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- Description: Theresa was the commander of American Legion Post 258 and is still a member of American Legion Post 459. She is also the commander of the United Veterans Council of Kent County, Michigan and works in the Veterans' Services Office.
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Theresa Robinson Post-Vietnam Cold War 55 minutes 47 seconds (00:00:39) Early Life -Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on September 20, 1955 at St. Mary's Hospital -Grew up in Grand Rapids -Father was the plant supervisor for Pac...
![Robinson, Theresa (Interview outline and video), 2015 Robinson, Theresa (Interview outline and video), 2015](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/e218f46f4c29a0e281d1a98145fb3aad.jpg)
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- 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.
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- 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)
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- 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)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Thomas Michael Ross (07:30) (01:10)Childhood Zeeland HS Father worked for Chemical Company 2 Brothers Mike and Dan, older and younger Shot Marbles in Grade school Played Basketball Still acquainted with classmate that went on to join M...
![Ross, Thomas Michael (Interview outline and video), 2007 Ross, Thomas Michael (Interview outline and video), 2007](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/9b1644f968b6eb836176fe72140a7b4c.jpg)
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Carolyn Burkholder for Joe Burkholder World War II Total Time: 34:00 Childhood (00:12) • • • • • • • Born in Miami, Oklahoma in 1932. Father owned a grocery store.
![Burkholder, Carolyn (Interview outline and video), 2006 Burkholder, Carolyn (Interview outline and video), 2006](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/f7e708a2e3f662e12bf71e211d4e7458.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Timothy Heffron (00:28:09) (00:06) Background Information • Timothy was born in Kirkwood, Missouri on November 13, 1957 • He was raised in Pennsylvania • Went to live with his father in Grand Rapids, MI • Timothy went to ...
![Heffron, Timothy (Interview outline and video), 2007 Heffron, Timothy (Interview outline and video), 2007](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/ab6f4dc7a6e9b5280aaab02e5f8bf30c.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veteran's History Project General Dave Kim Total Time (00:06:21) Background Before Dave joined the military, he did security both armed and unarmed in Arizona (00:00:52) ◦ He felt he had to go into the Marine Corps and tried once back in 1983 and was...
![Kim, Dave (Interview outline), 2013 Kim, Dave (Interview outline), 2013](/application/views/scripts/images/fallback-file.png)
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Panama Era – Operation Just Cause John Adkins 05:30 Introduction (00:30) Growing up, John had two sisters and one brother.
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Vietnam Era Christal Stanton (17:45) Background Information (00:30) • • • • • Born in Battle Creek, Michigan, on October 2nd 1954. (00:33) She was raised on a farm and had a little brother. (00:40) Christal was enrolled in co...
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- Description: Phillip Stebbins Jr. is a United States Marine Corps veteran living in Michigan who served during peacetime as a demolitions expert and recruiter as well as during an evacuation of American diplomats from Albania in 1998 after a terror threat, and during unrest in Albania.
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- Text: ...ous activity -Knowing your terrain -There is a recurrence of vigilance and nightmares (08:25)Post Service-Working with other Veterans -Good experience meeting with other veterans -Best friend died at thirty years old -Served in several combat missions in Iraq and Afghanistan as a c...
![Stebbins Jr, Phillip (Interview outline and video), 2013 Stebbins Jr, Phillip (Interview outline and video), 2013](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/9caa667a2ad1b8ab9ff8005969635a2b.jpg)
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Ken Rondeau (4:33) Background Information (00:10) Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 1962. (00:11) Both his mother and father were from Wisconsin.
![Rondeau, Ken (Interview outline), 2011 Rondeau, Ken (Interview outline), 2011](/application/views/scripts/images/fallback-file.png)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Interviewee’s Name: Daniel J. Morley Name of War: Other veterans & civilians Length of Interview: (00:16:00) Pre-West Point Born in 1968 in Youngstown, OH (0:06) Went to an all Catholic private school (0:20) We...
![Morley, Daniel J. (Interview outline and video, 2 of 2), 2007 Morley, Daniel J. (Interview outline and video, 2 of 2), 2007](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/696794bb5b81a4c3fe722b2df3551b2c.jpg)