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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project The Cold War Marvin Abbott Interview Length: (00:36:56:00) Pre-enlistment / Training (00:00:38:00) Abbott was born in June 1938 on a farm in Decatur, Michigan; growing up, Abbott attended a country school before going to Decat...
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- Description: ...Butch Romans is a Vietnam War veteran who was born in St. Louis, Missouri in 1945. He grew up in Muskegon, Michigan and in 1966 he volunteered for the draft. He received basic training at Fort Knox, Kentucky, advanced infantry training at Fort Dix, New Jersey, and paratrooper training at Fo...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Otis “Butch” Romans Vietnam War 2 hours 7 minutes 27 seconds (00:00:36) Early Life -Born in St. Louis, Missouri in 1945 -His father had been in the Navy in World War II and fought in the Pacific Theatre -He grew up in Muskegon, M...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veteran’s History Project Vietnam War Douglas Buikema Interview Total Time: (1:38:00) Background (00:55) Mr. Buikema was born on August 25th, 1946 in Grand Rapids Michigan o Grew up in Wyoming, Michigan o His dad had many jobs, ended up working for an off...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Projects Richard Doyle (1:48:02) Back ground information (00:15) Was born in Bellows Falls, Vermont on September 6th 1945 (00:17) He has lived his entire life in Vermont and still resides there....
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Projects Charles Fisher (1:49:00) Background information (00:27) He was born in Irish Hills, Michigan in 1921. (00:32) His dad died of a heart attack when he was 2 in 1923. (00:59) When he was 4 in 1925 his family moved to Wyandot, ...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Glenn Lyons (2:15:27) Background Information (1:55) His grand parents immigrated to the U.S. and lived in South Dakota, Illinoi...
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview World War II Mike Stolk (1:05:47) (:22)Early Life • (:22) He was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1920. He went to Union High school in Grand Rapids. • (:29) His father owned a business, making semi-trailers.
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview World War II Francis Scott Length of interview (02:02:07) Pre-Enlistment (00:17) Working at AC Sparkplug in Flint, Michigan. (00:18) Lived with family in Mt.
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- Text: ... many reports, was part changing style of basic training away from hazing (118:55) Some all the drill sergeants were Vietnam veterans, but most were not combat veterans (119:32 He was reassign 101st when it came back in April before left army in June, he was involved in recruiting ...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Marc Aronson Vietnam War 2 hours 35 minutes 7 seconds (00:00:17) Early Life -Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on September 8, 1949 -His father was an insurance agent and worked in a family insurance agency -Mother was a housewife -He...
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- Description: Peter is now the chairman of the Kent County Soldiers Relief Commission where he works to help veterans with financial problems.
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- Text: ..., I’d like you to tell me a little bit about the work you’re doing now and the kinds of things you’re doing to support veterans coming back from Iraq and Afghanistan and all that. 26 We help wartime veterans, which would be Iraq or—there’s different dates and, of cours...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Vietnam Bruce Brady Total Time (01:15:00) Background • • • • • • • He was born October 17, 1949 in Welch, West Virginia (00:20) His family moved to Winston-Salem, North Carolina when he was seven years old (00...