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Spanish-American War
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- At what point did your duties related to the Spanish-American War begin? Did you volunteer to join the fighting, or were you part of the regular troops?
- Where were you stationed during the war? What were the people and the surrounding areas like? How long were you there?
- How did you keep in touch with your friends and family back home during this time? Did you save any letters you might have written or received?
- Did you become close friends with any of those you served with? Did you keep in touch in later years? Did you save any of their lives? Did they save yours?
- What were your duties? Did you participate in the fighting? Did you have medical or transport duties? Were you especially skilled at one particular task?
- What was your most vivid memory of this time? Specific people or places? A certain event?
- Were you injured in any way? Describe what happened. What went through your mind when you realized you were hurt?
- If you were injured, did you heal quickly or not? Did you return home because of the injury, or did you go back to fight? How did your injury change you in ways that you noticed years later?
- Did you ever need to take someone's life? Describe the experience and how it affected you both immediately and in the long term.
- In the end, Spain gave up Cuba, the Philippines, Puerto Rico and Guam. Did you leave the service after the fighting was over? Did you feel that your efforts had served a purpose?
- If you had volunteered to fight in the war, did it turn out to be exactly as you had expected? Were you able to return to "normal functioning" afterwards, or did it have an emotional impact on you?
- After all was said and done, what did you learn from your experiences in the military? Why were these lessons valuable to you? How did they change you and your ideas or values?
- How would you be different if you had never had these experiences?
- What sort of memorabilia did you save from this time? What did it symbolize to you? What memories and feelings did it bring back after the war?
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