| Title |
Christopher Spurrier, Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by John C. Worsencroft, 18 March 2010 |
| Alternative Title |
No. 718 Christopher Spurrier |
| Creator |
Spurrier, Christopher |
| Contributor |
Worsencroft, John C., 1981- |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2010-03-18 |
| Access Rights |
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| Date Digital |
2015-07-08 |
| Spatial Coverage |
Kuwait, http://sws.geonames.org/285570/ ; Iraq, http://sws.geonames.org/99237/ ; Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5549030/ |
| Subject |
Spurrier, Christopher--Interviews; Veterans--Utah--Biography; Iraq War, 2003-2011--Veterans--United States--Biography; Iraq War, 2003-2011--Participation, American |
| Description |
Transcript (26 pages) of an interview by John C. Worsencroft with Provo native and Iraq War veteran Christopher Spurrier on 18 March 2009. Part of the Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans oral history project, tape IA-37 |
| Abstract |
Mr. Spurrier was born in Provo, Utah. He discusses his family. He joined the National Guard in Utah while in high school. He describes his boot camp experiences at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. He was assigned to be a combat engineer with the Utah National Guard’s 1457th Engineer battalion, Headquarters Company. He relates his experiences with his unit, including working during the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City, and how the atmosphere changed after 9/11.Mr. Spurrier also describes his call up for deployment and preparation at Fort Lewis, Washington, starting in February 2003. He arrived in Kuwait in April 2003. His unit drove in a convoy to Baghdad, which he describes. He worked supplying the 1st Armored and the 3rd Infantry Divisions. He describes the working and living conditions during that time, and was in country approximately one year.He talks about returning home and reenlisting for another six-year term.Project: Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans. Interviewer: John C. Worsencroft |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
Digital Image © 2015 Utah State Historical Society. All Rights Reserved. |
| Is Part of |
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Oral History Project |
| Scanning Technician |
Niko Amaya; Halima Noor |
| Conversion Specifications |
Original scanned with Kirtas 2400 and saved as 400 ppi uncompressed TIFF. PDF generated by Adobe Acrobat Pro X for CONTENTdm display. |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6xw6dsd |
| Topic |
Veterans; Iraq War (2003-2011) |
| Setname |
uum_elc |
| ID |
838835 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6xw6dsd |
