مورد إلكتروني
Oral History Interview with Yvette Pino
| العنوان: | Oral History Interview with Yvette Pino |
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| المؤلفون: | Pino, Yvette M., Rachelle M. Halaska |
| Personal Name: | Pino, Yvette 1976-.. |
| Corporate Name: | United States. Army Military life. . |
| تفاصيل مُضافة: | Wisconsin Veterans Museum. publisher. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | Electronic Resource |
| وصف مادي: | 1 online resource (1 audio file (approximately 6 hr., 44 min.)) + Transcript. 1 SD, approx. 6 hours 44 mins; + Transcript. |
| مستخلص: | In this oral history interview, Yvette Pino discusses her first deployment to Iraq in 2003 and 2004 with the United States Army. During this period, Pino served with the Headquarters and Headquarters Company of the 101st Airborne Division. This interview is a follow-up to her interview given in 2011. Notable topics include the invasion of Iraq, the occupation of Saddam Hussein’s palaces in Mosul, soldiers' mental health, and dynamics with Iraqi nationals. Pino entered the Army shortly after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. She recalls struggling financially at the time she signed up and describes her discomfort with the military's Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy. Pino describes waiting to cross into Iraq from Kuwait in March of 2003. She remembers escorting a chaplain to Camp Pennsylvania after a fragging attack within the 101st Airborne Division. Pino discusses entering Iraq in a two-hundred-vehicle convoy. Pino illustrates the makeshift nature of early Army camps in Iraq and their limited potable water supply. During this time, she recalls feeling discontented with her chain of command. Later, Pino discusses traveling into Baghdad and occupying a former munitions factory in the city. She talks about the practice of leaving soldiers behind to guard supplies and the trauma a friend experienced when the munitions factory was overrun. She notes that many soldiers coped with stress through personal confessions and physical intimacy. Moving on to Mosul, Pino describes her duties as a cook. She recalls operating mobile kitchen trailers on the palace lawn, a shortage of drinking water, and limited access to fresh food. She talks about working alongside local nationals in the kitchen and the Army’s practice of destroying leftover T-rations. She discusses a worker who sold grid coordinates associated with the palace grounds. Soon after the worker’s arrest, the area was hit by rockets and a soldier was killed. Pino states that her attitude shifted after the palace attack. She describes feeling reckless and on-edge. She viewed local Iraqis with new skepticism and hostility, especially when participating in convoys. Pino discusses the danger associated with LOGPAC operations (supply convoys). Soldiers were vulnerable to improvised explosive devices, wires strung across roadways, grenades, and other hazards. Pino states that the hypervigilance required on LOGPACs sometimes returned to her in civilian settings. This was exacerbated by the visual similarities of Iraq and her hometown of Santa Fe, New Mexico. Due to the strain on her mental health and pain of an untreated medical condition, Pino returned home for mid-tour leave. She later took emergency leave when her mother passed away. Pino recalls painting murals for the Army and being sent to the nearby palace of Saddam Hussein's wife. While there, she oversaw food safety at the Eagle's Eye Inn, a restaurant run by the Army. Pino developed bonds with many of the restaurant staff. She recalls meetings between local leaders and military officials at the Eagle's Eye Inn. Pino concludes the interview with a discussion of informal soldier-to-soldier counseling during deployment. She states her appreciation for the women she served with and the unique guidance they provided. She notes the loss of similar camaraderie in civilian life. |
| الموضوعات: | Iraq War, 2003-2011 Personal narratives, American., Soldiers Mental health United States., Cooking for military personnel., Food service Iraq., Food supply., Peer counseling., Mural painting and decoration., Espionage, American Iraq., Traitors., Improvised explosive devices., Grenades., Soldiers Sexual behavior., Interpersonal relations Soldiers., Friendship Iraq., Cooking, Iraqi., Palaces Hussein, Saddam, 1937-2006. Iraq, Military convoys Iraq., Military hygiene., Cuisine pour militaires., Aliments Approvisionnement., Entraide., Traîtres., Dispositifs explosifs de circonstance., Cuisine irakienne., Hygiène militaire., traitors., Baghdad (Iraq) |
| مصطلحات الفهرس: | Oral History, interviews., sound recordings., oral histories (literary works), Interviews., Sound recordings., Oral histories., Interviews., Enregistrements sonores., Histoires orales. |
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| الإتاحة: | Open access content. Open access content |
| ملاحظة: | Interviewed by Rachelle M. Halaska, on June 7, 2019, in Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin. Yvette Pino is a United States Army veteran from Santa Fe, New Mexico. She served with the Headquarters and Headquarters Company of the 101st Airborne Division in Iraq in 2003 and 2004, the 501st Special Troops Battalion in Iraq from 2005 to 2006, and the 1175th Military Police Battalion, Missouri National Guard. |
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