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Contributing Institution:
Center for American War Letters Archives
Title: Christian J. Taranta Iraq War correspondence
Creator:
Taranta, Christian J.
source:
Overmyer, Catherine
Identifier/Call Number: 2014.158.w.r
Identifier/Call Number: 944
Physical Description:
0.025 Linear Feet
(1 folder)
Date: 2006 January 26
Abstract: This collection contains one letter written by TSgt. Christian J. Taranta, USAF to his sister-in-law's fourth grade class
during the Iraq War.
Language of Material:
English
.
Container: Afghan/Iraq 1
Container: 3
Container: 1
Container: 2014-158-w-r_Taranta, Christian
This collection is open for research.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Catherine Overmyer.
[Item title / description; Box "n" / Folder "n"], Christian J. Taranta Iraq War correspondence (2014.158.w.r), Center for
American War Letters Archives, Chapman University, CA.
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This collection contains one correspondence written by Technical Sergeant Christian J. Taranta, United States Air Force during
the Iraq War. Taranta served in the 506th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron. Taranta wrote to teacher Catherine Overmyer's
class of 4th grade students at Waynedale Elementary School in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. Overmyer is Taranta's sister-in-law and
her students wrote letters to Taranta. Overmyer is Taranta's sister-in-law.
Taranta was stationed at Kirkuk Air Base about 150 miles north of Bagdhad. He explains to the students that he is not a pilot,
but part of the security forces which protect the base from attacks. He mentions he has a wife named Becky and an 18 month-old
daughter named Claire. They live in Germany when he is not on tour. He answers the questions that the students asked him in
their letters to him. One question was whether or not he has any friends. He answers "no," stating that his only friend is
his wife Becky. He tells the students his favorite book is "All Quiet on the Western Front." He closes his letter "PSS: Free
Kurdistan."
Written on the pages of a military notebook.
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Subjects and Indexing Terms
Iraq War, 2003-2011
Iraq War -- (2003-2011) -- Correspondence
Overmyer, Catherine