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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Frank Collins Korean War 7 minutes 27 seconds (00:00:17) Early Life Pt. 1 -Born in Manistee, Michigan -Had to walk to school because no school buses were available -More relaxed time during his youth -Grew up in Manistee -Had thre...
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- Text: ... for their advice -Had cherry-pickers with heaters to de-ice the aircraft during the winter -Worked with WWII and Korean War veterans -Shared his office with one non-commissioned officer -During the Christmas of 1968 the base got hit with heavy snow -Had to move the aircraft to one side of ...
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Vietnam War Era Barry Waclawski 18:27 Introduction (00:31) Barry was twenty years old when he joined the service. Before he enlisted, he was attending Aquinas College.
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of Interviewee: Phil Lugtigheid Name of War: Vietnam War Length of Interview: (00:17:21) Childhood and Pre-Enlistment (00:04) • Born in Grand Rapids, MI • Enlisted in the Air Force at age 17 in April 1962 Training (01...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Glenn Dells (Length 14:19) Vietnam Veteran 1966-70 (00:19) Pre-enlistment: • He lived in the north end of Grand Rapids where he finished high school • Decided to enlist so that he could choose which branch of th...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Robert Fry (00:55:58) (00:40) Background Information • Robert was born in 1970 • He was a specialist in the Army during Desert Storm • Robert spent 2 years in Germany from 1988-1990 in the 8th Infantry Division • He also spent 2...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Alan Lust (23:15) (01:00) Background Information • Served in the Air Force, 1971-1979 • He was born in Ohio and worked for a bus company that his uncle owned before joining the service • He worked there from the time he ...
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Robert Kuhn (22:19) Background Information (00:04) Born June 9th 1934 in Grand Rapids Michigan. (00:05) Reached rank of Master Sergeant in the U.S.
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Richard Boland Length of interview: (26:04) (00:20) Early Life Richard was born on August 2, 1933 in St. Louis, Missouri His father was an attorney and his mother was a stay at home parent o Richard had o...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of Interviewee: Ernie Kaufman Name of War: Other veterans & civilians Length of Interview: (00:33:05) Background Comments on the differences from his childhood to the present o “We weren’t at horse a...
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- Text: ...He remained in this field until he retired. (00:15:11:00) De Loof never joined any veteran’s organizations. (00:17:00:00) o After he was ineligible for the VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars), he did not pursue any others. (00:17:00:00) o To be affiliated with VFW, one must have exper...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Bryan Tobias Peacetime 22 minutes 42 seconds (00:00:26) Enlisting in the Air Force Pt. 1 -Graduated from high school -Enlisted six months after graduating from high school on the delayed enlistment program -Graduated in May, and s...