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Larry Bond [2006]

Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: Iraq War, 2003-2011; Cold War
  • Branch of Service: Army
  • Unit of Service: 131st Transportation Company, Army National Guard
  • Location of Service: Fort Bliss, Texas; Germany; Fort Lewis, Washington; California; Fort Dix, New Jersey; Camp Arifjan, Kuwait; Iraq
  • Highest Rank: Specialist Four; Sergeant
  • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/43890

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"You can't be on guard 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for a whole year without it affecting you in some way." (Video Interview, 17:03)

At the age of 19, Larry Bond enlisted in Army, attracted by the promise of a good specialty, that of radar mechanic. He served for seven years; twelve years later, he was drawn back into serving in the military, this time as a citizen soldier in the Army National Guard. His unit was activated for duty in Iraq in the early days of Operation Iraqi Freedom. In his capacity as a truck driver, he saw enough errors committed by his own men, especially officers, to make him extremely wary, a condition which carried over in his re-entry into the civilian world.

Interview / Recording

About this Item

Title

  • Larry Bond Collection

Names

  • Bond, Larry
  • Herman, Rakim
  • Draper, Mark
  • Sade Williams
  • Free Library of Philadelphia

Home State

  • Pennsylvania

Headings

  • -  Bond, Larry
  • -  Cold War -- 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

  • Male

Status

  • veteran

Service History

  • Cold War

    • Branch of Service: Army
    • Highest Rank: Sergeant
    • Dates of Service: 1976-1983
    • Entrance into Service: Enlisted
    • Military Status: veteran
  • Iraq War, 2003-2011

    • Branch of Service: Army
    • Unit of Service: 131st Transportation Company, Army National Guard
    • Location of Service: Fort Bliss, Texas; Germany; Fort Lewis, Washington; California; Fort Dix, New Jersey; Camp Arifjan, Kuwait; Iraq
    • Highest Rank: Specialist Four
    • Dates of Service: 1995
    • Entrance into Service: Enlisted
    • Military Status: veteran

Materials

  • Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2006-07-28; 2006-08-03)
  • Video: VHS [1 item] -- Reference copy (collected 2006-07-28; 2007-05-29)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/43890

Cite as

  • Larry Bond Collection (AFC/2001/001/43890), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Online Format

  • image
  • video

Additional Metadata Formats

Rights & Access

Using VHP Material in Publication or Exhibition

The Veterans History Project (VHP) at the Library of Congress collects, preserves and makes accessible the firsthand recollections of U.S. military veterans who served from World War I through more recent conflicts and peacekeeping missions, so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand what they saw, did and felt during their service. The Veterans History Project Collection includes oral histories along with documentary materials such as original letters, diaries, photographs, and memoirs.

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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:

Bond, Larry, Rakim Herman, Mark Draper, Sade Williams, and Free Library Of Philadelphia. Larry Bond Collection. 1976. Personal Narrative. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.43890/.

APA citation style:

Bond, L., Herman, R., Draper, M., Sade Williams & Free Library Of Philadelphia. (1976) Larry Bond Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.43890/.

MLA citation style:

Bond, Larry, et al. Larry Bond Collection. 1976. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.43890/>.