Jackie Wren and Keri Foster
Recorded
July 27, 2013
41:53 minutes
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Id:
lmn003070
Description
Jackie (30) talks to her friend Keri (33) about her experiences in the military, being underestimated because she is a feminine woman, and deploying to Afghanistan.Subject Log / Time Code
Jackie talks about joining the National Guard
Jackie talks about going to Fort Lewis. Her drill instructor yelled, "Why are you smiling?!"
Jackie talks about camping with her battle buddy and a skunk that got in her bag.
J talks about platoon mottos
J talks about being a positive person- people don't expect her to be serious. She remembers volunteering to carry a heavy radio for the first kilometer of a trip.
J talks about Fort Bliss, TX.
J talks about moving to Atlanta and being in the National Guard.
J talks about making "mandatory fun." She remembers going to Afghanistan and enjoying working there.
J talks about moving to Syracuse after Afghanistan. She talks about meeting Keri.
J talks about being underestimated for being an upbeat woman. She remembers her boss told her she would make a "good christian wife" but not a soldier. She has proven him wrong.
Participants
- Jackie Wren
- Keri Foster