Veterans History Project

The Veterans History Project of the Library of Congress collects, preserves, and makes accessible the personal accounts of American war veterans so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand the realities of war.

In 1992, Christine Mason was a twenty two year old woman who had joined a hospital unit of the US Army Reserve. She had been slotted as a medical technologist. Christine had been going to college, was living alone and had a son. She was doing pretty well for herself but wanted to see another side of life, and/or see the world.

At 22 yrs of age, s...