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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Oral History Interview Veteran: Wendall Smits Interviewed by James Smither Transcribed by Grace Balog Interviewer: We are talking today with Wendall Smits of Byron Center, Michigan, and the interviewer is James Smither of the G...

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• Text: Alright. Veteran: I’ll put on my other hat. I don’t have my hair combed. Interviewer: Okay, well it shades your eyes a little bit which is— Veteran: Oh, it does? Interviewer: Yeah.

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• Description: He is now actively involved in ministry. Wesley and his wife currently work with the Veterans Treatment Court of Muskegon County.
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• Text: ...I mean, did your father have a college education or just a lot of technical training? Veteran: There was a lot of technical training in there. You know? 2 Interviewer: Okay. Alright. And did you finish high school? Veteran: Oh, absolutely. Yeah. Interviewer: What year did you— ...

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• Text: Okay. Veteran: And— Interviewer: But this was a largely Navy group that you were— Veteran: That is correct. Interviewer: Okay. Veteran: And I mean, most of the guys there signed up.

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• Text: Park Maintenance (21:22) - Never Married, Plenty of GF - Diabetic - Lives in Veterans Home (7mos) - Thankful for Veterans Service - Plans to reenter civilian life  

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• Description: Harry Bolthouse is a World War II veteran who served in the U.S. Army from 1948 to 1949. Although unable to recall much of his service experience, due to his cerebral hemorrhages, he was able to share pieces of his pre-enlistment and enlistment.
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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: Other veterans and civilians Interviewee name: Harry Bolthouse Length of Interview: (00:06:20) Pre-Enlistment  Background o Born in Grand Rapids, 1930.  Family o Had four brothers. o Mother was a ho...

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• Description: ...Jarvis Brink is a Cold War veteran from Zeeland, Michigan where he attended Holland High School and graduated from there in 1953. In 1954 he joined the Army and served for two years. He received basic training at Fort Knox, Kentucky and was stationed at Fort Hood, Texas for eighteen months ...
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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Jarvis Brink Cold War Interview Length: 11 minutes 9 seconds (00:00:04) Early Life and Overview of Service -From Zeeland, Michigan -Attended Holland High School -Graduated in 1953 -Joined the Army in 1954 -Served for two years -It wa...

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• Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Oral History Interview Veteran: John Chenard Interviewed by Steve Hammond Transcribed by Chad Hitchcock John: -Girls by myself but it worked out.

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• Text: Veteran: American Airlines. Interviewer: Okay. Alright. Remember where you stopped on the way over? Veteran: Hawaii. Interviewer: Okay. And did you get off or…? Veteran: Go surfing?

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• Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Oral History Interview Veteran: Kent Laudeman Interviewed by James Smither Transcribed by Chad Hitchcock Interview length: 1:53:02 James: We're talking today with Kent Laudeman of Niles Michigan.

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• Description: After the war, he became actively involved in working with veterans in Michigan.
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• Text: Veterans never really get mentally on track themselves because they have others who depend on them post war. b He is a Commander in the American Legion and is in charge of Veteran Memorial Day services. (28:00) •