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Luis Almaguer, Camp Duke, Iraq [2004]

Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: Iraq War, 2003-2011
  • Branch of Service: Marine Corps
  • Unit of Service: 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit
  • Location of Service: Camp Pendleton, California; Iraq
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/34147

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"[I was] always saying to myself I ain't gonna be the one...that one kid back home still running around...not having a life." (Video Interview, 5:47)

Sergeant Luis Almaguer had it rough--raised by his grandparents, he married at 17 and dropped out of high school--before he found a second chance in 1997 with the Marine Corps at the age of 20. He was deployed to Iraq as part of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit in June 2004. A member of a Personal Security Detachment (PSD), he experienced first-hand the humanitarian efforts being made in Iraq, as plans were made to rebuild the city and community of Najaf.

Interview / Recording

About this Item

Title

  • Luis Daniel Almaguer Collection

Names

  • Dreier, David
  • Chiera, Athena Monique
  • U.S. House of Representatives/David Dreier
  • Almaguer, Luis Daniel

Home State

  • Texas

Headings

  • -  Almaguer, Luis Daniel
  • -  Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- 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
    • Unit of Service: 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit
    • Location of Service: Camp Pendleton, California; Iraq
    • Highest Rank: Sergeant
    • Dates of Service: 1997-2006
    • Entrance into Service: Enlisted
    • Military Status: veteran

Materials

  • Video: DVD [1 item] -- Reference copy (collected 2005-08-02; 2007-02-15)
  • Video: MiniDV [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2005-08-02)
  • Manuscript: Clippings [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 2004-11)
  • Manuscript: Unit histories [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 2005)
  • Photograph: Digital print [26 items] -- Photograph (collected 2004-2005)
  • Computer File: CD [1 item] -- Electronic file of photograph (collected 2005; 2005-08-03)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/34147

Cite as

  • Luis Daniel Almaguer Collection (AFC/2001/001/34147), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Online Format

  • image
  • video

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Rights & Access

Using VHP Material in Publication or Exhibition

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Citing VHP Materials

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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:

Dreier, David, Athena Monique Chiera, U.S. House Of Representatives/David Dreier, and Luis Daniel Almaguer. Luis Daniel Almaguer Collection. 1997. Personal Narrative. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.34147/.

APA citation style:

Dreier, D., Chiera, A. M., U.S. House Of Representatives/David Dreier & Almaguer, L. D. (1997) Luis Daniel Almaguer Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.34147/.

MLA citation style:

Dreier, David, et al. Luis Daniel Almaguer Collection. 1997. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.34147/>.