Anthony Swofford

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Anthony Swofford is a former U.S. Marine and author best known for his Gulf War memoir "Jarhead," which was adapted into a major film.

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instanceOf United States Marine Corps veteran
human
memoirist
basedOnExperienceOf Operation Desert Shield NERFINISHED
Operation Desert Storm NERFINISHED
birthDate 1970-08-12
birthPlace Fairfield, California, United States NERFINISHED
conflict Gulf War
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
educatedAt American River College NERFINISHED
California State University, Sacramento NERFINISHED
Iowa Writers' Workshop NERFINISHED
University of Iowa NERFINISHED
employer Lewis & Clark College NERFINISHED
St. Mary's College of California NERFINISHED
University of Iowa NERFINISHED
familyName Swofford NERFINISHED
genre memoir
nonfiction
givenName Anthony
hasGender male
inspiredWork Jarhead (film) NERFINISHED
languageOfWorkOrName English
militaryBranch United States Marine Corps
militaryRank Lance corporal
name Anthony Swofford NERFINISHED
nationality American
notableFor Gulf War memoir
notableWork Jarhead NERFINISHED
Jarhead: A Marine's Chronicle of the Gulf War and Other Battles NERFINISHED
occupation United States Marine NERFINISHED
author
university professor
writer
residence United States of America
surface form: United States
serviceNumber United States Marine Corps service member
spouse Christa Parravani NERFINISHED
subjectOf Jarhead (film) NERFINISHED
wrote Exit A
Hotels, Hospitals, and Jails: A Memoir NERFINISHED
Jarhead NERFINISHED
Jarhead: A Marine's Chronicle of the Gulf War and Other Battles NERFINISHED
yearsActive 1990s–present

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Jarhead mainCharacter Anthony Swofford