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Description
Abstract for Dustin Grooms Oral history interview of Dustin Grooms. Interview conducted by Gabriel Mercado on Zoom in Orlando, Florida on February 18, 2021. Interview topics includes family, Growing up on a Farm, Family Members in the Service, Motivation for Enlistment & Joining the Army, Experience in Basic Training, How Farm Life helped Veteran Transition to Military Life, Job in the Army, Station in Germany, Missions to Kosovo, Friends in the Military Switch to Army Reserves, Airborne School, Experiences as a Drill Sergeant, Return to Florida & Reception, Farming Career in Florida, Use of Military Experience in Farming, Lessons Learned from the Service, Message to Future Generations.
Log
1:42 Growing up on a farm; 2:54 Family members in the service; 3:10 Motivation for enlistment and joining the Army; 6:04 Experience in Basic Training; 7:04 How farm life helped Veteran transition to Military life; 8:35 Job in the Army; 10:33 Station in Germany; 13:56 Missions to Kosovo; 17:55 Friends in the Military; 18:24 Switch to Army Reserves; 21:07 Airborne School; 23:05 Experiences as a Drill Sergeant; 24:30 Return to Florida & reception; 25:30 Farming career in Florida; 26:18 Use of Military experience in farming; 26:56 Lessons learned from the service; 27:57 Message to future generation
Date of Birth
1981-05-30
Place of Birth
Lakeland
Gender
Male
Race
White - Non Hispanic
Home State
Florida
War or Conflict
Operation Iraqi Freedom; Operation Enduring Freedom
Status
Veteran
Begin/End date of Service - 1st
1999-09-23
Begin/End date of Service - 1st
1999-2008
2008-10-23
Entrance into Service
Enlisted
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
U.S. Army Reserve
Unit of Service
1st Unit: 135 Armor; 2nd unit: US Army First Recruiting Brigade; Last unit: 2nd of 485th Infantry Regiment
Location of Service
Baumholder, Germany; Ft. Meade, MD; St. Petersburg, FL
Highest Rank
Staff Sergeant
City of Birth
Lakeland
Country of Birth
United States
Interviewer
Gabriel Mercado
Interview Date
2-18-2021
Location of Interview
Digitally via Zoom
Subjects
Grooms, Dustin; Operation Iraqi Freedom, 1999-2008, Personal Narratives. United States Army.
Contributor Affiliation / Organization
RICHES University of Central Florida
Contributors
Mercado, Gabriel
Accessibility Status
Closed Captioning provided with video.
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
Semester
Spring
Recommended Citation
RICHES, "Grooms, Dustin interview" (2021). Veterans Oral Histories. 720.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/veteransoralhistories/720