Kangas, John (Interview outline and video), 2011

Smither, James

Kentwood Historic Preservation Commission (Kentwood, Mich.)

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John Kangas was born in Cedar Springs, Michigan in 1981. After graduating high school he was unemployed for awhile before enlisting in the army in 2001. He received his training at Ft. Sill. He worked the radar, assigned to 1st Battalion, 33rd Field Artillery. Mr. Kangas spent almost a year in Germany before going to Iraq. He worked on three different bases in or near Balad and Fallujah while staying in Iraq for a year. He then spent more time in Germany before going home. He was recalled into the military in 2009 and served in Iraq for another 7-8 months driving a truck back and forth from Kuwait to Iraq.

2011-06-09

Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives

Veterans History Project (U.S.)

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