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- Description: ...n the military and how it applied to life after service. He talks about the Vietnam memorial and its affect on him and other veterans of Vietnam. He also talks about how the Vietnam veterans were treated when they came home, and how it differs from how veterans are treated...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Notes Length: 13:56 Randolph Elbert Phillips Jr. Vietnam Veteran United States Navy, February 1963 to August 1968 A-Branch (00:26) Pre-enlistment/Family: • Due to poor grades in college he joined the Navy • J...
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- 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.
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Thomas Michael Ross (07:30) (01:10)Childhood Zeeland HS Father worked for Chemical Company 2 Brothers Mike and Dan, older and younger Shot Marbles in Grade school Played Basketball Still acquainted with classmate that went on to join M...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Alfred Thomet (00:54:18) Audio skips throughout interview. Skips until (00:32) (00:32) Background: • Grew up in Lowell, Michigan. • Father was a farmer. • Member of the Future Farmers of America. (02:18) Enlistment: • Enlisted f...
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- Description: He retired from his job in 2005 and now spends most of his time at the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans.
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Name of Interviewee: Donald M. Kramer Name of War: Vietnam War 2 of 2 Interview Length Disc #3: (00:40:35) Interview Length Disc #4: (01:28:40) Disk 3 (00:40:25) (00:05:04) Vietnam The First Day in Vietnam The plane landed at an air...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: Other veterans & civilians Interviewee name: Robert Brady Length of Interview: (00:16:28) Grand Valley State University Veteran’s History Project Robert Brady Length of Interview (00:16:28)...
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Hayes Cargill World War II Total Time: 0:30:45 Childhood, Pre-Enlistment, and Post-War (00:18) Born September 12, 1926 Attended South High and Davis Tech High School in Grand Rapids.
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Desert Storm Matthew Urbancik Total Time – (06:18) Background • • • • • • • • • • • He joined the military because he wanted to do something with electronics (00:12) He felt that the Navy had the m...
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- Description: ...Eric Schwaller is a very unique veteran; he served in three branches of the armed forces between 1972 and 1998. He started as a tank crewman in Germany. He joined the Navy traveled undersea in a nuclear missile-bearing nuclear submarine and returned to the army and was a member of the 101st...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Eric Schwaller (56:52)Pre Enlistment Born Sept 19 1954 in WA Moved to Allison Park, PA Father was diesel salesman for 30 years, married 54 years Attended Birchfield Elementary, until moved to Plymouth, MI, HS class of 72 Has o...
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- Text: ...e, there was little work being done by the subs at sea. (8:40) He was sent to TAP after discharging. This program was to get veterans to think morel like a civilian and less like a soldier. (9:36) Philip uses the web site We Serve Together in order to keep in contact with many other vet...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Dale Hemphill Length: 18:47 (00:05) Background Information Dale was born in Michigan in 1942 and grew up in Niles, MI His parents got divorced when he was 8 years old and he stayed with his father until he was...
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- Description: Tim spent time in the Reserves after the Navy, but had to retire in 1991 due to his class 1 diabetes. He now resides in the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans.
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Tim Kidd (00:28:16) (00:25) Background Information • • • • • Tim was born in Michigan on August 20, 1951 He grew up in a close knit family His parents were from Ohio and his father’s family have immigrated to the US from Ir...
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- Text: ...is emphysema was acting up. (34:40) Robert took himself to the hospital and treated. (35:19) He was recommended to go to the Veterans Home in 2010 by his daughter. He was not opposed to the idea. Since he has gone there, he believes that it has made things much easier. (37:30) Robert works ...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Korean War Clarence Hunter Total Time – (10:01) Background He was born in London, Arkansas on September 1, 1935 (00:17) He served in the Army and the Navy (00...
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- Description: ...Scott Barber is a Veteran who served in the United States Navy for five years from the late 1970s until the early 1980s in California, Iran, Thailand, and Panama. Because of skill and good military record, Barber's unit was assigned to the first rescue attempt of the Iran Hostage Crisi...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Scott Barber (15:43) (0:00) Before the service • Living in Grand Rapids, MI • Enlisted last 3 months of high school • Birthday made him miss the draft by 4 months • Chose to join the Navy because the college benefits, adventure,...
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: World War II Interviewee name: William Holl Length of Interview: (00:14:25) Childhood and Pre-enlistment (00:00) Born in Orange, NJ in 1927.
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Interviewee’s Name: Jerry McFarland Name of War: Vietnam War Length of Interview: (00:40:57) (00:30) Background Information Jerry was born march 24, 1933 and enlisted in the Navy in 1950 He had envied hi...
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- Text: ... 7 theme song for their ship • There was a rat guard on the ship to keep all the rats away (17:10) Post Viet Nam • Veterans did not get any respect back in America, especially from all the protesters • It would have been better to join the Air Force because they provide more a...
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- Text: ...Interview Notes Interview Length (16:00) Jay Shook World War II Veteran Korean War Veteran US Navy Pre-Enlistment Lived in Caledonia when he signed up for the Navy (0:35) Signed up for travel and adventure (0:47) Training Was trained at Great Lakes, Illinois (0:55) Was there for ...
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- Description: ... Orleans, Newport, Grand Rapids, the Azores and aboard on the destroyer escort Nickelson. Jan remains active with the local veterans organizations such as the American Legion, Amvets and Waves National. She has attained the positions of commander and judge advocate for the American Legion...
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- Text: ...about going out to sea because she gets seasick (44:46:00) Luckily, the ship stayed tied to the pier during her time there. Veterans Organizations (45:40:18) Jan was first involved with the Furniture City Post of the American Legion, which is a sea service only post on...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Steve Byers (00:17:12) (00:34) Retirement from Service • • • • • Steve retired from active duty in August of 1997 He entered the Navy Fleet Reserve and could be called back to duty at any time Steve officially retired from th...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project James Chamberlain (00:52:27) (00:30) Background Information • • • • James was born in Highland Park, MI, on August 16, 1926 His father worked with a realty corporation and his mother was a housewife James went to school in Detr...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Name of Interviewee: Ronald Leistra Name of War: Korean War Length of Interview: (00:08:50) Pre-Enlistment Enlisted because he knew he probably would be drafted (0:40) Enlisted in the Navy because it was a better route than the Army (1...