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- Description: ... of personnel during the September 11th Attacks. After he retired from the Army he has stayed active with support groups for veterans, and helped with the Truth Commission on Conscience in War, and has also written on Moral Injury in War. ...
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- Text: ...-High rate of veterans wanting to go back to the war, even if they are incapable -Glad that we no longer blame soldiers for the war anymore -Herman was called a “baby killer” and was spit on when he was in the Army (01:19:55) Political & Social Nature of War -Every conflict since Wo...
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Donald Diekevers Cold War Era 30 minutes 15 seconds (00:10) -Born March 27th, 1937. -Served in the army with highest rank of Private First Class.
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview British Army Richard Saunders Length of interview: (24:48) (00:00) Early Life Richard was born on January 25, 1930 in Plymouth, England He had three sisters; his father was in the navy and his mother was a co...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Paul Bush (37:31) Background Information (00:02) • • • • Born January 21st 1931. (00:02) Served in the early to mid 1950s. (00:02) He was drafted into the Army several months after he finished college (approx. 1953). (00:22) Pa...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Name of Interviewee: Harold Marks Name of War: Korean War Length of Interview: (00:46:00) Pre-Enlistment Born in Phoenix, AZ in 1931 (2:00) Left AZ in 1936, moved to Detroit, MI (2:20) Graduated from Arthur...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Walter Felver World War II-Post War 38 minutes 45 seconds (00:00:10) Early Life -Born in Littleton, Colorado on September 4, 1927 -Moved to Phillipsburg, New Jersey when he was five years old and grew up there -Father worked for Inge...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: Other veterans & civilians Name of Interviewee: Ron Lyon Length of interview (01:02:26) (0:00:10) Background Born in Flint, MI on November 14, 1941, three weeks before Pearl Harbor. (0:00:26) Grew up ...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Robert Vickers Cold War; Post-Cold War 28 minutes 11 seconds *Note: Times in outline coincide with timecode on interview (01:23:25) Early Life -Born in Lexington, Kentucky, on September 25, 1944 -Lived in Kentucky until his entry int...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Raymond Paul Opeka (01:23:54) (00:20) Background Information • Raymond was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1856 • His mother was an accountant and his father worked in a factory • When Ray was only 17 years old he got his mother’s pe...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project John Rasmussen Cold War (Vietnam Era); Cold War (Post-Vietnam); Gulf War 30 minutes 33 seconds (00:00:18) Early Life -Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on February 24, 1942 -Family moved to the West Coast and moved around a lot -Yakima, ...