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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of Interviewee: Ernie Kaufman Name of War: Other veterans & civilians Length of Interview: (00:33:05) Background  Comments on the differences from his childhood to the present o “We weren’t at horse a...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Korean War Lamar Bloss Length of Interview (0:53:43) (0:15) Background Born in Munster, Indiana (0:30) Mother had tuberculosis so he had to live with his uncle for 4 years (0:43) Went back to live at home when he was 5 years o...

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• Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Walter Kloc World War II Total Time: 1:02:15 Childhood and Early Enlistment (0:00:10)     Born in Cook County, Illinois but moved to Michigan when he was one.

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Bryan Tobias Peacetime 22 minutes 42 seconds (00:00:26) Enlisting in the Air Force Pt. 1 -Graduated from high school -Enlisted six months after graduating from high school on the delayed enlistment program -Graduated in May, and s...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Walter Felver World War II-Post War 38 minutes 45 seconds (00:00:10) Early Life -Born in Littleton, Colorado on September 4, 1927 -Moved to Phillipsburg, New Jersey when he was five years old and grew up there -Father worked for Inge...

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• Text: ...d 20 years after he was discharged (1:05:30) Started at the DAV, but it wasn’t helping too much (1:06:20) Then went to the Veterans Center, got the help he needed (1:06:35) They sent him to Chicago to a PTSD clinic for 35 days straight (1:08:40) Lived with 26 other veterans with ...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Raymond Novakoski Vietnam War Era – Stateside Service 43 minutes 3 seconds (00:00:40) Early Life -Born on January 25, 1951 in Grand Rapids, Michigan -Grew up on the northeast side of Grand Rapids -Attended Catholic Central High ...

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• Text: ...rs rationing during the Second World War -Gas was rationed -Because they were farmers they were allowed extra gas (00:23:22) Veterans' Group -He was part of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) when he lived in Ohio -Helped organize bingo games -Ran a blackjack table at the VFW ...

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• Text: ...ng up communications -Got a job in public relations -Worked with them for twenty years (01:21:03) Reflections on Service and Veteran Involvement -Positives of service were being able to serve his country, doing his duty, and surviving -Started getting involved with other veterans i...

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• Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Harry Jelsema World War II Total Time: 0:52:30 Childhood and Pre-Enlistment (0:00:15) • • • • Born on a farm in Allegan, MI Father was a vegetable farmer Went to school through the 8th grade.