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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Marvin Besteman Cold War (1950s) 40 minutes 44 seconds (00:00:11) Early Life -Born on June 29, 1934 in Grand Rapids, Michigan -Grew up on the southwest side of Grand Rapids -Family worked in the produce business -Went to the Unive...
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- Description: Lambert Struble is a World War II veteran who was born in Muir, Michigan in 1925. He grew up there and in 1943 he was drafted into the Army and was inducted at Camp Grant, Illinois. He received heavy weapons training at Camp Wolters, Texas and then later at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana.
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Lambert Struble World War II 45 minutes 28 seconds (00:00:10) Early Life -Born in Muir, Michigan on September 18, 1925 -Located in Lyons Township part of Ionia County -He grew up on a farm near Muir -They were able to keep the farm t...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Tim Lamphere Cold War, Gulf War, & Iraq War 27 minutes 35 seconds (00:00:08) Early Life -Born on February 14, 1967 -Attended Ionia High School in Ionia, Michigan -Lived in a small town named Muir in Ionia County (00:01:02) Enl...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project James Cooley Iraq War 43 minutes 39 seconds (00:00:24) Early Life -Born on March 6, 1986 -Grew up in Caledonia, Michigan -Involved in sports in high school (00:00:44) Enlisting in the Army Pt. 1 -Shortly after he turned 17 years o...
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- Text: ...rned to Fort Sheridan, Illinois and got discharged on April 20, 1946 -Rode a train back to Grand Rapids, Michigan (00:46:03) Veterans' Activities Pt. 2 -Joined the American Legion -Used to attend meetings -Served as the sergeant of arms for one year at the post in Marne, Michigan -Dona...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Raymond Start World War II 42 minutes 21 seconds (00:00:15) Early Life -Grew up in Galewood, Michigan -A suburb of Grand Rapids, Michigan -Had four brothers and one sister -He attended Grand Rapids Christian High School until he was ...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project TJ Johnson Cold War – Vietnam War Era 1 hour 16 minutes 28 seconds (00:00:48) Early Life -Born in Chicago, Illinois, on October 19, 1952 -Seventh child out of a total of nine -Tight-knit family and they took care of each other -Rem...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Jane Williams (22:58) (00:20) Background Information • • • • Born in Indiana in 1915 Jean was born during a flu epidemic Her grandfather died from the epidemic Her father was a farmer, but lost the farm in the depres...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Vietnam War James Dykstra Time (01:37:20) Background (00:09) Born in Grand Rapids Michigan in 1947 (00:09) Family owned a wholesale distributorship (00:19) Had 4 siblings (00:53) Went to Seymour ...
