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Oral history interview with JoelPatrick Leger recorded on 2007 Nov. 5

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Title	Oral history interview with JoelPatrick Leger recorded on 2007 Nov. 5
Description	Interview conducted by Eileen Hurst. JoelPatrick Leger enlisted in the U.S. Army two weeks before his 18th birthday, in December of 1997. He went to basic training in August of 1998, after graduation from high school, at Fort Jackson (SC)" He then transferred to Fort Eustis (VA) for advanced training, where he learned how to fix and maintain Black Hawk helicopters. After his training, which consisted of mainly classroom training, he was transferred to Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah, GA, where he worked on Black Hawks and joined the 3rd Infantry Division, 2nd Battalion. Leger switched his job to flight duty, and became crew chief on a Black Hawk crew. His job as crew chief was to navigate, calculate fuel consumption, and do surveillance. The crew was responsible for detecting suspicious activity around the Bahamas, among other things. In March of 2001, Leger was stationed in South Korea at Camp Stanley. The Black Hawk crew had similar surveillance duties in Korea as they had at Hunter Airfield. Leger was stationed in Korea during the bombings of September 11th, and at the time they thought it may be rumors to set up training, however, a week later they learned what actually happened. When Leger returned to the United States, he was stationed at Fort Campbell (TN), and became part of Alpha Company, 5th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. He was eating lunch with some friends one afternoon, while stationed at Fort Campbell, when they learned that the 101st Division would be deployed to Iraq. They learned the information by watching CNN, where it was listed on the bottom ticker. In February of 2003, he was deployed to Iraq, where he would fly transport missions as a Black Hawk crew chief. The crew arrived in Kuwait via commercial airplane. On missions the crew was always fired upon, which created tense situations. Leger flew in Iraq for a year before returning to the United States, where he was stationed at Fort Campbell for his remaining four months of service. He was discharged in August of 2004, and returned to Connecticut where he began school at CCSU just a few weeks later. He is working towards earning a B.S. in History Education, and hopes to teach History at the high school level upon graduation. Leger also joined the VFW, and the campus veteran's organization, Veteran's Appreciation Organization, where he has been both the president and treasurer at different times.
Coverage	1998-2004
Date Original	11/05/2007
Digital Format	video/x-ms-wmv
Duration	01:21:54
Contributors	Hurst, Eileen
Software	Windows Media Player required for viewing
Access Restrictions and Permissions	No access restrictions. For permission to reproduce contact Central Connecticut State University, Center for Public Policy and Social Research at (860) 832-2976
Image Identifier	VHP2007/20
Creator/Owner	Leger, JoelPatrick V.
War or Conflict	Iraq War, 2003-
Branch of Service	United States. Army
Unit of Service	United States Army. 101st Airborne Division. 101st Aviation Regiment. 5th Battalion. Alpha Co.
Rank	Specialist P-84
Status	Veteran
Subject	Iraq War, 2003- -- Personal narratives, American. Iraq War, 2003- -- Veterans -- Connecticut Black Hawk (Military Transport Helicopter) Patriot missile September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001. Veterans -- Connecticut -- Interviews
Geographic Location	Fort Jackson (S.C.) Fort Eustis (Va.) Fort Campbell (Ky. and Tenn.) Camp Stanley (S. Korea) Fort Stewart (Ga.) Kuwait Iraq
Publisher	Central Connecticut State University. Center for Public Policy and Social Research
Language	eng
Relation	Veterans History Project (U.S.)
Type of Resource	Moving image
Citation	JoelPatrick Leger Papers. VHP2007/20. Veterans History Project; Central Connecticut State University, Center for Public Policy and Social Research.
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