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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Brian Baar (00:48:00) (00:15) Introduction • Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan. • Can remember watching the television when President Kennedy was shot. • Attended school with two of his cousins. • His father was an executive at Ste...
![Baar, Brian (Interview outline and video), 2008 Baar, Brian (Interview outline and video), 2008](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/1f44967757c32a25f511619cba78437c.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Tad Such (00:26:00) (00:05) Introduction • Born April 5th, 1961. • Remembers having a good childhood. • He grew up in Grand Haven, Michigan, very close to the lake. • His father was an elementary principle. • He played sports ...
![Such, Tad (Interview outline and video), 2007 Such, Tad (Interview outline and video), 2007](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/bce96c2927951f2e57c5c443439605ab.jpg)
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- Text: ...Trierweiler met a woman overseas who was defending Hitler; slapped her (27:28) Remembers a fellow student who was a veteran; had a dream that he was still in combat (28:50) Mentioned her husband and a comrade getting lost at midnight and accidentally wandering in the German area o Example o...
![Trierweiler, Nina (Interview outline and video), 2008 Trierweiler, Nina (Interview outline and video), 2008](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/e0ea466048378ac0c4db52b5a4806809.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Greg Glazier (41:12) (00:10) Background Information • Greg was born on April 8, 1967 • He enlisted in the Army in 1985 when he was 18 years old • Greg went to high school in Lansing and has 2 sisters and a brother • He...
![Glazier, Gregory (Interview transcript and video), 2007 Glazier, Gregory (Interview transcript and video), 2007](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/8148e0be8beaada71a201e47dcbd1b16.jpg)
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- Text: ...GVSU Veteran’s History Project World War II Marcia Rood Interview Total Time: 13:35 (00:20) Her brother served in the Navy during WWII (00:51) Nearly 6 years old when her brother went into the service; it was 1944 when her bro...
![Rood, Marcia (Interview outline and video), 2009 Rood, Marcia (Interview outline and video), 2009](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/270fe3b5ecab7ea58b65d5eed2baae15.jpg)
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- Description: ... Orleans, Newport, Grand Rapids, the Azores and aboard on the destroyer escort Nickelson. Jan remains active with the local veterans organizations such as the American Legion, Amvets and Waves National. She has attained the positions of commander and judge advocate for the American Legion...
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- Text: ...about going out to sea because she gets seasick (44:46:00) Luckily, the ship stayed tied to the pier during her time there. Veterans Organizations (45:40:18) Jan was first involved with the Furniture City Post of the American Legion, which is a sea service only post on...
![Roy, Janice (Interview outline and video), 2013 Roy, Janice (Interview outline and video), 2013](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/6f6917a984cc294fac31082834fc36cc.jpg)
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- Description: Freddie Gilbert is a Vietnam War veteran born in1949 in Vermont and was raised in Prairieville, Maryland. In 1969 he was drafted for the Vietnam War and was attached to D Company in 2nd and 506th of the 101st Airborne.
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Freddie Gilbert Vietnam War 1 hour 23 minutes (00:23) Early Life -Born in Vermont on June 12, 1949 -Grew up in Prairieville, Maryland -Had been adopted by father’s brother (uncle) when he was 5 months old -Biological father was a W...
![Gilbert, Freddie (Interview outline and video), 2013 Gilbert, Freddie (Interview outline and video), 2013](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/7fbc35c3b094161066ec94c875470932.jpg)
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- Text: ...e to get sent home (16:40) When he returned to the US, he had another 10 months left in the army o Trained recruits o Korean veterans in the company o Commander was a reserve officer and didn’t like the combat veterans; gave them bad deals Mr. Gibbs had an opportunity to tell...
![Gibbs, Lyle (Interview outline and video), 2010 Gibbs, Lyle (Interview outline and video), 2010](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/7aaa1ec2b6e9a1595d5e57237cfaffb2.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Kevin Bettinghouse (20:11) Background Information (00:21) Born in Grand Rapids Michigan on February 13th 1960. (00:23) He enlisted in the Air Force. (00:43) His highest rank was Sergeant E4. (1:00) He served as ...
![Bettinghouse, Kevin (Interview outline and video), 2011 Bettinghouse, Kevin (Interview outline and video), 2011](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/d0b6448a973d88184cb7ec277dd3bcc5.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Todd McCrumb (22:20) (00:17) Background Information • Todd was born in Lansing, Michigan in 1965 • His father was a state policeman and was often transferred all over Michigan • Todd graduated from high school in 1984 • He had n...
![McCrumb, Todd (Interview outline and video), 2008 McCrumb, Todd (Interview outline and video), 2008](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/8a65df60409efd3c6f27dc37232cd754.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Troy Girke (1:01:22) (01:25) Background Information • Troy was born in Allegan, MI • He has one brother and a very close family • He had a fun childhood in the country where he was able to spend a lot of time hunting and...
![Girke, Troy (Interview outline and video), 2006 Girke, Troy (Interview outline and video), 2006](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/b816b565351be9b30af0be8f3525821d.jpg)
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- 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 a...
![Potter, Christopher (Interview outline and video), 2011 Potter, Christopher (Interview outline and video), 2011](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/9d9c562a3393cae0832fb1f738a2af02.jpg)