Joseph Medina Collection: Veterans History Project (American Folklife Center, Library of Congress)

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	Joseph Medina Collection
	Biographical Information Name: Joseph Valentino Medina Date of Birth: 1953 Gender: Male Race: Hispanic Home State: CA War or Conflict: Bosnia, 1995-1998 Status: Veteran Dates of Service: 1976-2005 Entrance into Service: Commissioned Branch of Service: Marine Corps Unit of Service: 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment; Headquarters, US European Command (EUCOM) Location of Service: California; Hawaii; Virginia; North Carolina; Okinawa, Japan; Italy; Germany; Bosnia Highest Rank: Colonel Prisoner of War: No Service Related Injury: No Service History Note: Medina was stationed at Headquarters, US European Command starting in 2/1998. War or Conflict: Kosovo, 1999 Status: Veteran Unit of Service: Headquarters, US European Command (EUCOM) Location of Service: Germany; Kosovo Prisoner of War: No Service Related Injury: No War or Conflict: Afghanistan and Iraq Wars, 2001-present Status: Veteran Dates of Service: 2003-? Unit of Service: 3rd Marine Regiment; Expeditionary Strike Group Three (ESG 3); Task Force 58; Task Force 79; 3rd Marine Division Location of Service: Persian Gulf; Iraq Highest Rank: Brigadier General Prisoner of War: No Service Related Injury: No Service History Note: Medina was assigned as Commander, Task Force 58 (CTF 58) and CTF 79. As of 6/2007, Medina is still serving in the US Marine Corps.	Collection Information Type of Resource: Video: VHS [1 item] --Oral history interview Video: VHS [1 item] --Reference copy Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] --Transcription of video recording Video: Digital Betacam [1 item] --Digitized Copy Interviewer: David Medina Donor: Heather Waters Donor Affiliation/Organization: Coronado Middle School Collection #: AFC/2001/001/28619 Subjects: Medina, Joseph Bosnia, 1995-1998 -- Personal Narratives United States. Marine Corps. Kosovo, 1999 -- Personal Narratives Afghanistan and Iraq Wars, 2001-present -- Personal Narratives Cite as: Joseph Medina Collection (AFC/2001/001/28619), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Joseph Medina Collection

Biographical Information

Name:: Joseph Valentino Medina
Date of Birth:: 1953

Gender:: Male
Race:: Hispanic
Home State:: CA
War or Conflict:: Bosnia, 1995-1998
Status:: Veteran
Dates of Service:: 1976-2005
Entrance into Service:: Commissioned
Branch of Service:: Marine Corps
Unit of Service:: 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment; Headquarters, US European Command (EUCOM)
Location of Service:: California; Hawaii; Virginia; North Carolina; Okinawa, Japan; Italy; Germany; Bosnia
Highest Rank:: Colonel
Prisoner of War:: No
Service Related Injury:: No
Service History Note:: Medina was stationed at Headquarters, US European Command starting in 2/1998.
War or Conflict:: Kosovo, 1999
Status:: Veteran
Unit of Service:: Headquarters, US European Command (EUCOM)
Location of Service:: Germany; Kosovo
Prisoner of War:: No
Service Related Injury:: No
War or Conflict:: Afghanistan and Iraq Wars, 2001-present
Status:: Veteran
Dates of Service:: 2003-?
Unit of Service:: 3rd Marine Regiment; Expeditionary Strike Group Three (ESG 3); Task Force 58; Task Force 79; 3rd Marine Division
Location of Service:: Persian Gulf; Iraq
Highest Rank:: Brigadier General
Prisoner of War:: No
Service Related Injury:: No
Service History Note:: Medina was assigned as Commander, Task Force 58 (CTF 58) and CTF 79. As of 6/2007, Medina is still serving in the US Marine Corps.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:: Video: VHS [1 item] --Oral history interview; Video: VHS [1 item] --Reference copy; Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] --Transcription of video recording; Video: Digital Betacam [1 item] --Digitized Copy
Interviewer:: David Medina
Donor:: Heather Waters
Donor Affiliation/Organization:: Coronado Middle School
Collection #:: AFC/2001/001/28619
Subjects:: Medina, Joseph
Bosnia, 1995-1998 -- Personal Narratives
United States. Marine Corps.
Kosovo, 1999 -- Personal Narratives

Afghanistan and Iraq Wars, 2001-present -- Personal Narratives
Cite as:: Joseph Medina Collection (AFC/2001/001/28619), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

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