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• Description: Arlen Dove is a Vietnam and Cold War Era veteran who served with the Military Police Corps in the U.S. Army, in which he served in active service from 1968 to 1971. In this account, Dove discusses his pre-enlistment, enlistment and training in the U.S. and abroad.
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• Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Vietnam War/Cold War Interviewee’s Name: Arlen Dove Length of Interview: 55 minutes Pre-Enlistment (00:10)  Childhood (00:15) o Dove was born in El Pena, Michigan in 1949.

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Vietnam Wayne Spruill Total Time – (01:09:55) Background • • • • • He was born in Cleveland, Mississippi on August 13, 1949 (00:28) His father worked on a farm and his mother worked in a factory (00:42) He gradu...

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• Text: ...b as a time keeper at the fencing plant (00:39:45:11)  Decided to go to college because the G.I. Bill of 1944 covered all veteran tuition and any additional higher education costs plus an additional $90 per month “to live on” (00:40:16:00) o In September 1946, began higher education ...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Randy Curry (02:38:00) (43:00)Washington D.C. • Born November 19, 1944 • Father was in the military for 23 years. He was the head dietician at Walter Reed Hospital • When he was two he spent 3 years in Bettelheim Germany where his...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Dr. Edward Byrd Vietnam War 1 hour 24 minutes 28 seconds (00:00:12) Early Life -Born on January 26, 1940 in Birmingham, Alabama -Moved to Washington D.C. and grew up there -His father started several businesses -Most successful one w...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Gunther Kirschner (42:20) Background information (00:11)               Born in October of 1948 in Germany. (00:14) His mother was German but his father was an American Soldier who fought in WWI...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview World War II Mary Ann Gwatkin Total Time – (58:27) Background • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • She was born November 10, 1920, in Grand Rapids, Michigan (01:47) There were seven children in he...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview World War II Albert Barker Total Time – (42:31) Background · He was born in Stanton, Michigan, on February 17, 1925 · He was raised on a farm (00:40) · There were five children in the family o Three boys and two girls § ...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview World War II Richard Beimers Total Time – (58:55) Background · · · · · · · · · · · His dad worked on the railroad for many years (02:41) His grandfather gave his father ten acres of property to farm on His fami...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veteran’s History Project Interview Vietnam War George Calvin Bekkering Length of Interview (00:44:33) Military Background (00:00:23) Was a part of the Army and served in the Vietnam War: 1967-1968 • Arrived as an E-3, Private 1st Class, and came back as a...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Vietnam War Dale Cooper (1:01:32) Background Information (00:14) • • • • • • • Born in 1948 in Southern Illinois in a farm house. (00:15) Dale was the fourth out of five children. (00:30) The farm grew corn and beans and ...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veteran’s History Project World War II Jake DeWitt Length of Interview (00:40:42) Background Born in 1922, Grand Rapids, MI Hall Street School Father worked for the Tanglefoot Co.  Made fly paper Family was large (four younger sisters) DeWitt was in an a...