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- Description: Jim Vanden Hout is a Vietnam War veteran who was born on February 7, 1942 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. When he was twenty five he was drafted into the Army on January 22, 1968. He received training at Fort Dix, New Jersey and Fort Polk, Louisiana before being deployed to Vietnam in May 1968.
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- Text: ...ng older and to being able to go back to his old job -Most of his coworkers were interested to hear about Vietnam (01:28:17) Veterans’ Groups and Associations -Upon returning home he wasn’t welcomed home by the VFW or American Legion -Felt that was tasteless considering they were suppos...
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of Interviewee: Al Johnson Name of War: World War II Length of Interview: (01:17:23) Childhood and Pre-Enlistment (0:00:00) Born in Columbus, OH in 1923.
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Carl Ballard Length: 1:16:57 (03:00) Background Information • • • • Carl was born on October 16, 1932 in Kent County, Michigan He went to Wayland high school and graduated in 1951 Carl expected that he would be drafte...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Arch Crist (00:17:34) (00:44) Pre-enlistment: • Graduated high school in 1945 • Lived in River Falls, WI • When to River Falls State Teachers College; which is now part of Wisconsin University • After a year of school he decided...
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Douglas G. Dean (00:43:00) Introduction (00:28) Family and Friends (00:40) • • • Born in Detroit in 1946. His dad died when he was only twelve. Had no brothers or sisters.
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Mark Doren World War II Total Time: 1:42:15 Pre-War (0:00:05) • • • • • • • Born in 1919 in Kent City, Michigan. Attended a small rural school.
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veteran’s History Project Afghanistan and Iraq Jeff DeLange Length of Interview (00:21:10) Background Born in Grand Rapids, MI; attended Caledonia High School Father worked at Steelcase and mother was a real estate agent; has two older sisters First family me...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Interviewee’s Name: Robert Mulder Name of War: Korean War Length of Interview: (00:59:15) (00:40) Background Information Robert was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan He went to Southwest Christian S...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Francis Poll (01:12:37) (00:15) Background Information • • • • • Francis was born in Manton, Michigan and lived on a farm He graduated from high school in 1938 and began looking for work, but there were not many jobs availabl...
