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- Text: ... 1969 -Coworker made negative remarks to him about Vietnam and his service in Vietnam -Gravitated toward coworkers that were veterans -Had trouble adjusting to the flexibility of civilian life -Still wants things to be in order -Had been offered $7,000 to reenlist in the Air Force, but decl...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Donald Kiefer Vietnam War 54 minutes 41 seconds (00:00:13) Early Life -Born in Delta, Colorado on December 20, 1948 -Family moved to Fort Morgan, Colorado -Lived there for a couple years -Moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado when h...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project William Gerber World War II 1 hour 20 minutes 22 seconds (00:00:09) Early Life -Born on June 26, 1921 in Menominee, Michigan -Had three brothers (two were twins and one was a single brother) -Grew up on a farm near Menominee -Attende...
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- Description: Jim McCloughan is a Vietnam War veteran who was born in South Haven, MI in 1946 and was drafted after college in 1968. He served with the 3/21st Infantry in the 196th Light Infantry Brigade, 23rd (Americal) Division as a combat medic.
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Interview Vietnam War Jim McCloughan 1 hour 44 minutes (1:03) – Background -Born May 30, 1946 in the hospital in South Haven, Michigan -Parents took over grandparents’ farm in rural Bangor, Michigan -Grew up in Bangor, MI -Attend...
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- Description: ...Morris Vander Veen is a World War II veteran who served in the U.S. Marines from 1944 to 1946. In this account he discusses his pre-enlistment, enlistment and training in the U.S. and the Pacific. Serving his active duty in the Pacific Theater, Vander Veen gives one a brief but detailed per...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Name of War: World War II Interviewee’s Name: Morris Vander Veen Length of Interview: 1hr 3mins. Pre-Enlistment (00:03) Childhood (00:12) o Vander Veen was born in Detroit, Michigan on March 20th, 1926. (00:17) Education...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Robert Keith World War II 32 minutes 39 seconds (00:00:10) Early Life -Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on September 20, 1926 -Grew up in Grand Rapids and attended Grand Rapids Public Schools -Father worked for a railroad company in Gr...
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: World War II Interviewee: Cecilia Schlepers Length of Interview: 00:56:56 Background Cecilia was born in Byron Center, Michigan.
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Allan Reynolds World War II & Cold War (1946-1961) 51 minutes 14 seconds (00:00:25) Early Life -Born in Grand Haven, Michigan -Most likely born on April 19, 1923 -Lived there for five years -Lived in a big Army tent on the bea...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Edgar Lamm World War II 50 minutes (00:00:22) Early Life -Born in Chicago, Illinois on October 14, 1925 -Specifically on the South Side in Beverly neighborhood -His father was from Chicago -His mother was from Fulton, Illinois -She w...