Search Results
Applied Limits:
- Subject > United States. Marine Corps (remove)
- Subject > Veterans History Project (U.S.) (remove)
- Subject > Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American (remove)
- Type > Moving Image (remove)
- Subject > Veterans (remove)
- Subject > Michigan--History, Military (remove)
- Type > Text (remove)
- Subject > Oral history (remove)
Limit your search
Collection Subject- Michigan--History, Military (35)
- Oral history (35)
- United States--History, Military (35)
- United States. Marine Corps (35)
- Veterans (35)
- Veterans History Project (U.S.) (35)
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American (35)
- Video recordings (34)
- United States. Army (3)
- United States. Navy (3)
- Afghan War, 2001--Personal narratives, American (1)
- Iraq War, 2003-2011--Personal narratives, American (1)
- Other veterans & civilians--Personal narratives, American (1)
- United States. National Guard (1)
- Moving Image (35)
- Text (35)
35 results
Your search matched in:
- Subject:
- Subject: Veterans
- Text: Okay. Veteran: And— Interviewer: But this was a largely Navy group that you were— Veteran: That is correct. Interviewer: Okay. Veteran: And I mean, most of the guys there signed up.
![Jakubczak, Richard (Interview transcript and video), 2011 Jakubczak, Richard (Interview transcript and video), 2011](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/188f9a7602ee01a05bbc5f5ca8e53141.jpg)
Your search matched in:
- Subject:
- Subject: Veterans
- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Robert Hood (17:36) (00:13) Background Information • • • Robert was born in Detroit, MI He went to South High School in Grand Rapids, MI He joined the Marines in October of 1945 (1:40) Boot Camp and Deployment • • • In bo...
![Hood, Robert (Interview outline and video), 2004 Hood, Robert (Interview outline and video), 2004](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/70d8198873bb96c2d1fc55039dd34cc1.jpg)
Your search matched in:
- Subject:
- Subject: Veterans
- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Claude Dies Vietnam War Total Time: 31:48 (split into two parts) Pre-War (00:38) • • • Born in 1945. (15:05) Was in a family of 12. Was drafted at 20, and joined the Marines.
![Dies, Claude (Interview outline and video), 2008 Dies, Claude (Interview outline and video), 2008](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/4a17bfd1a39abacbaf0c399483307ba1.jpg)
Your search matched in:
- Subject:
- Subject: Veterans
- Text: (34:14) Post Service Life • Was discharged from Camp Lejeune. • Came home to Lansing. • Worked at a garage. • Did not tell anyone that he was a Vietnam veteran. • Met his first wife in 1967. • Had two daughters. • Worked at Oldsmobile for 7 years, then drove truck.
![Clark, Donald L. (Interview outline and video), 2007 Clark, Donald L. (Interview outline and video), 2007](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/4c4d242e2ecb79ef9664ecb0b9d332c0.jpg)
Your search matched in:
- Subject:
- Subject: Veterans
- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Vietnam War Duane Ritsema Length: 9:32 (00:30) Background Information Duane was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan and went to school in East Grand Rapids He enlisted in the Marine Corps on March 13, 1964 because he had w...
![Ritsema, Duane (Interview outline and video), 2008 Ritsema, Duane (Interview outline and video), 2008](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/77a0e960a7e200c90c500bc7c45b9e73.jpg)
Your search matched in:
- Subject:
- Subject: Veterans
- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Mark Thiel Vietnam War Total Time: 26:30 Pre-War (00:00) Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1950. Was part of a family of 6 children.
![Thiel, Mark (Interview outline and video), 2009 Thiel, Mark (Interview outline and video), 2009](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/d93554ff344aabb69fdc8141574d9678.jpg)
Your search matched in:
- Subject:
- Subject: Veterans
- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Vietnam War Richard Teesdale Length of interview (13:58) (00:17) Basic Training Served in the Vietnam War in the U.S. Marine Corps. (00:21) Upon discharge, he was an E4. (00:28) Served mostly in Vietnam. (00:34) Enlisted in Oc...
![Teesdale, Richard (Interview outline and video), 2009 Teesdale, Richard (Interview outline and video), 2009](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/fb41a06df10899ccd975fd7464d8049f.jpg)
Your search matched in:
- Subject:
- Subject: Veterans
- Text: ...d 20 years after he was discharged (1:05:30) Started at the DAV, but it wasn’t helping too much (1:06:20) Then went to the Veterans Center, got the help he needed (1:06:35) They sent him to Chicago to a PTSD clinic for 35 days straight (1:08:40) Lived with 26 other veterans with ...
![Westra, Clyde (Interview outline and video), 2009 Westra, Clyde (Interview outline and video), 2009](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/4084378ac2a5eb6ee3f7b819905d24f0.jpg)
Your search matched in:
- Subject:
- Subject: Veterans
- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of Interviewee: Al Orr Name of War: Vietnam War Length of Interview: (00:40:16) (00:20) Background Information • Al was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on November 5, 1935 • Al graduated from the US Naval Academy in...
![Orr, Al (Interview outline and video), 2004 Orr, Al (Interview outline and video), 2004](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/33de211d072b2a549acedda429700931.jpg)
Your search matched in:
- Subject:
- Subject: Veterans
- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Ron Howell (1:35:54) Background Information (00:15) • • • • • • Born in Flint, Michigan on May 15th 1948. (00:18) His father worked for AT&T. His job required them to move to Indianapolis where Ron registered for the dr...
![Howell, Ron (Interview outline and video), 2012 Howell, Ron (Interview outline and video), 2012](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/47fd51af2fdf8a44d9a575f4c8c2d586.jpg)
Your search matched in:
- Subject:
- Subject: Veterans
- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veteran’s History Project Allen Vande Vusse Vietnam War Interview Length: (01:29:54:00) Pre-enlistment / Training (00:00:14:00) · Vande Vusse was born and raised in Holland, Michigan and lived for the majority of his younger life, graduating from Hollan...
![Vande Vusse, Alan (Interview outline and video), 2012 Vande Vusse, Alan (Interview outline and video), 2012](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/c25432f3ec3ea22014754a046d91cd1f.jpg)
Your search matched in:
- Subject:
- Subject: Veterans
- Text: ...ur years of Reserve duty left -Never got called up for anything -Staying in for the full two years made him eligible for VA (Veterans Affairs) benefits -Pressured by the Marines to reenlist -Offered monetary and rank promotions -Declined (00:59:45) Post Military Career -Wasn’t aware of ho...
![Hutson, Ron (Interview outline and video), 2014 Hutson, Ron (Interview outline and video), 2014](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/20cd048daea9ace23b821e6b498e3a96.jpg)