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Title	Oral history interview with Luis G. Arguelles recorded on 2009 Dec. 22
Description	Interview conducted by Eileen Hurst. Luis Arguelles enlisted in the U.S. Army in 2003. He went to basic training at Fort Benning, Ga., and was then transferred to Fort Irwin, Ca., a training base for soldiers who were going to be deployed to Iraq. In the January of 2005, Arguelles was deployed to Iraq where his units' first assignment was in Northern Iraq (Taji). One of their jobs in Taji was to support the effort to look for weapons of mass destruction (WMD’s). However, his main job was as a gunner for the truck that held the units 1st Sergeant. He also held this job when his unit was transferred to Abu Ghraib prison after six months. The shifts for this duty were 12 hours long, and much of the units’ time was spent in the truck. Arguelles describes the conditions that were part of their daily life, including the temperatures, the food, and the supplies. When the soldiers were able to sleep and relax, their barracks were in the prison cells at Abu Ghraib. During his time in Baghdad, he also witnessed three IED (improvised explosive device) explosions, in one of which he was injured. When he returned to the U.S. in January of 2006, he was diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury as well as a severe back injury due to this incident. The remainder of Arguelles’ active duty was spent at Fort Irwin, where he was discharged from in the summer of 2006. After his discharge, he traveled to Florida, and then moved back to Connecticut to find a job. At the time of the interview Arguelles was in the process of finishing a second master’s degree in Counseling, which he hopes to pursue as a career.
Coverage	2003-2006
Date Original	12/22/2009
Digital Format	video/x-ms-wmv
Duration	01:32:45
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	VHP2009/48
Creator/Owner	Arguelles, Luis G.
War or Conflict	Iraq War, 2003-
Branch of Service	United States. Army
Unit of Service	Headquarters Fox troop 211 ACR
Rank	E-5 Specialist
Status	Veteran
Subject	Iraq War, 2003- -- Personal narratives, American Veterans -- Connecticut -- Interviews Abu Ghraib Prison Improvised explosive devices -- Iraq Purple Heart
Geographic Location	Fort Benning (Ga.) Fort Irwin (Calif.) Baghdad (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	Luis G. Arguelles Papers. VHP2009/48. Veterans History Project; Central Connecticut State University, Center for Public Policy and Social Research.
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