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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Jason Smith (17:05) Overview of Service (00:30) • • • • • • • • • • Awards and various citations. (3:21) Operation Iraqi Freedom document and picture. (4:20) Promotion papers. (5:39) He had 2 close friends who died ...

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• Description: In 2008 he was honorably discharged from the Marines and continues to participate in a variety of groups for war veterans and working as a clinical athletic trainer.
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• Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Phil Owens Iraq War 43 minutes 5 seconds (07:10) Early Life, Boot Camp and Training -Born on December 31st, 1984 in Grand Rapids Michigan. -Served in the Marines with the highest rank of E5 sergeant.

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Iraq War Michael Gower Length of Interview (00:11:54) Background: (0:00:22)  Born in Kalamazoo, Michigan  Four sisters, one brother  Was in school before entering the service  Enlisted, was not drafted  Joined t...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview James Cooley Iraq War Total Time: 25:30 Childhood and Pre-Enlistment (00:25) • • • • • Born in Wyoming, MI Joined the Army in March, 2003 at age 17 He joined the day after the United States invaded Iraq Joined becau...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Troy Girke (1:01:22) (01:25) Background Information • Troy was born in Allegan, MI • He has one brother and a very close family • He had a fun childhood in the country where he was able to spend a lot of time hunting and...

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• Text: ...GVSU Veteran’s History Project Iraq & Afghanistan Wars Chris Potter Interview Total Time: 20:48                  (00:10) Mr. Potter served in Iraq as a Marine o His rank was sergeant (00:40) Before joining the Marines, he played a...

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• Text: ...GVSU Veteran’s History Project Operation Iraqi Freedom Christopher Wiers Interview Total Time: 21:08               (00:25) Enlisted when he was a junior in high school (00:44) Boot camp was eye-opening for him o Physical and mental challenge ...

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• Description: Jonathan Richard Bates is a Veteran of the Iraq War and has been serving in the United States Army since 1983. In this interview, Bates discusses his recent tour of duty in Iraq. As an Army Advisor for the Iraqi Army, Bates has unique insight into the Iraqi culture and people.
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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Jonathan Richard Bates (00:30:04) (0:34) Background of Army career • Joined in 1983 when in college o Wanted to serve country o Other family members had served o Wanted to learn new stills o Money for college • Part of the Michigan ...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Darin Jousma Yugoslav Wars & War on Terror 9 minutes 1 second (00:00:13) Early Life -Lived with his parents before enlisting in the Army -Had a part-time job when he was in high school (00:00:32) Enlisting in the Army & Tr...

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• Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: Iraq Interviewee Name: Michael Adams Length of Interview: 00:30:35 Background  He wanted to be in the armed forces since he was six or seven.

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• Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Bryan Pogodzinski Cold War, Iraq War 15 minutes 38 seconds (00:00:10) Early Life -Born on September 15th, 1964. -Served as a Master Sergeant in the Air Force.

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Justin Pelham Length: 52:09 (00:20) Background Information • • • • Justin was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on February 23, 1983 His father worked in manufacturing in Byron Center, Michigan and his mother stayed at h...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Edward de Blécourt (01:22:46) (00:25) Background Information • • • • • Edward was born in Phoenix, Arizona on October 9, 1981 and later moved to Michigan when he was 5 years old Edward’s father was an electrical engineer a...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Brian Sager (40:42) Background Information (00:22)      He was born in approx. 1978 and was raised in Brown City, Michigan, where he attended and graduated high school. (00:22) After graduating high school, Brian joined ...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Raymond Hawkins, Jr. Length: 37:44 (00:10) Background Information       Raymond was born on July 7, 1956 in San Juan, Puerto Rico His father had been in the Navy and stationed in Puerto Rico when Raymond was...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Todd Herrick (32:59) (00:35) Army Reserve • • • • • Todd was born on January 19, 1971 and enlisted in the Army Reserve in 1989 He started as a Private E-1 training in Jackson, SC He was promoted to Sergeant First Class E-7 To...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Matthew Brong (40:55) (00:20) Background Information • • • • • • Matthew was born on September 22, 1983 in Petoskey, MI He enlisted in the Army and was in Iraq from August 2006-May 2007 Matthew graduated from high school in...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veteran’s History Project Afghanistan and Iraq Jeff DeLange Length of Interview (00:21:10) Background Born in Grand Rapids, MI; attended Caledonia High School Father worked at Steelcase and mother was a real estate agent; has two older sisters First family me...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Tim Lamphere Cold War, Gulf War, & Iraq War 27 minutes 35 seconds (00:00:08) Early Life -Born on February 14, 1967 -Attended Ionia High School in Ionia, Michigan -Lived in a small town named Muir in Ionia County (00:01:02) Enl...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project James Cooley Iraq War 43 minutes 39 seconds (00:00:24) Early Life -Born on March 6, 1986 -Grew up in Caledonia, Michigan -Involved in sports in high school (00:00:44) Enlisting in the Army Pt. 1 -Shortly after he turned 17 years o...

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• Text: ...s the same person and she'll never be the same person she was (01:00:45) ◦ Rachel comments that a lot of the flak the Veterans Affairs receives is quite justified and provides an example of that happening to her friend (01:03:08) ...

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• Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Iraq Sherman Christensen (1:21:52) Background information (00:14)             Born in Covington, Kentucky, on February 24, 1988. (00:15) Sherman was adopted.

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• Description: Mike Day was a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom who is currently serving in the National Guard. His recent term of deployment lasted about 11 ½ months. In this account, Day discusses his pre-enlistment year, his enlistment and training in the U.S.
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• Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: Operation Iraqi Freedom Interviewee’s Name: Mike Day Interview Length: 45 minutes Pre-Enlistment (00:30) • Childhood (00:35) o Born in Napa Valley, California in September, 1984.

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Robert Durham (1:02:07) Background information (00:18)           Lived in California at the time of the interview (2012). (00:18) Born in Connecticut in 1975. (00:30) His father was a Vietnam veteran