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  • Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Vietnam Jim Harris Total Time – (01:17:00) Background • • • • • • • • • • He was born in South Dakota on December 29, 1941 (00:27) When he was eight years old, his family moved to Minneapolis He gradua...
Harris, James (Interview outline and video), 2012

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  • Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Robert Bolinder (01:46:00) Introduction (00:17) Family and Pre-enlistment (00:44) Born in the Bronx, NY in 1923. His family moved to NJ a year after he was born.
Bolinder, Robert (Interview outline, video, and papers), 2007

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  • Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Michael McGregor (2:23:37) Background Information (00:03)             Born in Indiana on February 5th 1943. (00:04) His father was a career soldier in the Army.
McGregor, Michael (Interview outline and video), 2010

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  • Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview World War II - WACs Lillian Remus Length of Interview: (00:09) DM: This is Douglas Montagna from Grand Valley State and I‟m here talking with Lillian Remus about her experiences during World War II.
Remus, Lillian (Interview transcript and video), 2009

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  • Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Les Alcumbrack (01:02:00) Background • Full name is Lester Alcumbrack (00:14) • From Kentwood, MI (00:31) • Born in Grand Rapids, his family moved to the corner of 32nd and East Paris when he was about five years old. (00:44) • ...
Alcumbrack, Lester (Interview outline and video), 2008

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  • Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Gene Pasma World War II 1 hour 41 minutes 28 seconds (00:00:18) Early Life -Born in Moline, Michigan on August 28, 1923 -Father owned a ninety acre farm east of Moline -Spent early childhood there -Moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan ...
Pasma, Gene H. (Interview outline and video)

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  • Description: Peter Newman is a major in the Michigan National Guard and a veteran of the War in Afghanistan. He was born in Mount Prospect, Illinois, in 1980 and grew up in Michigan. He took ROTC training in college and was commissioned in the Army in 2002.
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  • Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Peter Newman War in Afghanistan 2 hours 18 minutes 36 (00:00:18) Early Life -Born in Mount Prospect, Illinois on June 18, 1980 -Parents’ names were Jay and Barb -Both of his parents were teachers -His father was a secondary educati...
Newman, Peter (Interview outline and video), 2014

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  • Text: He is also on the Agent Orange registry and goes in once a year for a cancer screening. (1:12:09) He feels that the VA has killed many veterans by filling them with pills.
Cavanaugh, Sidney Jr. (Interview outline and video), 2013

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  • Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project The Cold War Marvin Abbott Interview Length: (00:36:56:00) Pre-enlistment / Training (00:00:38:00)  Abbott was born in June 1938 on a farm in Decatur, Michigan; growing up, Abbott attended a country school before going to Decat...
Abbott, Marvin (Interview outline and video), 2010

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  • Description: ...Butch Romans is a Vietnam War veteran who was born in St. Louis, Missouri in 1945. He grew up in Muskegon, Michigan and in 1966 he volunteered for the draft. He received basic training at Fort Knox, Kentucky, advanced infantry training at Fort Dix, New Jersey, and paratrooper training at Fo...
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  • Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Otis “Butch” Romans Vietnam War 2 hours 7 minutes 27 seconds (00:00:36) Early Life -Born in St. Louis, Missouri in 1945 -His father had been in the Navy in World War II and fought in the Pacific Theatre -He grew up in Muskegon, M...
Romans, Otis (Interview outline and video), 2014

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  • Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veteran’s History Project Vietnam War Douglas Buikema Interview Total Time: (1:38:00) Background  (00:55) Mr. Buikema was born on August 25th, 1946 in Grand Rapids Michigan o Grew up in Wyoming, Michigan o His dad had many jobs, ended up working for an off...
Buikema, Douglas (Interview outline and video), 2011

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  • Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Projects Richard Doyle (1:48:02) Back ground information (00:15)             Was born in Bellows Falls, Vermont on September 6th 1945 (00:17) He has lived his entire life in Vermont and still resides there....
Doyle, Richard (Interview outline and video), 2011