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- Description: However, joining the Fire Support Base Ripcord Association helped him return to his "happy-go-lucky" self. Now that America is past the era when veterans were called murderers and belittled in public, Carol Gilbert is proud to be a veterans’ wife.
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- Text: ...s are demanding people and to be proud that you are a vet. You don’t have to hide anymore. (41:01) Interviewer: You’re a veterans’ wife. Let me tell you, I have a shirt that says, “I’m a Veterans’ Wife” and I wear it quite a bit and I’m proud of it. Interviewer: Goo...
![Gilbert, Carol (Interview transcript and video), 2013 Gilbert, Carol (Interview transcript and video), 2013](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/04136b4baac82e697ac295885f72a766.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Vietnam War Luc Nguyen Interview Length: (00:57:26:00) Pre-enlistment / Training (00:00:18:00) Nguyen’s father originally lived in the northern part of Vietnam but following the August Revolution in 1955, he had to move to t...
![Nguyen, Luc (Interview outline and video), 2010 Nguyen, Luc (Interview outline and video), 2010](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/53a2a803fce2176f53ca487c661d842b.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Kent Fisher Vietnam War Era-Stateside Service Part 1 – 43 minutes 38 seconds (00:00:48) Early Life -Born on July 1, 1946 in Lansing, Michigan -Spent majority of his early life in Howell, Michigan -Father had come out of the Army...
![Fisher, Kent E (Interview outline and video), 2016 Fisher, Kent E (Interview outline and video), 2016](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/d89e82cdb7fdf9871c4777acc929854c.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Cold War/Vietnam Pete Rowe Total Time – (01:19:51) Background He was born in Abilene, Texas in 1942 (00:17) His father was in the Pacific fighting during World War II o He flew B-24’s o His mother ...
![Rowe, Stephen "Pete" (Interview outline and video), 2012 Rowe, Stephen "Pete" (Interview outline and video), 2012](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/b8ca61e2277ec2f800f81b80960873b6.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Philip Palmer Cold War and Vietnam War 2 hours 24 minutes 33 seconds (00:00:09) Early Life -Born on May 23, 1933 in Lansing, Michigan -Grew up in Lansing -His father collected utility bills from companies and brought them downtown...
![Palmer, Philip Maynard (Interview outline and video), 2015 Palmer, Philip Maynard (Interview outline and video), 2015](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/c021a0c5f4af0b17d117e6ae25a1da66.jpg)
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- Text: ...ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEW JOE BRINN Born: Portsmouth, Virginia Resides: Interviewed by: James Smither PhD, GVSU Veterans History Project, Transcribed by: Joan Raymer, February 23, 2013 Interviewer: Now Mr. Brinn, can you begin by giving us a little basic background on yourself? To start with,...
![Brinn, Joseph (Interview transcript and video), 2010 Brinn, Joseph (Interview transcript and video), 2010](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/f94fb7ed75d8c69ff25eed70394df60e.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Ben Peters Cold War/Vietnam War 1 hour 57 minutes 12 seconds (00:00:14) Early Life -Born on April 26, 1941 -Grew up on a farm in Holmes County, Florida -His father was a farmer -He was the youngest of ten children -He had to qui...
![Peters Jr., Benjamin (Interview outline and video), 2014 Peters Jr., Benjamin (Interview outline and video), 2014](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/d260b7fa90158747c3c0c73f80538164.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Willard "Bill" Alverson Korean War & Vietnam War 1 hour 55 minutes (00:00:43) Early Life -Born in 1929 in Olympia, Washington -Grew up in Olympia -Planned on living in Olympia for the rest of his life -His father worked...
![Alverson, Willard (Interview outline and video), 2014 Alverson, Willard (Interview outline and video), 2014](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/8669d4646ceaf826380b8a24f3d48267.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veteran’s History Project Ron Kloet part 3 Vietnam War Interview Length: (02:10:14:00) Recap / Fourth Vietnam Tour (00:00:29:00) Prior to deploying for his fourth tour, Kloet attended a captain’s officer course and after completing that, rather tha...
![Kloet, Ronald (Interview outline and video, 3 of 3), 2011 Kloet, Ronald (Interview outline and video, 3 of 3), 2011](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/562e7572edb4523c9c0f81f4cd113d77.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veteran’s History Project Isabelino Vazquez Korean War / Vietnam War Interview Length: (01:36:51:00) Pre-Military Life / Korean War / Early Military Service (00:00:12:00) Vazquez was born in Puerto Rico and he stayed in Puerto Rico until he...
![Vazquez, Isabelino (Interview transcript and video), 2011 Vazquez, Isabelino (Interview transcript and video), 2011](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/8f37e6f04eeb9a900094a2b59b36c51d.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Denny Gillem Vietnam War (Note: This session covers the material missing from the original interview, mostly dealing with his second tour in Vietnam) Interview Length: (01:48:51:00) Review of West Point / 1st Vietnam Tour (00:01:02...
![Gillem, Denny (Interview outline and video, 2 of 2), 2011 Gillem, Denny (Interview outline and video, 2 of 2), 2011](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/8a4e3deb26de009c8a15ec6c99db5cf4.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Vietnam War Dennis Bassett Interview Length: (01:53:58:00) Pre-enlistment / Training (00:00:10:00) Bassett was born in February, 1942, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where Bassett’s father worked for General Motors and his mothe...
![Bassett, Dennis (Interview outline and video, 1 of 2), 2011 Bassett, Dennis (Interview outline and video, 1 of 2), 2011](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/1b2172f65b744e6e31b9aeafb249960a.jpg)