Interview with Noah Melgar, April 15, 2010

Interview Summary

Noah Melgar joined the Marine Corps Reserves in 2005 after his freshman year in college. He is currently a military policeman in the Marine Reserves and has served in Iraq and Uganda. In this interview Melgar discusses joining the military and the reaction his mother and his father, a former Marine, had to his decision. He discusses the duties of a military police officer and his experiences in the military police, particularly one experience controlling a riot in a Palestinian refugee camp. Melgar also discusses guard duty on the Iraqi border, the difference between normal duty military and reserves, and non-combat deployments. In addition he discusses returning to school after returning home.

Interview Keyword

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Interview LC Subject

Anbar (Iraq : Province) College students--Kentucky--Interviews Melgar, Noah Melgar, Noah--Interviews Military service, Voluntary--United States. Northern Province (Uganda) Refugee camps Refugees Rutbah (Iraq) United States. Marine Corps Reserve United States. Marine Corps--Military police University of Kentucky Veterans--Education (Higher)--Kentucky Veterans--Kentucky--Interviews

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