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Brian Roberts at time of interview

Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: Peacekeeping forces--Bosnia and Hercegovina; Iraq War, 2003-2011; Somalia, 1992-1995; Afghan War, 2001-2021; Haiti--History--American intervention, 1994-1995
  • Dates of Service: 1991
  • Branch of Service: Marine Corps
  • Service Unit/Ship: 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment; Marine Corps Headquarters
  • Battles & Campaigns: Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF); Operation Continue Hope; Operation Restore Hope; Operation Quick Withdrawal; Operation Safe Passage; Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)
  • Location of Service: Bosnia; Mediterranean Sea; Afghanistan; Qatar; Kuwait; Bahrain; Arlington, Virginia; Quantico, Virginia; Camp Lejeune, North Carolina; Somalia; Haiti; Caribbean Sea; Cuba; Iraq
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/47855

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Interview / Recording

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Brian Horace Roberts Collection
Audio copy of video interview with Brian Roberts

About this Item

Title

  • Brian Horace Roberts Collection

Names

  • Roberts, Brian Horace
  • Jeschke, Mark
  • James Madison High School
  • Sweney, Brittany
  • Sarah Wendel
  • Pearson, Patricia O.

State of Residence at Time of Collection Donation

  • Virginia

Headings

  • -  Roberts, Brian Horace
  • -  Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Marine Corps.
  • -  Somalia, 1992-1995 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Marine Corps.
  • -  Haiti -- History -- American intervention, 1994-1995 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Marine Corps.
  • -  Peacekeeping forces -- Bosnia and Hercegovina -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Marine Corps.
  • -  Afghan War, 2001-2021 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Marine Corps.

Repository

  • Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Gender

  • Male

Status

  • veteran

Service History

  • Iraq War, 2003-2011

    • Branch of Service: Marine Corps
    • Location of Service: Iraq
    • Battles & Campaigns: Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)
    • Entrance into Service: Commissioned
    • Military Status: veteran
    • Service History Note: The veteran served in Iraq from 09/2003 to 04/2006.

  • Somalia, 1992-1995

    • Branch of Service: Marine Corps
    • Service Unit/Ship: 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment
    • Location of Service: Quantico, Virginia; Camp Lejeune, North Carolina; Somalia
    • Battles & Campaigns: Operation Continue Hope; Operation Restore Hope; Operation Quick Withdrawal
    • Dates of Service: 1991
    • Entrance into Service: Commissioned
    • Military Status: veteran

  • Haiti--History--American intervention, 1994-1995

    • Branch of Service: Marine Corps
    • Location of Service: Haiti; Caribbean Sea; Cuba
    • Battles & Campaigns: Operation Safe Passage
    • Entrance into Service: Commissioned
    • Military Status: veteran

  • Peacekeeping forces--Bosnia and Hercegovina

    • Branch of Service: Marine Corps
    • Location of Service: Bosnia; Mediterranean Sea
    • Entrance into Service: Commissioned
    • Military Status: veteran

  • Afghan War, 2001-2021

    • Branch of Service: Marine Corps
    • Service Unit/Ship: Marine Corps Headquarters
    • Location of Service: Afghanistan; Qatar; Kuwait; Bahrain; Arlington, Virginia
    • Battles & Campaigns: Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF)
    • Highest Rank: Major
    • Entrance into Service: Commissioned
    • Military Status: veteran
    • Service History Note: The veteran served in Afghanistan from 02/2003 to 09/2003.

Materials

  • Video: Digital File [ item] -- (collected unknown)
  • Audio: Audio Cassette [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2006-06-07)
  • Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Transcription of audio recording (collected 2006-06-07)
  • Video: VHS [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2006-06-07)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/47855

Online Format

  • audio
  • video

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.

As a publicly supported institution, the Library generally does not own rights to material in its collections. Therefore, it does not charge permission fees for use of such material and cannot give or deny permission to publish or otherwise distribute material in its collections. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item from the Library’s collections and for securing any necessary permissions rests with persons desiring to use the item.

Please contact us with questions.

Obtaining Copies of VHP Materials

In order for VHP materials to be duplicated, we must receive written permission from the interviewee for you to obtain a copy of the recording unless the proposed use is limited to personal use, research, or other uses permissible by copyright law. If the interviewee is deceased, their next-of-kin may grant written permission.

Please contact VHP for assistance if you need to contact a veteran for permission to use their materials in exhibition or publication, or if you have received permission from the veteran and need access to high-resolution copies of VHP collection materials.

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:

Roberts, Brian Horace, Mark Jeschke, James Madison High School, Brittany Sweney, Sarah Wendel, and Patricia O Pearson. Brian Horace Roberts Collection. 1991. Personal Narrative. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/afc2001001.47855/.

APA citation style:

Roberts, B. H., Jeschke, M., James Madison High School, Sweney, B., Sarah Wendel & Pearson, P. O. (1991) Brian Horace Roberts Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/afc2001001.47855/.

MLA citation style:

Roberts, Brian Horace, et al. Brian Horace Roberts Collection. 1991. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/afc2001001.47855/>.