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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Oscar Carlson World War II 1 hour 26 minutes 22 seconds (00:00:44) Start of the War & Enlisting -When Pearl Harbor was attacked on December 7, 1941 he realized the severity of the attack -Knew that there would be a need for so...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Bert Boersma World War II 1 hour 32 seconds (00:00:10) Early Life -Born in Moline, Michigan -Most likely in 1925 -Grew up on a farm until his family moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan when he was 14 years old -Parents were not farmer...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Keith King World War II 1 hour 7 minutes 58 seconds (00:00:14) Early Life -Born on April 5, 1921 in Greenville, Michigan -Grew up in Greenville -Went to high school in Greenville -Graduated in 1939 -The Great Depression made life ...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Maurice Lehmann World War II 1 hour 12 minutes 57 seconds (00:00:10) Early Life -Born on March 23, 1924 in Englewood Hospital on the south side of Chicago -Lived on the south side of Chicago -Moved to Villa Park, Illinois in 1929 ...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Jimmy Butt World War II 46 minutes 51 seconds (00:00:11) Early Life -Born in Tippo, Mississippi, on October 13, 1921 -Lived on a cotton plantation until he was 16 years old when his parents died -Moved in with an uncle living in Wetu...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Cornelius Jonker World War II 58 minutes 34 seconds (00:00:20) Early Life -Born in September 1924 in Rusk, Michigan -His father was a pastor for a local farming church -Moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan when he was still very young ...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Vietnam War Michael Hennessy 1:21:47 Introduction (00:20)        Mike was born January 6, 1949 in Savannah, Georgia. His father was a World War II veteran who served in the artillery as a second ...

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• Text: After he got home, he began living his life and buried everything about Vietnam. Now, he is very active with his chapter of Vietnam Veterans and is proud of the men he served with. (1:12:45)

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Fred Guild World War II 1 hour 50 minutes 37 seconds (00:00:11) Early Life -Born in Gratiot County, Michigan on October 2, 1925 -Grew up in Gratiot County -Attended a one room, one teacher country school through the eighth grade -...

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• Description: ...Leigh Freeman was born in Omaha, Nebraska in 1950 and was the son of a World War Two veteran. He was drafted in 1969 and trained at Fort Ord, California. When he arrived in Vietnam (April 1970), he was placed in Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Divisio...
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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Vietnam War Leigh Freeman Length of interview: (1:22:56) (00:00) Early Life      Leigh was born in Omaha, Nebraska in 1950 His father served in the Second World War o He was shot down over Austria and becam...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Rick Hahn Vietnam War, Cold War, & Gulf War 1 hour 43 minutes 4 seconds (00:00:20) Early Life -Born on November 9, 1949, in Howell, Michigan -Grew up there -Lived there until he was 23 years old (save for two years in the Army) -...

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• Text: ...Motors and owned his own horse business (01:27:30) o He won the International Championship He received a letter from the VA (Veterans Affairs) that denied all of his military wounds (knees, ears, PTSD) (01:28:01) o Because of this, many began mocking him and calling him a liar, lazy, etc. (...