Cooley, James Peter (Interview outline and video), 2015
Vansuilichem, Michael (Interviewer)
James Cooley was born on March 6, 1986 and grew up in Caledonia, Michigan. In 2003 he enlisted in the Army. He received basic training at Fort Benning, Georgia and after that Advanced Individual Training. He deployed to Iraq and served with a transportation unit, moving food, ammunition, supplies, and vehicles to bases around the country. He also helped with the distribution of humanitarian aid to Iraqi civilians. After nearly a year he returned to the United States and spent two years in the United States. He redeployed to Iraq and worked as a Detainee Payroll Manager. His first tour was in 2004-2005 and his second tour was in 2008-2009. His enlistment ended after his second tour, but as of 2015 he is trying to reenlist as an officer.
2015-05-21
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
Veterans History Project (U.S.)
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Cooley, James Peter, “Cooley, James Peter (Interview outline and video), 2015,” Digital Collections, accessed December 25, 2024, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/29993.