Marine Carlos Texeira

Marine Carlos Texeira
Trooper
Served for 4 years on Active Duty from 2001-2005
{Status} "Inactive Reserves for 4 years."

Reason for enlisting “All my boys were joining so I wanted to do it too. On top of that I had a military tradition in my family, my dad was in it, so was my uncle. I was like I want to do it too then.”

My Experience...

My experience in the Voice of War class has been both interesting and educational. I had both Professor Vasquez and Paulino last semester and I already knew that this class was going to be excellent. The articles that we were assigned to read were very interesting. From the articles about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder to women's roles in the military, I've read every single article and will bring this knowledge to me in the future. As a United States Marine Officer Candidate, the topic of war and other related issues interest me. All the information and things I learned in this class will definitely help me later on. The videos and clips we viewed in class were my favorite parts. Especially the live documentaries of the war and their personal views about the whole situation. The field trip to the Brooklyn Historical Society was one of the best field trips I took while being in the Interdisciplinary Studies Program. The whole setup of the individual accounts and views of their time in service was unique. I gathered so much information from just that one field trip and loved it. The gentleman who showed us around and gave us tips on our interviews was very helpful. I can tell he's been interviewing for quite sometime and knows his stuff and I respect him a lot. Our final project on interviewing a veteran was a perfect assignment for this class. Not only did we learn more about the military in it's totality, but the professional techniques and etiquette of interviewing. Even though my interview wasn't what I expected it to be, I know I used my techniques that I learned in class. I will being using this knowledge to me in the future. In conclusion, my experience in this class was excellent. I will be keeping in touch with both Professor Paulino and Vasquez in the near future. As an Officer Candidate in the Marines, all this information I have learned will just make me a better leader. Thanks.

-Daniel Dizon

The Vietnam War

The Vietnam War

Angel Filipov

Interview with my dad

http://www.zshare.net/audio/11649686ce9eca2d/

Voices of War<3

Throughout the course of this class i have learned a lot about the military. I have learned things that I did not even think i would ever pay attention to. The experiences during basic training, the diversity betweeen the male and female troops. I have also learned more about PTSD and just how hard it is for a soldier who is away at war, trained to be a killer, to come back and try to lead a normal life. Being assigned an interview with a veteran of your choice was an interesting project. I choose my veteran, Sergeant Juan Castillo to be part of an amazing experience, to have our interview be documented and preserved as part of history forever. Just being able to listen to my veteran and take in all of his experiences and feel as if I am part of something special. For the entire sixteen minutes, I was able to listen intently to what my veteran was saying and actually feel some of what my veteran has felt. The entire experience is one that i will never forget and the Voices of War class is also one that will be remembered.

VOW

During the course of this class, I have read and learned a great deal about the military. For example, the experience of basic training, social diversity of recruits, and treatment of returning soldiers, movies and documentaries that gave greater in sight of war and military deployment, and benefits of military service. My professors Vasquez and Paulino raised interesting questions and discussions on various issues. I gained a deeper understanding of military culture and political negligence of our veterans and soldiers.

My interview experience was a first and I appreciated the experience of documenting something that is historically important, a deeply personal and valuable story of a veteran of war and service member to his country. I have personally gained a different view of a controversial year in American politics and culture that will forever be in the pages of history.

Army Soldier

This is Omegar Velez,his reason for joining for the Army was to be patriotic after 9/11 attacks and to experience something new.He joined the Army at the age of 18.He enlisted for 8 years,4 active and 4 inactive.His training lasted for about 1 year,his basic training lasted for 9 weeks and his AI team for 10 months.He worked for the Delta Company 3/58 Aviation;he was part of the Communication and Electronics Unit or C&E within the company in which he fixed any communication or radars for the Air Traffic Control. He was stationed at Grafenwoehr,Germany just 45 minutes away from the major city of Nurberg.He was not in a combat zone but could of been called if any 4 members from that company serving in Iraq were injured.His discharged status was an Honorary discharge.