Personal Narrative Manuscript/Mixed Material Software, E-Resource Audio Recording Rebecca Winter Jones Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: Peacekeeping forces--Bosnia and Hercegovina; Persian Gulf War, 1991; Iraq War, 2003-2011
- Branch of Service: Army
- Unit of Service: 1st Armored Division; 1st Cavalry Division
- Location of Service: Bosnia; Kosovo; Iraq; Kuwait; Germany; Fort Hood, Texas; Kuwait
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/30590
A graduate of the fourth class at West Point to admit women, Rebecca Jones embarked on a career as an officer in virtually every hot spot of the last 20 years, from Saudi Arabia to Kosovo to Kuwait and Iraq. She commanded a truck company in the Persian Gulf War, and she served as executive officer of a team of logisticians for Operation Iraqi Freedom. Throughout her various assignments she was impressed with the positive attitudes of her colleagues and the willingness of everyone to pitch in to solve a problem, no matter how seemingly insignificant.
Rebecca Winter Jones Collection
Interview / Recording
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PlayEarly days of training at West Point, taught to be a member of a team and not an individual; drawing strength from her fellow classmates undergoing through the same pressures. 00:04:19.2 - 00:05:30.6
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PlayArriving in Ad Damman, Saudi Arabia, in October 1990 for Operation Desert Shield; she was commander of a truck company there; her duties in other operations. 00:13:18.5 - 00:17:18.7
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PlayHer closest brushes with hostile fire; as part of a convoy going into Iraq, one of her elements was under fire while the convoy was bogged down in the sand. 00:17:24.3 - 00:19:15.7
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PlayIn Persian Gulf War, admiring the teamwork employed to free a huge tanker stuck in the sand; in the aftermath of a rainstorm, taking a tumble face-first into a temporary lake; resolving to maintain her composure. 00:19:33.8 - 00:23:45.9
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PlayShortage of supplies in most of her deployments, especially repair parts; not feeling any stress; confident of her mission and the support of her team. 00:28:32.8 - 00:30:05.8
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PlayReflections on her experiences in the military; distrustful of the negative picture painted of the military in the general media. 00:43:12.2 - 00:44:16.9
About this Item
Title
- Rebecca Winter Jones Collection
Names
- Burke, Joan
- Library of Congress
- Jones, Rebecca Winter
- Veterans History Project
Home State
- Virginia
Headings
- - Jones, Rebecca Winter
- - Peacekeeping forces -- Bosnia and Hercegovina -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army.
- - Persian Gulf War, 1991 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army.
- - Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army.
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Female
Race
- White
Status
- veteran
Service History
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Peacekeeping forces--Bosnia and Hercegovina
- Branch of Service: Army
- Location of Service: Bosnia; Kosovo
- Military Status: veteran
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Persian Gulf War, 1991
- Branch of Service: Army
- Unit of Service: 1st Armored Division; 1st Cavalry Division
- Location of Service: Germany; Fort Hood, Texas; Kuwait
- Dates of Service: 1979
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
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Iraq War, 2003-2011
- Branch of Service: Army
- Location of Service: Iraq; Kuwait
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Military Status: veteran
Materials
- Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Transcription of audio recording (collected 2008-06-16)
- Computer File: CD [1 item] -- Electronic file of manuscript (collected 2008-06-16; 2008-06-17)
- Audio: Audio Cassette [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2005-09-13)
- Audio: CD [1 item] -- Reference copy (collected 2005-09-13; 2007-10-31)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/30590
Cite as
- Rebecca Winter Jones Collection (AFC/2001/001/30590), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- audio