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Description
Oral history interview of Bryan Gary. Interview conducted by Carson Maschmeier, accompanied by Diana Dizon, via Zoom in Orlando, Florida on November 28th, 2022. Interview topic include early life and childhood; Grandfather’s role in World War 2; enlistment in Coast Guard; Highschool life in the military; Boot camp and alimenting to military life; Coast Guard inspection & tradition; Sea Salt tasting; Unit 309 in Port Clinton, Ohio; Hurricane Katrina in the gulf; Combat training and search and rescue training; Reaction to being sent to Kuwait; Sandstorm on arrival in Kuwait; Kuwait Naval Base; Camp Patriot; Daily life and roles in the naval base; Living conditions whilst on the field; Life working 12 hours at sea on a boat; interactions with locals as an international port; experiences with interactions with locals; Oil Refinery plant; defense of an oil rig; daily responsibilities on the oil rig; returning home on leave; President Obama’s inaugural parade; job at a movie theatre; returning to training and base operations; leaving the service and thoughts on returning home; returning home & alimenting to civilian life; First Responder roles as a 911 dispatcher; Fire department applications; Emergency management; Contact with unit & death within the unit; Advice on a young person joining the military; Shift between service working to emergency management at UCF; Veteran’s outlook on emergency management; mentality that comes from service; and final thoughts.
Interview Date
11-28-2022
Contributor Affiliation / Organization
RICHES University of Central Florida
Publisher
Department of History, University of Central Florida
Type
Video; MovingImage
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 & University Archives
Contributing Project
UCF Community Veterans History Project
Document Type
Interview
Recommended Citation
RICHES, "Garey, Bryan interview" (2022). Veterans Oral Histories. 713.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/veteransoralhistories/713