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- Text: ...story of military service, his earliest relative, Daniel Wilson served in the Revolutionary War, he has found some Civil War veterans also one of which named Aaron Essex, is buried at the Veterans Cemetery on Monroe. He was in the New York Infantry. His grandfather was in World War...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project John Wells Korean War/French Indochina War 47 minutes 55 seconds (00:00:39) Early Life -Born in Omaha, Nebraska in 1930 -Family moved to Michigan after he was born -Muskegon, Michigan in 1931 -Family lived there for five to six ...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Iraq Christopher Notestine Total Time (00:52:44) Introduction (00:00:09) Christopher was born in Charlevoix County, Michigan on July 26th, 1980 (00:00:21) He has a younger brother and grew up with both parents and com...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Vietnam & Afghanistan & Iraq Baltazar Martinez Total Time – (02:11:52) Introduction / Basic Training – (00:00:11) Baltazar Martinez was born in Plainview, Texas on August 8th, 1952; he lived there for abou...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview National Guard Jim Flowers – Part 1 Total Time (01:40:56) Introduction / Basic Training (00:00:08) Jim Flowers was born in Muskegon, Michigan in 1963 (00:00:30) ◦ After graduating from high school, Jim entered the...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview National Guard Jim Flowers – Part 2 Total Time (01:46:50) Re-Introduction / Review from Part I (00:00:02-00:07:52) Back to the United States & Beyond (00:00:40) Before Jim Flowers and his unit went back to the U...
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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: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Jim Corbett Cold War/Vietnam Era 1 hour 42 minutes 28 seconds (00:00:59) Early Life and Pre-Enlistment -Born in November 1938 in Big Rapids, Michigan -When WWII began the family moved to Detroit so their father could work -After...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veteran’s History Project The Michigan National Guard Gary Boucher Interview length: (00:40:17:00) Pre-enlistment / Training (00:00:50:00) Born in 1953 in White Cloud, Michigan (00:00:50:00) Grew up in White Cloud and graduated from White Cloud ...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Kyle Herring War in Afghanistan Part 1 – 48 minutes 52 seconds (00:00:17) Early Life -Born in Frederick, Maryland on October 11, 1987 -Lived there for one or two years -Moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan -Parents were originally fr...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Kyle Herring War in Afghanistan Part 1 – 48 minutes 52 seconds (00:00:17) Early Life -Born in Frederick, Maryland on October 11, 1987 -Lived there for one or two years -Moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan -Parents were originally fr...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veteran’s History Project Iraq War Ron Oakes Interview Length: (02:10:09:00) Joining the Guard / the 1996 Summer Olympics (00:00:23:00) Oakes returned from Vietnam in April 1969 (00:00:23:00) o He went back to Grand Rapids Junior College and began l...