Lawrence Ray Papini, Jr. Collection

Biographical Information

Gender:

Male

Race:

Unspecified

War or Conflict:

Afghanistan and Iraq Wars, 2001-present

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1978-2008

Entrance into Service:

Commissioned

Branch of Service:

Army

Unit of Service:

1st Battalion, 62nd Air Defense Artillery, 25th Infantry Division; Italian War College; Saudi Arabian National Guard Modernization Program; 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)

Location of Service:

Fort Bliss, Texas; Italy; Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; US Embassy Rome, Italy; Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania; Tirana, Albania; Afghanistan

Battles/Campaigns:

Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)

Highest Rank:

Colonel

Prisoner of War:

No

Service History Note:

The Veteran also served on Joint Task Force Six (JTF-6), and as the Director of Academic Outreach in the Strategic Studies Institute at the Army War College.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Video: MiniDV [1 item] --Oral history interview

Video: DVD [1 item] --Reference copy

Interviewer:

Dr. David Lonich

Contributor:

Michael Brna

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

California University of Pennsylvania

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/65519

Subjects:

Papini Jr., Lawrence Ray
Afghanistan and Iraq Wars, 2001-present--Personal Narratives
United States. Army.

Cite as:

Lawrence Ray Papini, Jr. Collection
(AFC/2001/001/65519), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress