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• Description: ...to Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana where he played alongside a National Guard Band. During his time in the band he played at veterans' funerals, at the 40th anniversary of NATO in London, England, at the Michigan inaugurations, mental health facilities, Trinidad and Tobago, and Italy....
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• Text: ...r, the band would do a lot of fun things o In Newberry, Michigan there was a mental health facility that they were at when a veteran yelled, “Play or go home!” (28:19)    o The once played at the Wyoming Senior Center  Everyone in the audience was in a bed or on a wheelc...

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• Text: ...Louis -It was strange to go from being the one taking orders to being a manager (00:41:14) Veteran Group Involvement -He joined the AMVETS -Eventually became a post commander -Still receives their newsletter -He has attended AMVETS conventions in Iowa, St. Louis, and Grand Rapids (00:42:38)...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Tom Bilecki War in Afghanistan 27 minutes 24 seconds (00:00:02) Serving in Afghanistan Pt. 1 -Did two tours in Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom -Stationed at Forward Operating Base Frontenac 26 miles north of Kand...

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• Text: ...story of military service, his earliest relative, Daniel Wilson served in the Revolutionary War, he has found some Civil War veterans also one of which named Aaron Essex, is buried at the Veterans Cemetery on Monroe. He was in the New York Infantry. His grandfather was in World War...

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• Description: Simeon Switzer is a veteran of both the Iraq War and the War in Afghanistan. He was born in 1985 in Bogota, Colombia and was adopted by a Michigan family in1987. He grew up with his adoptive family in Jenison, Michigan then Grandville, Michigan.
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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Simeon Switzer Iraq War and War in Afghanistan (00:00:42) Early Life -Born on August 10, 1985 in Bogota, Colombia -He doesn’t know much about his early life -Knows that he was transferred to several foster homes then an orphanage -...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project John Wells Korean War/French Indochina War 47 minutes 55 seconds (00:00:39) Early Life -Born in Omaha, Nebraska in 1930 -Family moved to Michigan after he was born -Muskegon, Michigan in 1931 -Family lived there for five to six ...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Iraq Christopher Notestine Total Time (00:52:44) Introduction (00:00:09)   Christopher was born in Charlevoix County, Michigan on July 26th, 1980 (00:00:21) He has a younger brother and grew up with both parents and com...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Vietnam & Afghanistan & Iraq Baltazar Martinez Total Time – (02:11:52) Introduction / Basic Training – (00:00:11)  Baltazar Martinez was born in Plainview, Texas on August 8th, 1952; he lived there for abou...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview National Guard Jim Flowers – Part 1 Total Time (01:40:56) Introduction / Basic Training (00:00:08)  Jim Flowers was born in Muskegon, Michigan in 1963 (00:00:30) ◦ After graduating from high school, Jim entered the...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview National Guard Jim Flowers – Part 2 Total Time (01:46:50) Re-Introduction / Review from Part I (00:00:02-00:07:52) Back to the United States & Beyond (00:00:40)  Before Jim Flowers and his unit went back to the U...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Vietnam War Michael Hennessy 1:21:47 Introduction (00:20)        Mike was born January 6, 1949 in Savannah, Georgia. His father was a World War II veteran who served in the artillery as a second ...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Jim Corbett Cold War/Vietnam Era 1 hour 42 minutes 28 seconds (00:00:59) Early Life and Pre-Enlistment -Born in November 1938 in Big Rapids, Michigan -When WWII began the family moved to Detroit so their father could work -After...