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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Larry R. Armstrong (18:15) Pre-Enlistment • Born in Livingston, TN (1:40) • Was a shoe shine boy when he was 8 years old (2:00) • Became a boxer when he was in his teen years (2:20) • Tried to run away and join the service, but ...
![Armstrong, Larry (Interview outline and video), 2003 Armstrong, Larry (Interview outline and video), 2003](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/ff483618ff74907e965c976874832f50.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Korean War Robert Samuels Length of interview (34:05) (0:12) Background Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan 1930 moved to Grandville, Michigan at age 10 (0:29) Dropped out of high school during 10th grade year (0:46) Not much recol...
![Samuels, Robert (Interview outline and video), 2012 Samuels, Robert (Interview outline and video), 2012](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/b34a8730168e7e59e2069fac1e008523.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Vietnam War Richard Teesdale Length of interview (13:58) (00:17) Basic Training Served in the Vietnam War in the U.S. Marine Corps. (00:21) Upon discharge, he was an E4. (00:28) Served mostly in Vietnam. (00:34) Enlisted in Oc...
![Teesdale, Richard (Interview outline and video), 2009 Teesdale, Richard (Interview outline and video), 2009](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/fb41a06df10899ccd975fd7464d8049f.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Vietnam Robert Vandermolen Total Time – (18:22) Background • • • • He enlisted August 26, 1974 Nearly all of his family had served (00:32) He says that everyone is lucky to go to war and come back out (01:20) He ga...
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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 ...
![Wiers, Christopher (Interview outline and video), 2010 Wiers, Christopher (Interview outline and video), 2010](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/fa934ddac1ce763d03474b38ea9de7d4.jpg)
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Nelson Birman (43:53) Background Information (00:30) Born June 19th, 1936 in Battle Creek, Michigan. (00:39) Served in the U.S.
![Birman, Nelson (Interview outline and video), 2012 Birman, Nelson (Interview outline and video), 2012](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/46bd2f4efdc57a35244c0aea21707d27.jpg)
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- Text: ...d 20 years after he was discharged (1:05:30) Started at the DAV, but it wasn’t helping too much (1:06:20) Then went to the Veterans Center, got the help he needed (1:06:35) They sent him to Chicago to a PTSD clinic for 35 days straight (1:08:40) Lived with 26 other veterans with ...
![Westra, Clyde (Interview outline and video), 2009 Westra, Clyde (Interview outline and video), 2009](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/4084378ac2a5eb6ee3f7b819905d24f0.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Name of Interviewee: Fred Bernhardt Name of War: World War II Length of Interview (00:36:31) Disc Two (00:30) Marine Photographer There were picture sets available to all those in the division for a price [this was discussed because...
![Bernhardt, Fred (Interview outline and video, 2 of 2), 2007 Bernhardt, Fred (Interview outline and video, 2 of 2), 2007](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/a0e2fb6efc2e758b09a85b43f1fbf15d.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project George Sarros (00:21:31) (0:04) Enlistment • George enlisted three months after he had graduated from High school • He was in the service with four good friends, who were unlucky because they all ended up hurting themselves • He e...
![Sarros, George (Interview outline and video), 2007 Sarros, George (Interview outline and video), 2007](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/c524356262b598fb9523f3be4c46efd0.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project John Janssen (53:28) (00:25) Background Information • • • • • John was born on April 30, 1922 in Wisconsin His father bought a farm in Michigan in 1928 and they moved John graduated from high school in 1940; before that he ha...
![Janssen, John (Interview outline and video), 2008 Janssen, John (Interview outline and video), 2008](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/bc367cc9704d97db109f624931822d38.jpg)
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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.
![Adams, Michael (Interview outline and video), 2010 Adams, Michael (Interview outline and video), 2010](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/6b51be0fe9fc973b82361a0c0a02a9ab.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Harry Daleure (1:05:07) (00:20) Background Information • • • • • • Harry was born in Salem, Indiana on July 16, 1926 The area had bad weather and lots of snow He lived in a small town of about 5,000 and it was a nice area f...
![Daleure, Harry (Interview outline and video), 2007 Daleure, Harry (Interview outline and video), 2007](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/4f82791703b571ed8bfa2dbf4e6241e5.jpg)