Kim, Dave, “Kim, Dave (Interview outline), 2013,” Digital Collections, accessed December 6, 2025, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/29154.
Dave Kim joined the military after doing security in Arizona. He tried to enlist in 1983 but was disqualified due to a minor injury and finally was accepted between late 1985 and early 1986. Dave trained at Camp Pendleton in San Diego, California where he trained and worked as a machine gunner.