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Lude, Kirk (Sc 1147), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Lude, Kirk (Sc 1147), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1147. Desert Storm letters(4) written to Dawn E. Abbott, Bowling Green, Kentucky, by Kirk Lude, relating his war experiences. Also newspaper clippings regarding soldiers.
Lindsey, Guy (Sc 1146), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Lindsey, Guy (Sc 1146), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1146. Desert Storm letters (2) and Christmas card sent to Patty Wimsatt’s first grade class at Oakland Elementary School, Oakland, Kentucky, from Guy Lindsey. Also included is letter from Wimsatt explaining the letters.
Padgett, David L. (Sc 1150), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Padgett, David L. (Sc 1150), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1150. Desert Storm letters (7) written to Brenda Bush, Frankfort, Kentucky, by David L. Padgett. Also included is data about Padgett and his service in the Persian Gulf War and his subsequent employment.
Radford, A. Todd (Sc 1151), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Radford, A. Todd (Sc 1151), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1151. Desert Storm letters (26) written by A. Todd Radford to this father Robert Radford and family in Louisville, Kentucky, discussing his war service in Saudi Arabia.
Mize, Melinda - Letters To (Sc 1149), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mize, Melinda - Letters To (Sc 1149), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1149. Desert Storm letters (8) and postcard sent to Melinda Mize, Bowling Green, Kentucky, by her brother Charles Wayne Mize and a friend James H. Davis. Also included are clippings with information about Charles W. Mize.
Sanders, Richard "Richie" A., Jr., B. 1963 (Sc 1154), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Sanders, Richard "Richie" A., Jr., B. 1963 (Sc 1154), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1154. Desert Storm letters (3) sent to Kentucky state senator Richard "Richie" Sanders, Smiths Grove, Kentucky, by servicemen.
Rothman, Michael C. (Sc 1153), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Rothman, Michael C. (Sc 1153), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1153. Desert Storm letter written about the U.S.S. Saratoga by Michael C. Rothman to his mother, Betty Gardner, Louisville, Kentucky.
Radford, A. Todd (Sc 1152), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Radford, A. Todd (Sc 1152), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1152. Desert Storm letters (9) written by A. Todd Radford to Mimi Bennett and Ruth E. Ernst, Louisville, Kentucky, and to the Women’s Club of Lyndon, Kentucky, thanking them for materials sent and describing war service in Saudi Arabia.
Stahl, Albert C. (Sc 1157), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Stahl, Albert C. (Sc 1157), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1157. Desert Storm letter, post card and photograph sent by Albert C. Stahl to Robert Bradley, Bowling Green, Kentucky, describing his war service in Saudi Arabia.
Persian Gulf War, 1991 (Sc 1160), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Persian Gulf War, 1991 (Sc 1160), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1160. Clippings from various Kentucky newspapers resulting from a Kentucky Building press release requesting donation of Persian Gulf War letters.
Shepherd, Katherine A. (Sc 1156), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Shepherd, Katherine A. (Sc 1156), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1156. Desert Storm letters (14) written by different servicemen to Katherine Shepherd, Campbellsville, Kentucky, who was preparing a presentation for the Campbellsville Junior High School about the service in the Persian Gulf War. Letters answer specific questions asked by Shepherd.
Suddath, Michael Alan (Sc 1158), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Suddath, Michael Alan (Sc 1158), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1158. Desert Storm letters (6) and post cards (2) written by Michael Alan Suddath to his family in Louisville, Kentucky, discussing his war service in Saudi Arabia.
Sullivan, Betty A. - Letters To (Sc 1159), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Sullivan, Betty A. - Letters To (Sc 1159), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1159. Desert Storm letters (25) by several servicemen to Betty A. Sullivan, Falls of Rough, Kentucky. Also included are examples of newsletters (3) and copies of letters sent by Sullivan to servicemen during the Persian Gulf War.
Persian Gulf War, 1991 (Sc 1037), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Persian Gulf War, 1991 (Sc 1037), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1037. Promotional materials sent to James Mauldin, Bowling Green, Kentucky, appealing for assistance with the project G.I. Christmas Gift Pacs. Includes an endorsement of the project by Art Linkletter and a Christmas card that could be mailed to a soldier stationed overseas.
Persian Gulf War, 1991 - Letters (Sc 1020), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Persian Gulf War, 1991 - Letters (Sc 1020), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full text scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1020. Letters, 1990-1991 (5), written by two soldiers serving in Saudi Arabia and Iraq, to Lewis and Selma Dickinson, Glasgow, Kentucky. Everyday war activities are discussed with emphasis on weather, food, and an Easter religious service.
Persian Gulf War, 1991 (Sc 1008), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Persian Gulf War, 1991 (Sc 1008), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full-text scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1008. Letters (11) and postcards (2) written to Allan and Vicki Harvey, Louisville, Kentucky, from several different Desert Storm soldiers stationed in Saudi Arabia during the Persian Gulf War. Also photo and associated letter.
Hines, Jason P., B. 1969 (Sc 932), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hines, Jason P., B. 1969 (Sc 932), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 932. Four letters written by Jason P. Hines, stationed in Saudi Arabia, to his mother Kathleen Riley, Bowling Green, Kentucky, relating his experiences in Operation Desert Shield, 1990, and Operation Desert Storm, 1991.
Arnett, Terry (Sc 2454), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Arnett, Terry (Sc 2454), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2454. Letter, 23 February 1991, from Terry Arnett, serving in Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Shield, to Allison Grimes, Bowling Green, Kentucky. He sends greetings and writes briefly of the desert conditions. Stationery includes Operation Desert Shielf crest and images of military activities.
Humble Family (Sc 1993), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Humble Family (Sc 1993), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1993. E-mail correspondence between Brian and Jason Humble, serving in the Iraq War, and their father. Brian writes introspectively of military life and his work training medical personnel, and describes a port of call in Bahrain; Jason writes of his responsibility for men under his command. Includes cruise book of Fleet Hospital 15 detailing its 1991 tour during the Persian Gulf War, and copy of a potato chip bag with "Arabic labeling.
Wku Veterans History Project (Mss 278), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Wku Veterans History Project (Mss 278), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 278. Biographical data sheets and video interviews with U.S. war veterans in western Kentucky as part of the Veterans History Project, created by Congress in 2000. Dr. Gary L. Villereal, regional project coordinator.
Stephens, Everett James, B. 1971 (Sc 2075), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Stephens, Everett James, B. 1971 (Sc 2075), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Fidning aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2075. Journal kept by Everett James Stephens, a U.S. Marine and Western Kentucky University student, during his service in the Persian Gulf War. He records his experiences of the war, as well as his training and leisure activities while at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, and in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.
Persian Gulf War, 1991 (Sc 2073), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Persian Gulf War, 1991 (Sc 2073), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2073. Book taken from Iraqi soldier during Operation Desert Storm; written in Arabic with some photos attached.
Persian Gulf War, 1991 (Sc 2074), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Persian Gulf War, 1991 (Sc 2074), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2074. Book found on battleground during Operation Desert Storm; written in Arabic and bearing the emblem of Iraq.
Presbyterian Church (Bowling Green) - Veteran's History Project (Mss 277), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Presbyterian Church (Bowling Green) - Veteran's History Project (Mss 277), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 277. Personal histories of members of the Presbyterian Church, Bowling Green, Kentucky who were veterans of World War II, the Korean War, the Cold War, the Vietnam War, Bosnia, the Persian Gulf War, or the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Includes biographical information and a narrative of the subject's military experiences. Audio interviews are also included on DVD.
Covert, Craig H., B. 1965 (Sc 1990), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Covert, Craig H., B. 1965 (Sc 1990), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1990. Correspondence of Craig H. Covert while serving in Iraq War from January to May 2004. As a member of the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) Close Protection Team based in Basra, Iraq, Covert provided protective support to CPA South Administrator Patrick M. Nixon.
Polston, James T. (Sc 1952), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Polston, James T. (Sc 1952), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1952. Letters (5) from James "Todd" Polston to his mother Janet Polston in Jamestown, Kentucky, while serving in the Persian Gulf War. Includes two copies of "Faithful and True Command Letter," the 4th Battalion 5th Field Artillery newsletter sent to military families.
Spiller, Robert Ernest, 1928-2018 (Sc 1968), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Spiller, Robert Ernest, 1928-2018 (Sc 1968), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1968. Letter to Colonel Robert E. Spiller from Captain Roy G. Henson replying to his Christmas greeting and describing U.S. military preparations for Operation Desert Storm. Includes copy of Bowling Green, Kentucky Daily News article reporting on service branches' roles in upcoming Persian Gulf War.
Merritt, Dayton L., B. 1947 (Sc 1967), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Merritt, Dayton L., B. 1947 (Sc 1967), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1967. Letters Dayton l. Merritt wrote to his sister, Judy Merritt, from Vietnam, mainly concerning family news; letters written to Merritt from soldiers during the Persian Gulf War and one of his replies; 1991 letters by Merritt to the "Kentucky Post" related to the "Vietnam syndrome."
Slone, Amanda Lynn - Collector (Sc 1730), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Slone, Amanda Lynn - Collector (Sc 1730), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1730. Two 1969 letters from Troy Damron, serving in Vietnam, to his sister-in-law Edith Sue (Slone) Blackburn, Regina, Kentucky. Also 1991 letter from Gerald Lee Thacker, serving in Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Storm to his great-niece Amanda Lynn Slone, Regina, Kentucky.
Boyd, Gilbert, Jr., B. 1950 (Sc 1657), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Boyd, Gilbert, Jr., B. 1950 (Sc 1657), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1657. Letters from Gilbert "Randy" Boyd, Jr., serving as a Chief Warrant Officer in Saudi Arabia during the Persian Gulf War, to his wife Reba in Bowling Green. He comments on his fellow soldiers, the beginning of the war and a trip to Kuwait.