Search Results
Applied Limits:
- Collection > Veterans History Project (remove)
- Subject > Oral history (remove)
- Subject > Video recordings (remove)
- Subject > United States--History, Military (remove)
- Subject > Veterans (remove)
- Subject > Michigan--History, Military (remove)
- Subject > United States. Army (remove)
- Type > Text (remove)
Limit your search
Collection- Veterans History Project (508)
- Michigan--History, Military (508)
- Oral history (508)
- United States--History, Military (508)
- United States. Army (508)
- Veterans (508)
- Veterans History Project (U.S.) (508)
- Video recordings (508)
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American (235)
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American (178)
- Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal narratives, American (56)
- Other veterans & civilians--Personal narratives, American (46)
- Iraq War, 2003-2011--Personal narratives, American (17)
- Women (10)
- United States. Navy (8)
- United States. National Guard (7)
- Afghan War, 2001--Personal narratives, American (6)
- Persian Gulf War, 1991--Personal narratives, American (6)
- Other veterans & civilians--Personal narratives (5)
- United States. Air Force (4)
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives (3)
- United States--National Guard (2)
- United States. Marine Corps (2)
- African-American soldiers (1)
- Freemasons (1)
- Lowell Area Historical Museum (Lowell, Mich.) (1)
- Text (508)
- Moving Image (488)
508 results
Your search matched in:
- Subject:
- Subject: Veterans
- 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
![Burton, Robert Darrell (Interview outline and video), 2007 Burton, Robert Darrell (Interview outline and video), 2007](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/eaa4856ea7c32aacc8d27b8500d0eed0.jpg)
Your search matched in:
- 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 ...
- Subject:
- Subject: Veterans
- 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...
![Brink, Jarvis (Interview outline), 2013 Brink, Jarvis (Interview outline), 2013](/application/views/scripts/images/fallback-file.png)
Your search matched in:
- Description: After the war, he became actively involved in working with veterans in Michigan.
- Subject:
- Subject: Veterans
- 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) •
![Leslie, Quincy (Interview outline and video), 2008 Leslie, Quincy (Interview outline and video), 2008](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/8962510c91ea00c2c96b55773334843d.jpg)
Your search matched in:
- Subject:
- Subject: Veterans
- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veteran’s History Project Name of War: Vietnam War Name of Interviewee: Bert Jones II Length of Interview (00:22:38) Background (00:00:03) Born on Sept 9, 1949 Served in Vietnam/Cambodia for the United States’ Army Highest rank achieved, E4...
![Jones, Bert R., II (Interview outline and video), 2008 Jones, Bert R., II (Interview outline and video), 2008](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/c44a420d4bfdde9cebce09bdbbaaa952.jpg)
Your search matched in:
- Description: He served as a cook at bases in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Oklahoma. When he completed 6 years he returned home and married another veteran.
- Subject:
- Subject: Veterans
- Text: ...Iraq right now (31:20) After the service • Steve married after he was out of the service at 27 years old. • He married a veteran of the service and had two children • He has since divorced and is living in the Veterans Home in Grand Rapids, where his children live. • (35:00...
![Collison, Steven (Interview outline and video, 1 of 2), 2007 Collison, Steven (Interview outline and video, 1 of 2), 2007](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/7f028bf984a39f4aa2e5a022f85b42bf.jpg)
Your search matched in:
- Subject:
- Subject: Veterans
- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Notes Length: 7:35 Daniel John Morley Veteran United States Army; 1987 to1993 (0:00) Life before the service (0:30) West Point Military Academy • 19 years old • Picked West Point because of prestige • Discusses ...
![Morley, Daniel John (Interview outline and video, 1 of 2), 2006 Morley, Daniel John (Interview outline and video, 1 of 2), 2006](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/57b9a689a5f93da0caf9cbdfd8dca434.jpg)
Your search matched in:
- Description: During his time in the Army, Jeff drove trucks and continued to do so after being discharged. Jeff currently lives in the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans.
- Subject:
- Subject: Veterans
- Text: ...ransporting computers Jeff began having medical problems and could no longer drive He now lives in the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans (18:35) Marriage Jeff got married to a woman in Virginia in 1980, but it only lasted one year He was married again in 1985 to a woman from Loui...
![Bowman, Jeffery (Interview outline and video), 2007 Bowman, Jeffery (Interview outline and video), 2007](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/49f4ecf84005d13423af7b913c86a499.jpg)
Your search matched in:
- Description: Lawrence M. Gary is a WW II Veteran who served in the United States Army in both the European and Pacific Theaters. He was assigned to F Co 341st Infantry Regiment (86th "Blackhawk" Div.), spending the majority of his military service time in the divisional motor pool.
- Subject:
- Subject: Veterans
- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Notes Length: 45:56 Lawrence Millard Gary WWII Veteran United States Army; November 1942 to March 1946 Infantry (0:00) Info - Born January 1st 1932 (Says 1992, later clarified as '32) Lived in Wheaton, IL Was re...
![Gary, Lawrence M. (Interview outline and video), 2007 Gary, Lawrence M. (Interview outline and video), 2007](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/61a92d967ef25ef6f65c0c7637fb4e65.jpg)
Your search matched in:
- Description: John Salistian Jr. was a veteran of the Vietnam War. He had a passion for playing his saxophone before the war and during the war. He enlisted to avoid being drafted and sent to Vietnam, and wound up being sent there anyway.
- Subject:
- Subject: Veterans
- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project John Salistian Jr. (00:44:16) (18:00) Detroit Michigan • Born March 20 1947 • Remembers serial number, RA#16926237 • Father John Salistian • Mother Mary Salistian • Sister Diane Salistian • John grew up in Warren Michigan �...
![Salistian Jr., John (Interview outline and video), 2007 Salistian Jr., John (Interview outline and video), 2007](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/6d058545ad7a86dd198fc287cb2f160d.jpg)
Your search matched in:
- Subject:
- Subject: Veterans
- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of Interviewee: Richard LaVern Smith Name of War: Other veterans & civilians Length of Interview: (00:09:23) Interview Notes Pre-Enlistment -Richard Smith, born in Hilliards, MI (0:20) -Enlisted just after h...
![Smith, Richard LaVern (Interview outline and video), 2005 Smith, Richard LaVern (Interview outline and video), 2005](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/5c08ccce7b9db397fae67c20ad10861f.jpg)
Your search matched in:
- Subject:
- Subject: Veterans
- Text: He also joined the boilermaker’s union. At the time of the interview, was living in the Veterans Home in Grand Rapids, MI.
![Clavier, August (Interview outline and video), 2007 Clavier, August (Interview outline and video), 2007](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/d85b3b4aed7d8a1797588fb985f47f31.jpg)
Your search matched in:
- Subject:
- Subject: Veterans
- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Fred Garcia Vietnam War Total Time: 27:58 Childhood and Pre-Enlistment (00:18) Born in Lansing, MI in 1948 Obtained a Masters Degree from Michigan State University in Administration Father was a World War II
![Garcia, Fred (Interview outline and video), 2008 Garcia, Fred (Interview outline and video), 2008](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/15c033bb274588c43f3f04eed0ac16c5.jpg)