Veteran Voices Audio Short Story: Camp Pennsylvania (Josh Galiyas)


Leído por Kevin Farkas

Josh Galiyas of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania served in the 101st Airborne Division and United States Southern Command from 2001-2008. He was in army basic training during the 9/11 attack and in 2003 he was among the first troops to enter Iraq as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

While awaiting orders to launch into Iraq from Camp Pennsylvania in Kuwait, Josh’s unit was attacked by Army sergeant Hasan Karim Akbar, a Muslim convert who feared that US troops would harm fellow Muslims. This audio short story is a production of the Veteran Voices of Pittsburgh Oral History Initiative.

Audiography and interviewing were done by Kevin Farkas. The original interview was recorded on September 14, 2015, at the Heinz History Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.


This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.

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Camp Pennsylvania 4:01