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Michael Rodriguez, King Khalid Military City (KKMC), Saudi Arabia [1991]

Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: Persian Gulf War, 1991
  • Branch of Service: Army
  • Service Unit/Ship: 5th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH); 218th Aviation Regiment; 548th Engineer Battalion; 326th Medical Battalion, 101st Airborne Division; Company C, 4th Battalion Academy Brigade
  • Battles & Campaigns: Operation Desert Storm; Operation Desert Shield
  • Location of Service: Fort Ord, California; Fort Sam Houston, Texas; Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Berlin, Germany; Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Fort Knox, Kentucky; Kuwait
  • Highest Rank: Master Sergeant
  • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/85311

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"I believe the military gave me a lot of my work ethic. When I start a project, I’ll finish it and be proud of what I do." (30:02)

Master Sergeant Michael Rodriguez’s family has a strong tradition of military service, and he was inspired to join the Army by his father’s long career as an Army tanker. Initially motivated to become a medic by seeing the role of combat medics in movies, he went on to spend 24 years as a medic in the Army, providing much-needed medical support to his comrades on assignments around the globe. In 1990, while assigned to the 5th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH), he deployed to Saudi Arabia in support of Operation Desert Shield. 5th MASH stayed in the Middle East to support Operation Desert Storm, and set up operations inside southeastern Iraq to support advanced Allied forces for three weeks. Following this, Rodriguez served with the Army Medical Department Board, where new medical equipment is tested, and as a Noncommissioned Officer Academy instructor.

Michael Detlef Rodriguez Collection
Interview / Recording

Transcript

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[ Memoir, "Desert Storm/Desert Shield Memories" ]
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[ Biographical information [redacted] ]

About this Item

Title

  • Michael Detlef Rodriguez Collection

Names

  • Rodriguez, Michael Detlef
  • Rodriguez, Cindy

State of Residence at Time of Collection Donation

  • Kentucky

Headings

  • -  Rodriguez, Michael Detlef
  • -  Persian Gulf War, 1991 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Army.

Repository

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

Gender

  • Male

Race

  • Hispanic

Status

  • veteran

Service History

  • Persian Gulf War, 1991

    • Branch of Service: Army
    • Service Unit/Ship: 5th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH); 218th Aviation Regiment; 548th Engineer Battalion; 326th Medical Battalion, 101st Airborne Division; Company C, 4th Battalion Academy Brigade
    • Location of Service: Fort Ord, California; Fort Sam Houston, Texas; Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Berlin, Germany; Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Fort Knox, Kentucky; Kuwait
    • Battles & Campaigns: Operation Desert Storm; Operation Desert Shield
    • Highest Rank: Master Sergeant
    • Entrance into Service: Enlisted
    • Military Status: veteran
    • Service History Note: Additional Units of Service: Company C, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Basic Combat Training Brigade; Berlin Medical Department Activity (MEDDAC).

Materials

  • Audio: CD [ item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2012-04-30)
  • Manuscript: Biographical information [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected unknown)
  • Manuscript: Memoir [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected unknown)
  • Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 2012-04-30)
  • Photograph: Original photographic print [8 items] -- Photographs (collected 1991)
  • Computer File: CD [1 item] -- Multiple types of electronic files (collected 2012-07-01)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/85311

Online Format

  • audio
  • online text
  • image

Additional Metadata Formats

IIIF Presentation Manifest

Rights & Access

Using VHP Material in Publication or Exhibition

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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:

Rodriguez, Michael Detlef, and Cindy Rodriguez. Michael Detlef Rodriguez Collection. Personal Narrative. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/afc2001001.85311/.

APA citation style:

Rodriguez, M. D. & Rodriguez, C. Michael Detlef Rodriguez Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/afc2001001.85311/.

MLA citation style:

Rodriguez, Michael Detlef, and Cindy Rodriguez. Michael Detlef Rodriguez Collection. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/afc2001001.85311/>.