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Oral history interview with Joseph O’Keefe recorded 2009 Sep. 30

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Title	Oral history interview with Joseph O’Keefe recorded 2009 Sep. 30
Description	Interview conducted by Eileen Hurst. Joseph O’Keefe enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in January of 2002. He went to boot camp at Parris Island (S.C.), which he described as hard and very memorable. After graduation from boot camp, he worked as a recruitment assistant in Connecticut before going through Marine Combat Training at Camp Geiger (N.C.). In MCT they trained for overseas duty by living in wooden huts and focusing on combat tactics among other things. O’Keefe then went to training for his specialty, which was aviation ordnance. After specialized training in F-18 ordnance, he was deployed to the West Pacific for 6 months for live ordnance training. In January of 2005, his tour in Iraq began, where he was stationed on an air base in Al Asad. O’Keefe was stationed there until August of 2005; his duties were to provide support and make sure that air craft were operational. Shifts were generally around 14 hours long, and they were given one day off every two weeks in order to reduce stress. He was discharged in December of 2005, and returned to Connecticut, where he joined the VFW and enrolled in college at CCSU (he also became active in campus veterans organizations), using the G.I. Bill.
Coverage	2002-2005
Date Original	09/30/2009
Digital Format	video/x-ms-wmv
Duration	1:23:50
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	VHP2009/52
Creator/Owner	O’Keefe, Joseph
War or Conflict	Iraq War, 2003-
Branch of Service	United States. Marine Corps
Unit of Service	VMFA (AW) 224
Rank	Corporal
Status	Veteran
Subject	Veterans -- Connecticut -- Interviews Iraq War, 2003- -- Personal narratives, American Ordnance United States. Marine Corps -- Aviation
Geographic Location	Parris Island (S.C.) Naval Air Station Pensacola (Fla.) Naval Air Station Oceana (Va.) Iraq Australia
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	Joseph O’Keefe Papers. VHP2009/52. Veterans History Project; Central Connecticut State University, Center for Public Policy and Social Research.
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