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- Text: -Appreciates the camaraderie of being a veteran -Always feels welcomed and at home during reunions -Serving in the Army and in Vietnam has made her more accepting and compassionate -Taught her not to be afraid of diversity From 01:13:00 onwards Marcia’s audio starts to fade in and out.
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Harry Kooyman Cold War/Vietnam War 55 minutes 43 seconds (00:00:38) Early Life -Born in the Netherlands in 1944 -Known as the “Starving Times” because of the Second World War -Mother couldn't produce enough milk to f...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Marc Skinner Vietnam War 51 minutes 36 seconds (00:00:20) Early Life -Born in Richmond, Indiana in 1948 -Grew up in Richmond, Indiana and graduated from high school there in 1966 -Went to Ball State University -Stayed for a year and ...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Steve Pullen Vietnam War 45 minutes 11 seconds (00:00:18) Early Life -He was born on Ramey Air Force Base, Puerto Rico -His father was an Air Force pilot -They moved around a lot when he was growing up -His father had deployments ...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Vietnam Steve Avgerinos Total Time – (48:35) Background • • • • • • • He was born in Chicago, Illinois on April 27, 1949 (00:22) He grew up in Chicago His father worked in a laundry (00:48) He had seven sib...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview World War II, Korean War, Lebanese Conflict, Vietnam War William Schrader Length of interview: (01:58:00) Background Information: (00:00:33) Born in Alpena, Michigan, on October 19, 1929 Moved to Chelsea, Michigan wher...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Vietnam War Patrick Lee Duncan Length of Interview (0:59:48) Background: (0:00:08) Born May 23rd, 1947 in Mayville, Michigan Graduated from high school in 1965, played all four major sports Enrolled at Ferris State...
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: Cold War & Desert Storm Name of Interviewee: Avery Loucks Length of Interview: 00:16:48 Background: He lives in Kentwood, Michigan.
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- Description: ...Susan Ryan Bowers is the widow of Vietnam War veteran Steven Bowers. She was born in Memphis, Tennessee and then grew up in Florida. She met Steven in 1963 after a deployment to Europe. He was in the Navy as a bombardier/navigator for an A5 Vigilante in RVAH 5 Squadron (reconnaissance)...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Susan Ryan Bowers Vietnam War 49 minutes 45 seconds (00:00:11) Early Life -Born in Memphis, Tennessee -Moved to Florida when her father went to fight in World War II -Lived in Florida from 1941 to 1965 -Lived in Coral Gables and Jack...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: Vietnam War Interviewee Name: Rex Greenawalt Length of Interview: (01:22:33) (03:45) Background Information Rex was born on October 5, 1947 in Plainwell, Michigan His father owned a dry cl...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project James Butler (59:05) (00:11) • Born in Cleveland, Ohio 1946 • His father was in the Navy in World War II. • His mother worked at the bomber plant in World War II. • When he turned 17, he had began getting calls for the draft. �...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Grover DeVault Cold War (Pre-Vietnam); Vietnam War 22 minutes 13 seconds *Note: Times used in outline are with the time code on the tape (00:49:18) Early Life -Born in Plainfield, New Jersey, on August 20, 1929 -Grew up there (00:49:...