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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Vietnam Stephen Nyenhuis Total Time – (38:41) Background He was born on April 11, 1949 (00:04) He was born in Princeton, Minnesota (00:27) o At the age of 2, his family moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan ...
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Desert Storm Leanne Rooker Length of Interview: 14:27 [not sure who the interviewer is here so using XX as initials. (00:02) XX: What is your maiden name?
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- Text: ...d he went home to visit his family before reporting to Camp Atterbury, Indiana, (11:01) Because his father was a World War I veteran, when Harold left him to go overseas, he broke down because he realized that it might be the last time he saw his son. (11:27) Reported back to camp before ...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Notes Length: 1:00:41 Ben VanSlooten WWII Veteran United States Army; May 13, 1943 – October 30, 1946 Transportation (0:20) Reaction to Nazi Party coming to power • United States seemed to think that it was Europe...
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- Description: ...Marie, Michigan. He was the oldest of eight other children and his father was a World War Two veteran. He attended college and trained as a physical therapist and was drafted into the Army in June 1967. He trained as a medic at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. He was deployed to Vietnam in mid-Dece...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Ben Jerzyk Vietnam War 40 minutes 41 seconds (00:00:32) Early Life -Born in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan on October 6, 1945 -His father was serving in the military at the Soo Locks -His mother was eighteen or nineteen when he was born ...
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Edward Stolt (00:37:24) (:07) Early Life • (:07) Born Jan 13, 1919, in Bayshore near Charlevoix, Michigan. • (:24) His father was a farmer, and a barn builder. • (:45) In 1929 they moved to Lansing for two years.
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: World War II Name of Interviewee: George Way Length of interview (00:32:12:23) ***horizontal blue bars appear across the screen in the first few scenes (00:09:06) [interviewer introduction] Mr.Way was born on Sept...
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- Text: ...Instead he just did as he was told and waited for the time to pass. Although he was a WWII veteran, he did not pay attention to see if there were any other ones there. In 1951, he would finish his tour and go home. They were trying very much to get him to stay, promising position and money....
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: Vietnam Interviewee: Richard Tibbe Length of Interview: 00:37:30 Background: Richard was born in Grand Rapids, November 21st, 1945. His father served in the Army in WWII when he was born and would return ...
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Cold War/Persian Gulf Era James Schmehil 41:58 Introduction (00:11) James was born on February 25, 1963 in Virginia.
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veteran’s History Project War/Era: WWII Era Name: Mabelle "Barry" Vincent Smith Interviewer: Elaine Schneider Interview Length: (00:52:05:00) Early Life (00:00:20:00) Smith was born in Syracuse, New York on April 23rd, 1920. (00:00:22:00) �...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Stuart Eppinga World War II 39 minutes 20 seconds (00:00:18) Early Life -Parents were immigrants from the Netherlands -Fell in love in the Netherlands -Father wanted to move to the U.S., mother did not -Made a compromise: he would...