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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Allan Ostar World War II 2 hours 2 minutes 39 seconds (00:00:12) Early Life -Born on September 4, 1924 in East Orange, New Jersey -Moved around New Jersey during the Great Depression -Father had had a career in the Army -Family se...
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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: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Al Kraker World War II 1 hour 46 minutes (00:00:10) Early Life -Born in Allendale, Michigan on June 26, 1924 -Grew up in Allendale -Hadn't travelled further than fifty miles from home before he was in the Army -Came from a fa...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Dr. Richard Muir Vietnam War 51 minutes 10 seconds (00:00:10) Early Life -Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on November 2, 1939 -Grew up in Grand Rapids -Went to Ottawa Hills High School -Father was a partner in the Muir Pharmacy cha...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project David Zylstra World War II 1 hour 44 minutes 40 seconds (00:00:09) Early Life -Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1924 -Has lived in Grand Rapids all his life -Attended West Side Christian High School -After graduating attended Cal...
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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...