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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Barry Kleinjans Cold War & Peacetime (1960-1997) 1 hour 2 minutes 55 seconds (00:00:38) Early Life -Born in Holland, Michigan in October 1942 -Grew up in Zeeland, Michigan -Father was a Seabee in the Navy during World War II -...
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- Text: ... back into society He was not welcomed home by a lot of people (01:19:02) o Any job application where he wrote that he was a veteran, he would be declined the position (01:19:17) o When he was asked if he was a veteran, he would respond that he was. They would respond with “Well,...
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- Text: ...nted, competitive program (01:43:38) Lest We Forget -Part of Lest We Forget -Patriotic organization -Collects the stories of veterans -Have collected the stories of 300 to 350 veterans -Educates people about American military engagements -Conducts war reenactments for World War Two...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Phil Tolson Vietnam War 1 hour 36 minutes 20 seconds (00:00:14) Early Life -Born in Akron, Ohio in 1949 -Family moved to Los Angeles, back to Akron, then to Michigan, then to Illinois -Father worked for a salt company, rubber comp...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Bob Romig Vietnam War 1 hour 30 minutes 4 seconds (00:00:13) Early Life -Born in Dennison, Ohio -Grew up in Tuscarawas, Ohio -His father was a high school teacher -His mother was a librarian -He graduated from high school Tuscarawas ...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project John Hoogland Cold War (Pre-Vietnam); Vietnam War; Cold War (Post-Vietnam) 1 hour 19 minutes xx seconds (00:00:39) Early Life -Born on April 20, 1934, in Decatur, Michigan -Father was a minister -He was the third of four children -Mo...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Jim Roach Vietnam War Part 3 & 4 1 hour 51 minutes 7 seconds (00:00:18) Early Life -Got back from his first tour on December 6, 1968 -Got married on December 26, 1968 -Didn‟t have any personal experience with harassment from pr...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veteran’s History Project Bruce Bond Vietnam War 54 minutes 6 seconds (00:00:18) Early Life and Awareness of the Vietnam War -Born in Charlottesville, Virginia on December 2, 1950 -Grew up in Charlottesville -He enjoyed his high school experience -Involved in...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Douglas McVay Vietnam War 1 hour 9 seconds (00:00:11) Early Life -Born in Monticello, Iowa, on December 18, 1949 -Near the Mississippi River -Moved to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, after grade school -Father worked as a farmer, so Douglas spen...
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Denny Gillem Vietnam War Total Time: 2:47:00 Childhood and Pre-Enlistment (00:00:00) • • • • • • • • • Born June 4th 1941 in Sacramento, California.
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Vietnam War/ Germany Richard Pitsch Interview Length (42:02) (00:10) Family Background Born December 4, 1952, Born and raised in Byron Center, Michigan where he lived the majority of his life (00:20).