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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.
Dove, Arlen (Interview outline and video), 2009

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  • Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Jim Roach Vietnam War Part 3 & 4 1 hour 51 minutes 7 seconds (00:00:18) Early Life -Got back from his first tour on December 6, 1968 -Got married on December 26, 1968 -Didn‟t have any personal experience with harassment from pr...
Roach, James (Interview outline and video, 2 of 2), 2013

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  • Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Herman Keizer Pre-Vietnam, Vietnam War, and Post -Vietnam 2 hours 12 minutes Interview begins @ 00:03:30 (00:03:32) Early Life -Born in Chicago, Illinois on May 21, 1938 -Oldest of seven children -Had lots of opportunities growing up...
Keizer, Herman (Interview outline and video), 2010

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  • Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Vietnam Era David Cheeseman Length of interview (0:01:31 – 1:25:31) *Interview begins at 0:01:33 on screen (0:1:33- 0:03:40) Background         Born in June 1946 and raised in Wixom, Michigan Wixom w...
Cheeseman, David (Interview outline and video), 2011

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  • Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Vietnam Hung Q Vu Total Time – (01:03:08) Background/Family Moves/Working on the American Military Base             He was born in Nam Dinh, Vietnam in 1952 (00:24) His father...
Vu, Hung Q (Interview outline and video), 2010

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  • Description: However, joining the Fire Support Base Ripcord Association helped him return to his "happy-go-lucky" self. Now that America is past the era when veterans were called murderers and belittled in public, Carol Gilbert is proud to be a veterans’ wife.
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  • Text: ...s are demanding people and to be proud that you are a vet. You don’t have to hide anymore. (41:01) Interviewer: You’re a veterans’ wife. Let me tell you, I have a shirt that says, “I’m a Veterans’ Wife” and I wear it quite a bit and I’m proud of it. Interviewer: Goo...
Gilbert, Carol (Interview transcript and video), 2013

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  • Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Vietnam War Luc Nguyen Interview Length: (00:57:26:00) Pre-enlistment / Training (00:00:18:00)  Nguyen’s father originally lived in the northern part of Vietnam but following the August Revolution in 1955, he had to move to t...
Nguyen, Luc (Interview outline and video), 2010

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  • Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Cold War/Vietnam Pete Rowe Total Time – (01:19:51) Background     He was born in Abilene, Texas in 1942 (00:17) His father was in the Pacific fighting during World War II o He flew B-24’s o His mother ...
Rowe, Stephen "Pete" (Interview outline and video), 2012

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  • Text: ...ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEW JOE BRINN Born: Portsmouth, Virginia Resides: Interviewed by: James Smither PhD, GVSU Veterans History Project, Transcribed by: Joan Raymer, February 23, 2013 Interviewer: Now Mr. Brinn, can you begin by giving us a little basic background on yourself? To start with,...
Brinn, Joseph (Interview transcript and video), 2010

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  • Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veteran’s History Project Ron Kloet part 3 Vietnam War Interview Length: (02:10:14:00) Recap / Fourth Vietnam Tour (00:00:29:00)  Prior to deploying for his fourth tour, Kloet attended a captain’s officer course and after completing that, rather tha...
Kloet, Ronald (Interview outline and video, 3 of 3), 2011

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  • Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veteran’s History Project Isabelino Vazquez Korean War / Vietnam War Interview Length: (01:36:51:00) Pre-Military Life / Korean War / Early Military Service (00:00:12:00)  Vazquez was born in Puerto Rico and he stayed in Puerto Rico until he...
Vazquez, Isabelino (Interview transcript  and video), 2011

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  • Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Denny Gillem Vietnam War (Note: This session covers the material missing from the original interview, mostly dealing with his second tour in Vietnam) Interview Length: (01:48:51:00) Review of West Point / 1st Vietnam Tour (00:01:02...
Gillem, Denny (Interview outline and video, 2 of 2), 2011