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Michael Daake in Iraq

Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: Iraq War, 2003-2011
  • Branch of Service: Army
  • Unit of Service: 113th Engineer Battalion; Army National Guard
  • Location of Service: Iraq
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/44668

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"I feel very strongly that I have a duty to the country. It's my service to the country." (Audio Interview, 1:40)

When Michael Daake enlisted in the Army at the age of 17 in 1988, he had in mind the service's promise of aid for a college education. But he found opportunities within the Army and stayed, going to Officers Candidate School. He began serving in a National Guard unit in 1997 and they were deployed to Iraq in the third phase of Operation Iraqi Freedom. As a liaison stationed in Mosul, he worked 15-hour days, with no time off between December 2004 and August 2005. Since returning from duty, he has taken pride in training other National Guard personnel, but he is also dismayed that the American public is not focused on the war and supporting the troops.

Michael Brian Daake Collection
Interview / Recording

About this Item

Title

  • Michael Brian Daake Collection

Names

  • Lugar, Richard
  • U.S. Senate/Richard Lugar
  • Daake, Michael Brian
  • Ahmed, Ather

Home State

  • Indiana

Headings

  • -  Daake, Michael Brian
  • -  Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Army.

Repository

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

Gender

  • Male

Race

  • White

Status

  • veteran

Service History

  • Iraq War, 2003-2011

    • Branch of Service: Army
    • Unit of Service: 113th Engineer Battalion; Army National Guard
    • Location of Service: Iraq
    • Highest Rank: Captain
    • Dates of Service: 1988
    • Entrance into Service: Enlisted
    • Military Status: veteran

Materials

  • Audio: CD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2006-03-17; 2006-03-23)
  • Photograph: Copy photographic print [17 items] -- Photograph (collected 2006-03-23)
  • Computer File: CD [1 item] -- Electronic file of photograph (collected 2006-03-23; 2006-03-23)
  • Audio: CD [1 item] -- Reference copy (collected 2006-03-17; 2007-05-29)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/44668

Cite as

  • Michael Brian Daake Collection (AFC/2001/001/44668), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Online Format

  • audio
  • image

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Rights & Access

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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:

Lugar, Richard, U.S. Senate/Richard Lugar, Michael Brian Daake, and Ather Ahmed. Michael Brian Daake Collection. 1988. Personal Narrative. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.44668/.

APA citation style:

Lugar, R., U.S. Senate/Richard Lugar, Daake, M. B. & Ahmed, A. (1988) Michael Brian Daake Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.44668/.

MLA citation style:

Lugar, Richard, et al. Michael Brian Daake Collection. 1988. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.44668/>.