalion, becoming a sergeant and the responsibilities in the group; 20:30 Reasons for requesting Germany over Korea; 22:20 Wiesbaaden Army Airfield and the Tactical Exploitation System and roles; 23:50 Deployment with system; 24:22 Typical work day in Germany, description of equipment; 26:40 Free time in Germany; 28:00 Culture, food, and people interaction in Germany; 31:44 Meeting wife and dating in Kuwait; 32:26 Reasons for deploying to Kuwait, working on system, and the people involved in the group; 37:16 Living in Kuwait, water stories, and the women in the group; 40:29 Interaction with local people in Kuwait; 42:23 Meeting wife in Poland, background on wife, getting married; 47:06 Serving in Iraq; 47:30 Operation Iraqi Freedom; 47:48 Typical day in Iraq, food, people interaction; 50:32 Combat in Iraq, moving equipment; 53:16 Final memory of Iraq; 53:41 Receiving medals; 54:36 Advice to veterans returning to the U.S.; 56:16 Final thoughts, wrap up and farewell.
Date of Birth
1980-10-29
Place of Birth
New Bedford (Mass.)
Gender
Male
Home State
Massachusetts
War or Conflict
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Status
Veteran
Begin/End date of Service - 1st
2000-01-01
Type
Video; MovingImage
2004-02-05
Entrance into Service
Enlisted
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Unit of Service
305 Military Intelligence Battalion
Location of Service
Fort Jackson (S.C.); Fort Huachuca (Ariz.); Wiesbaden (Germany); Kuwait; Iraq
Highest Rank
Sergeant; SGT
Prisoner of War
No
Service Related Injury
Unspecified
Battles
Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)
Medals
Army Commendation Medal; Meritorious Service Medal
Achievements
See video for details.
Note
Awarded both Army Commendation Medal and Meritorious Service Medal twice. "My wife and I met in Kuwait during our deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. She is also an Army veteran." - Scott A. MacDonald.
City of Birth
New Bedford
Country of Birth
United States
Interviewer
Petronico, Justin
Interview Date
3-25-2014
Location of Interview
Lockheed Martin, Sand Lake Road, Orlando, FL.
Subjects
MacDonald, Scott A.; Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Personal Narratives; Afghanistan and Iraq Wars, 2001-present -- Personal Narratives; United States. Army
Collection Description
Contains logs, audio and video recordings of interviews with Central Florida's veterans as part of a history class project for the students at the University of Central Florida (UCF). The UCF Community Veterans History Project(CVHP) started in fall 2010. It collects, preserves, and makes accessible to the public the experiences of Central Florida's veterans so that future generations will better understand the realities of conflict. It is a collaborative endeavor supported by multiple departments and offices at UCF. The veterans' histories are archived and made digitally available through the UCF library and selected materials are contributed to the Veterans History Project at the Library of Congress.
Contributor Affiliation / Organization
RICHES; University of Central Florida
Contributors
Petronico, Justin
Length of Interview
56 Minutes
Publisher
Department of History, University of Central Florida
Type
video
Rights
All rights are held by the respective holding institution. This material is posted publicly for non-profit educational uses, excluding printed publication. For permission to reproduce and/or for copyright information contact Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, (407) 823-2576. http://library.ucf.edu/about/departments/special-collections-university-archives/
Repository
University of Central Florida Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives
Contributing Project
UCF Community Veterans History Project
Document Type
Interview
Semester
Spring
Recommended Citation
Central Florida, RICHES of, "MacDonald, Scott A. interview" (2014). Veterans Oral Histories. 414.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/veteransoralhistories/414