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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veteran’s History Project Gregory Gilmore Length of Interview (00:08:11) Background/Training Served from 1962 until 1968 Volunteered for the draft Basic Training in Fort Knox, Kentucky Quite stressful, rigorous training physically and mentally ...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Tom Grosser (00:15:50) (00:14) Introduction • Born in Wayne, Michigan. • Adopted by his parents at a young age. • His father worked for Sears Roebuck in Detroit, Michigan. • His family moved to Houghton Lake, Michigan when he wa...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Fred Breuninger Length: 34:43 (00:03) Background Information and Training • • • • • Fred was born on April 22, 1922 His father was a banker He enlisted in the Air Force He had gone to Castle Lake Military Academy so...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Keith Blough (11:54) Pre-Enlistment • Born August 28, 1925 (0:20) • Born south of Freeport, MI (0:38) • Attended Freeport High School (0:45) Enlistment • Drafted in to the Navy in November of 1943 (1:15) • Had a lot of confusi...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview James Cooley Iraq War Total Time: 25:30 Childhood and Pre-Enlistment (00:25) • • • • • Born in Wyoming, MI Joined the Army in March, 2003 at age 17 He joined the day after the United States invaded Iraq Joined becau...
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview John 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.
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- 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.
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Nicholas Wieringa Vietnam War 6 minutes 17 seconds (00:00:05) -Born on December 10th 1948. -Part of the Army infantry as a specialist 4th class. -Born in Grand Rapids.
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Ted Burzynski (55:57) Background Information (00:20) • • Ted was born in Michigan on April 18, 1916 He has been living in the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans since 2004 Las Vegas (1:30) • • • • Ted was approached ...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Kevin Bettinghouse (20:11) Background Information (00:21) Born in Grand Rapids Michigan on February 13th 1960. (00:23) He enlisted in the Air Force. (00:43) His highest rank was Sergeant E4. (1:00) He served as ...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Todd McCrumb (22:20) (00:17) Background Information • Todd was born in Lansing, Michigan in 1965 • His father was a state policeman and was often transferred all over Michigan • Todd graduated from high school in 1984 • He had n...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of Interviewer: Win Mueller Name of War: World War II Length of Interview: (00:34:11) (00:15) Training Win was drafted in 1942 and inducted at Fort Custer in Battle Creek, Michigan He went through tra...