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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Tom Meyer Vietnam War 1 hour 18 minutes 36 seconds (00:00:44) Early Life -Born in 1945 in Oak Park, Illinois -Grew up in Cicero, Illinois -Father was in the garbage business -Helped his father clean the offices -Father was a WWII

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• Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: Desert Storm Name of Interviewee: James Vonk Length of Interview: 00:28:10 Background:        Born September 3, 1965.

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• Description: Dr. Larry Robson is a Vietnam War veteran who was born on June 27, 1937 in Almont, Michigan. He attended Albion College and the University of Michigan completing surgical training in 1968. He enlisted in the Navy in June 1968 to fulfill his commitment to the military.
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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Dr. Larry Robson Vietnam War 44 minutes 41 seconds (00:00:37) Early Life -Born on June 27, 1937 in Almont, Michigan -Moved to Allegan, Michigan where his father owned a drug store -Went to Albion College, Michigan originally to play ...

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• Text: ...called Bong Song -Not much enemy activity in the area, but there was still fighting in Hue -Didn't have a lot of combat veterans in the unit -Fortunate enough to find a communication Marine that had been to Vietnam before -Told not to trust any Vietnamese civilians and to just leave ...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project George Gordon World War II 1 hour 20 minutes 3 seconds (00:00:22) Early Life -Born in Evanston, Illinois in 1925 -Raised in Lacrosse, Wisconsin and Winnetka, Illinois -Graduated from high school in 1943 -Father was initially a beer d...

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• Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: World War II Interviewee: Henry Diedering Length of Interview: 00:32:48 Background           He was born in Drenthe, one of the 11 provinces of the Netherlands on July 6, 1926.

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview World War II Bobby Jones Total Time – (40:44) Background             He was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on July 6, 1925 (00:34) He stayed in one place when he was a kid His dad worke...

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• Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Frank Micele (1:02:38) Background information (00:05)             Born in Grand Rapids Michigan in 1923.(00:10) His full name is Francesco P.

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veteran’s History Project World War II James Abrams Interview Total Time: 1:20:33 Background  (00:12) Born in Sparta, Michigan, in 1923  (00:27) His father worked on a railroad o Two siblings; mother died in 1928  (1:00) After his mother died, ...

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• Text: ...ample” during the time overseas (01:16:40:00) o Got to solve many problems (01:16:46:00)  Becomes a part of the VFW, or Veterans of Foreign Wars (01:017:45:00) o Works there full time after returning home (01:17:53:00) o Involved in all sorts of operations including non- profit and fin...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Brian Zwart Iraq War 2 hours 20 minutes 8 seconds (00:00:42) Early Life -Born in Grand Haven, Michigan on February 21, 1985 -Lived in Spring Lake, Michigan for a short amount of time -Moved to Nunica, Michigan -Eventually settled in ...