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- Subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
- Text: GVSU Veteran’s History Project Iraq & Afghanistan Wars Chris Potter Interview Total Time: 20:48 (00:10) Mr. Potter served in Iraq as a Marine o His rank was sergeant (00:40) Before joining the Marines, he played
![Potter, Christopher (Interview outline and video), 2011 Potter, Christopher (Interview outline and video), 2011](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/9d9c562a3393cae0832fb1f738a2af02.jpg)
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- Description: . He was wounded in May, and was injured badly enough that he could not return to active duty. He now works as a counselor for veterans.
- Subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Iraqi War Jeremy Binder Length of Interview 1:55:38 0:00:11 Background • Born: October 30, 1978, in Benton Harbor, Michigan (0:00:15) • Moved to Bridgman, Michigan in 1989 (0:00:30
![Binder, Jeremy (Interview outline and video), 2012 Binder, Jeremy (Interview outline and video), 2012](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/aa37dd1a51956687017c4e7498ad0a54.jpg)
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veteran's History Project Marine Corps Ken Clisso Total Time (00:38:25) Introduction (00:00:10) Ken Clisso was born May 27th, 1959; he served in the United States Marine Corps from 1982 til 1989 and achieved the rank
![Clisso, Kenneth (Interview outline and video), 2014 Clisso, Kenneth (Interview outline and video), 2014](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/c93a7175bcbfca7c6c02f983a29c342b.jpg)
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Larry R. Armstrong (18:15) Pre-Enlistment • Born in Livingston, TN (1:40) • Was a shoe shine boy when he was 8 years old (2:00) • Became a boxer when he was in his teen years (2:20) • Tried
![Armstrong, Larry (Interview outline and video), 2003 Armstrong, Larry (Interview outline and video), 2003](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/ff483618ff74907e965c976874832f50.jpg)
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Korean War Robert Samuels Length of interview (34:05) (0:12) Background Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan 1930 moved to Grandville, Michigan at age 10 (0:29) Dropped out of high school
![Samuels, Robert (Interview outline and video), 2012 Samuels, Robert (Interview outline and video), 2012](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/b34a8730168e7e59e2069fac1e008523.jpg)
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- Text: GVSU Veteran’s History Project Operation Iraqi Freedom Christopher Wiers Interview Total Time: 21:08 (00:25) Enlisted when he was a junior in high school (00:44) Boot camp was eye-opening for him o Physical
![Wiers, Christopher (Interview outline and video), 2010 Wiers, Christopher (Interview outline and video), 2010](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/fa934ddac1ce763d03474b38ea9de7d4.jpg)
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Vietnam War Richard Teesdale Length of interview (13:58) (00:17) Basic Training Served in the Vietnam War in the U.S. Marine Corps. (00:21) Upon discharge, he was an E4. (00:28) Served
![Teesdale, Richard (Interview outline and video), 2009 Teesdale, Richard (Interview outline and video), 2009](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/fb41a06df10899ccd975fd7464d8049f.jpg)
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Vietnam Robert Vandermolen Total Time – (18:22) Background • • • • He enlisted August 26, 1974 Nearly all of his family had served (00:32) He says that everyone is lucky to go to war
![Vandermolen, Robert (Interview outline), 2010 Vandermolen, Robert (Interview outline), 2010](/application/views/scripts/images/fallback-file.png)
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Nelson Birman (43:53) Background Information (00:30) Born June 19th, 1936 in Battle Creek, Michigan. (00:39) Served in the U.S. Marine Corps, 1954-1957. (00:50) He joined
![Birman, Nelson (Interview outline and video), 2012 Birman, Nelson (Interview outline and video), 2012](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/46bd2f4efdc57a35244c0aea21707d27.jpg)
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of Interviewee: Clyde Westra Name of War: Vietnam War Length of Interview: (01:36:50) Pre-Enlistment • • • • • • • Born in Grand Haven, MI in 1948 (1:50) Attended Grand Haven
![Westra, Clyde (Interview outline and video), 2009 Westra, Clyde (Interview outline and video), 2009](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/4084378ac2a5eb6ee3f7b819905d24f0.jpg)
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Name of Interviewee: Fred Bernhardt Name of War: World War II Length of Interview (00:36:31) Disc Two (00:30) Marine Photographer There were picture sets available to all those in the division
![Bernhardt, Fred (Interview outline and video, 2 of 2), 2007 Bernhardt, Fred (Interview outline and video, 2 of 2), 2007](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/a0e2fb6efc2e758b09a85b43f1fbf15d.jpg)
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project George Sarros (00:21:31) (0:04) Enlistment • George enlisted three months after he had graduated from High school • He was in the service with four good friends, who were unlucky because
![Sarros, George (Interview outline and video), 2007 Sarros, George (Interview outline and video), 2007](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/c524356262b598fb9523f3be4c46efd0.jpg)