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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Korean War Floyd (Bud) Hall Length of Interview (43:56) (1:10) Early Life   Floyd’s father was in the heating business. o After working with his father for several years, Floyd went into the wholesale milk business...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Bob Prins Vietnam War 1 hour 20 minutes 2 seconds (00:00:40) Early Life -Born in Holland, Michigan on April 10, 1948 -Attended Hamilton High School -Oldest of seven children -Father worked in the shoe factory in Holland until 1962...

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• Text: -Appreciates the camaraderie of being a veteran -Always feels welcomed and at home during reunions -Serving in the Army and in Vietnam has made her more accepting and compassionate -Taught her not to be afraid of diversity From 01:13:00 onwards Marcia’s audio starts to fade in and out.

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Marc Skinner Vietnam War 51 minutes 36 seconds (00:00:20) Early Life -Born in Richmond, Indiana in 1948 -Grew up in Richmond, Indiana and graduated from high school there in 1966 -Went to Ball State University -Stayed for a year and ...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Steve Pullen Vietnam War 45 minutes 11 seconds (00:00:18) Early Life -He was born on Ramey Air Force Base, Puerto Rico -His father was an Air Force pilot -They moved around a lot when he was growing up -His father had deployments ...

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• Description: ...John Erickson is a Korean War veteran who served with the U.S. Army from November 1949 to 1953. Erickson discusses his training and service in Washington and Alaska before he was sent to Korea. He joined the 2nd Division on its advance from Pusan to the Yalu River, and was taken prisoner du...
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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: Korean War Interviewee Name: John Erickson Length of Interview: 1hr.19mins Pre-Enlistment (00:38) • Childhood (00:40) o Erickson was born on November 26, 1929 in Hastings, Michigan. (00:46) o Growing up he live...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Vietnam Steve Avgerinos Total Time – (48:35) Background • • • • • • • He was born in Chicago, Illinois on April 27, 1949 (00:22) He grew up in Chicago His father worked in a laundry (00:48) He had seven sib...

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• Text: ...matic and deadly yet didn’t actually seem quite that bad • Proud of what did, if asked to do it again, he and most other veterans would serve again (47:58) Bombing at the Abbey at Monte Cassino • Abbey built in 450 AD by St. Benedict o Started the Catholic order of the Benedictine mon...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview World War II, Korean War, Lebanese Conflict, Vietnam War William Schrader Length of interview: (01:58:00) Background Information: (00:00:33)  Born in Alpena, Michigan, on October 19, 1929  Moved to Chelsea, Michigan wher...

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• Description: Demo Christopoulos is a World War II veteran who served in the Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 261st Infantry Regiment, 65th Division. He enlisted in the Army late in 1943, but did not go to Europe with his original training company because he was too young.
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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Demo Christopoulos 1:11:06 Background information (00:19)  Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, October 18th, 1925, at Blodgett Hospital (small hospital at the time) (00:14)  Father owned a restaurant on Michigan Street which was lost ...

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• Description: Ed Darling is a World War II veteran who served in the U.S. Army from September 1944 to December 1946. In this account, Darling discusses his pre-enlistment, enlistment and training in the U.S., and his active duty in Japan during the military occupation of their country.
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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: Civilian Service Interviewee: Ed Darling Length of Interview: 1hr 6mins Pre-Enlistment (00:12) • Childhood (00:14) o Darling was born in his parents’ farm home in Alpine Township, Michigan, on June 20, 1924. ...

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• Description: Mike Day was a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom who is currently serving in the National Guard. His recent term of deployment lasted about 11 ½ months. In this account, Day discusses his pre-enlistment year, his enlistment and training in the U.S.
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• Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: Operation Iraqi Freedom Interviewee’s Name: Mike Day Interview Length: 45 minutes Pre-Enlistment (00:30) • Childhood (00:35) o Born in Napa Valley, California in September, 1984.