Interview with Nancy Escobar

Oral History with Nancy Escobar, Army (2009-2017). Raised in California to Mexican American parents. As a first-generation American citizen, and second oldest of six, Escobar had big ambitions. Her time in the Army taught her valuable lessons and skills. Her first deployment was in 2011 to Afghanistan. Escobar left the military in 2017 to take care of her children. She served in the Army from 2009-2017

Interview with Leah Bucholz

Oral History with Leah Bucholz, the first woman in history assisted as a Special Forces physician assistant with the 5th Special Forces Group. Currently in the Army Reserves. Bucholz served in the Army from 2004-2018

Interview with Tamara Becker

Oral history with Tamara Becker who was originally opposed to joining the Army, but joined because she needed the structure the Army would give her. Becker did advanced individual training at Fort Sam Houston, a sixteen-week course in EMT training. Thereafter, she was stationed at Fort Hood, right after the 2009 shooting by Nidal Hasan. But the first gunshot wound she treated was when a private first class was shot coming out of a nightclub; Becker treated the woman before the paramedics arrived. From Fort Hood, Becker was sent straight to Afghanistan. Becker served in the Army from 2009-2014

Interview with Rose Arenas

Oral History with Rose Arenas (Army 2001) originally from Del Rio, Texas. She is from a Mexican family background and she joined the Army and studied at UTSA. Her brother and sister also served in different branches, so she comes from a strong military background. She was a part of Operation Enduring Freedom in July of 2003 which would mark the beginning of a 13 year conflict with Al Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan (Oct 7, 2001 - Dec 13, 2014). Arenas began service in the Army in 2001

Interview with Lori Butierries

Oral history with Lori Butierries (Navy). Although in the Navy she worked alongside Marines in Afghanistan and was a part of Operation Asbury Park which took place on June of 2004. The BLT 1/6 unit she was a part of [Marine Expeditionary Unit] engaged Taliban and other anti-coalition forces in Afghanistan. She also worked in the medical field in a hospital and has a daughter and a son. Butierries served in the Navy from 2000-2006

David Rey Interview

This oral history interview was conducted by Gregory Peek as part of The Joe Anthony Project. Summary of the interview by Gregory Peek: "David Rey is a San Antonio musician and multi-instrumentalist who has performed in a several hard rock and heavy metal bands over the years. David’s father served in the military which is what brought him to San Antonio 1987 where he encountered Joe Anthony on KISS-FM. He discusses attending concerts in San Antonio including his first in 1987 when Def Leppard play with Tesla at HemisFair arena. Also references rock clubs like Sneakers and the Showcase. David joined the San Antonio Jaycees which was a social organization that hosted La Semana Allegre during Fiesta. David talks about the change in rock genre and formats from the glam rock and hair metal of the late 1980s to grunge and alternative rock of the 1990s. This was felt both on MTV and on the radio, including 99.5 KISS-FM. Talks about the difficulty of local San Antonio bands who were more firmly rooted in traditional rock sound of the 80s to make headway during the 1990s. One exception was a band called Petting Zoo who played in Austin and the early incarnations of the SXSW Music Festival. Rey remembers they had a Jane’s Addiction type sound, which kept with the emerging tastes of the decade. Talks about how there was and continues to be a very strong tradition of local musicianship in San Antonio whose tastes were informed and influence by Joe Anthony and KISS-FM.

Interview with Diana Anderson

Oral history with Diana Anderson, a former United States Marine (1976-1979)

Interview with Sara McEathron

Oral history with Sara McEathron, born in Minnesota. After going to college she enlisted in Army Reserves and later on the National Guard. In the National Guard she had a 23 month deployment to Talia, Iraq as a lead tour gunner. McEathron served from 1995-2003

Interview with Nilaja Montgomery

Oral history with Nilaja J. Montgomery, Army Medical Operations Officer

Interview with Christi Stambaugh

Oral history with Marine Veteran who served in the Marine Corps for 24 years (1989-2013) and deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq. She was the first female to serve in several posts such as Security Guard in Athens, Greece, and Detachment Commander in New Delhi, India. Stambaugh served in the Marine Corps from 1989-2013 and achieved the rank of First Sergeant