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• Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Vietnam War Edwin Heiden (2015) 105 Minutes (00:00:20) Pre-Enlistment       Born in Benton Harbor, Michigan in March 1947 Raised in St.

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• Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Larry Van Singel (00:38:52) (1:02) Pre-Enlistment • (1:02) Lived in Byron Center his entire life. He graduated high school in 1965. Vietnam was “on everyone’s mind,” at the time.

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Wayne Skaggs Vietnam War 53 minutes 45 seconds (00:00:16) Early Life -Born in Stidham, Oklahoma in 1949 on a farm -Lived there until he got drafted -Family farm had corn, peanuts, and soybeans -Lived in east-central Oklahoma -Graduat...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Bill Groom 58 minutes 28 seconds (00:00:40) Early Life -Born on March 10, 1951, in Greenville, Michigan -Father served in World War II and fought the Japanese in the Pacific Theater -Before the war he worked as a taxi driver in Be...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Charles Lieb Vietnam War 1 hour 29 minutes 10 seconds (00:00:20) Early Life -Born on October 27, 1946, in Minneapolis -Grew up and attended high school in Minneapolis -Mother stayed at home and father worked for the electrical indust...

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• Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Vietnam Era James Jouppi 1:35:52 Introduction (00:42)               Jim was born in Long Island, New York on December 10, 1948.

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Vietnam Era David Cheeseman Length of interview (0:01:31 – 1:25:31) *Interview begins at 0:01:33 on screen (0:1:33- 0:03:40) Background         Born in June 1946 and raised in Wixom, Michigan Wixom w...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Noel Miller Vietnam War 1 hour 33 minutes 44 seconds (00:00:08) Early Life -Born in Lima, Ohio on March 23, 1949 -Mother and father owned a family farm in Harrod, Ohio -Brought up on that farm until he was five years old -Moved to Fi...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Jay Lindquist Cold War/Vietnam War 1 hour 29 minutes 3 seconds (00:00:12) Early Life -Born in Chicago on November 15, 1934 -His father was Harold Lindquist and his mother was Mildred Lindquist -Went to school in Chicago -Except ...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Vietnam Hung Q Vu Total Time – (01:03:08) Background/Family Moves/Working on the American Military Base             He was born in Nam Dinh, Vietnam in 1952 (00:24) His father...

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• Text: ...about the Ripcord Association Reunions -Heard that Vazquez-Rodriguez was attending the next reunion -Lee Widjeskog, a fellow veteran from 2nd Battalion, encouraged him to go -When he got to the reunion, C Company survivors embraced him and made him feel welcomed -Got to see Vazquez-Rodrigue...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Ron Hudson Vietnam War Time: 1:50:42 (00:00:21) Early Life -Born in Three Rivers, Michigan on February 8, 1950 -Father was a commercial pilot -Had flown a bomber in WWII -Mother had grown up in Texas -Met Hudson’s father there duri...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veteran’s History Project David Guevara Interview Total Time: 54:47 Background  (00:18) Born in Martin, Michigan on October 19th, 1947 o Parents were migrant workers so they moved around a lot  (00:50) They moved to different states, picked crops, a...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Vietnam War Loren Brand Length of interview (02:05:07) Background Information: (00:30)      Born November 23, 1943 in Niles, Michigan Currently lives in Ludington, Michigan Interviewer served with Brand in the ...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Vietnam Ted McCormick Total Time – (01:34:22) Background • • • • • • • • • He was born in Standish, Michigan (00:31) o He was born when there was not a hospital in town He grew up in Flint, Michigan (01:0...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Raymond Boisvenue Vietnam War 47 minutes 17 seconds (00:00:21) Early Life -Born in Trenton, Michigan on December 3, 1945 -Small town -Attended a Catholic school for elementary school and went to a public school for high school -At...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Vietnam War Michael Hennessy 1:21:47 Introduction (00:20)        Mike was born January 6, 1949 in Savannah, Georgia. His father was a World War II veteran who served in the artillery as a second ...

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• Text: After he got home, he began living his life and buried everything about Vietnam. Now, he is very active with his chapter of Vietnam Veterans and is proud of the men he served with. (1:12:45)

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• Description: ...Leigh Freeman was born in Omaha, Nebraska in 1950 and was the son of a World War Two veteran. He was drafted in 1969 and trained at Fort Ord, California. When he arrived in Vietnam (April 1970), he was placed in Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Divisio...
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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Vietnam War Leigh Freeman Length of interview: (1:22:56) (00:00) Early Life      Leigh was born in Omaha, Nebraska in 1950 His father served in the Second World War o He was shot down over Austria and becam...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Rick Hahn Vietnam War, Cold War, & Gulf War 1 hour 43 minutes 4 seconds (00:00:20) Early Life -Born on November 9, 1949, in Howell, Michigan -Grew up there -Lived there until he was 23 years old (save for two years in the Army) -...

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• Text: ...Motors and owned his own horse business (01:27:30) o He won the International Championship He received a letter from the VA (Veterans Affairs) that denied all of his military wounds (knees, ears, PTSD) (01:28:01) o Because of this, many began mocking him and calling him a liar, lazy, etc. (...

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• Text: ... him 35 years to accept that he might have an issue with PTSD (PostTraumatic Stress Disorder) (01:50:18) He joined the Proud Veterans Motorcycle Club (01:50:33) o They were all veterans – some were from Vietnam o They asked him how much money he was getting from the VA for his PT...

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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...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Paul Metevier (1:02:32) Background information (00:20)  Born July 24th 1947 (00:21)  Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam Conflict. (00:28)  He was in country from February 2nd 1968 through August 16th 1969. (2:23) �...