James Armstrong and Morgan Zipf-Meister
Recorded
March 14, 2023
Archived
March 14, 2023
39:01 minutes
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Id:
ddv002345
Description
Morgan Zipf-Meister (39) interviews her conversation partner James Armstrong (40) about his time in the military and his experience during the 2009 Fort Hood Shooting.Subject Log / Time Code
James (J) talks about his background and his family, and shares why he joined the military when he was 26 years old.
J remembers what it was like to join the Army Reserves and compares it to his management work before his military service.
J talks about his work in behavioral health after receiving his advanced individual training in Austin, TX.
J begins talking about his experience of the shooting at Fort Hood by talking about the shooter and why he was at Fort Hood at that time.
J begins describing his experience of the shooting, saying it was after lunch and that he thought at first that it was a training exercise. He shares how he realized he had been shot.
J remembers feeling like time had slowed down, and continues to describe the shooting. He remembers the fellow soldier who gave him first aid.
J says he called his wife after calling the cops, and says that he hung up when the shooter came back into the building.
J says he was able to get help after the shooter was shot down, and that he had been shot in the back as well as his leg.
J remembers how he felt during and after the shooting, saying he was “mission-oriented.”
J describes the aftermath of the shooting, particularly within the political sphere.
J reflects on the impact of the shooting on his marriage and his children.
Participants
- James Armstrong
- Morgan Zipf-Meister