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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Jason Smith (17:05) Overview of Service (00:30) • • • • • • • • • • Awards and various citations. (3:21) Operation Iraqi Freedom document and picture. (4:20) Promotion papers. (5:39) He had 2 close friends who died ...
![Smith, Jason (Interview outline), 2010 Smith, Jason (Interview outline), 2010](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/a4751c1a6bd03092df6b6116e36f69ba.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Iraq War Michael Gower Length of Interview (00:11:54) Background: (0:00:22) Born in Kalamazoo, Michigan Four sisters, one brother Was in school before entering the service Enlisted, was not drafted Joined t...
![Gower, Michael (Interview outline and video), 2009 Gower, Michael (Interview outline and video), 2009](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/1546221d6280c1ff1f184d8a9cb89286.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview James Cooley Iraq War Total Time: 25:30 Childhood and Pre-Enlistment (00:25) • • • • • Born in Wyoming, MI Joined the Army in March, 2003 at age 17 He joined the day after the United States invaded Iraq Joined becau...
![Cooley, James (Interview outline and video), 2007 Cooley, James (Interview outline and video), 2007](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/126138f799fba9e10ede9632c53b83c5.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)
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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 and mental challenge ...
![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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- Description: Jonathan Richard Bates is a Veteran of the Iraq War and has been serving in the United States Army since 1983. In this interview, Bates discusses his recent tour of duty in Iraq. As an Army Advisor for the Iraqi Army, Bates has unique insight into the Iraqi culture and people.
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Jonathan Richard Bates (00:30:04) (0:34) Background of Army career • Joined in 1983 when in college o Wanted to serve country o Other family members had served o Wanted to learn new stills o Money for college • Part of the Michigan ...
![Bates, Jonathan Richard (Interview outline and video), 2007 Bates, Jonathan Richard (Interview outline and video), 2007](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/359e1ba45bfe1360b2647355b7d70c3b.jpg)
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: Iraq Interviewee Name: Michael Adams Length of Interview: 00:30:35 Background He wanted to be in the armed forces since he was six or seven.
![Adams, Michael (Interview outline and video), 2010 Adams, Michael (Interview outline and video), 2010](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/6b51be0fe9fc973b82361a0c0a02a9ab.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Justin Pelham Length: 52:09 (00:20) Background Information • • • • Justin was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on February 23, 1983 His father worked in manufacturing in Byron Center, Michigan and his mother stayed at h...
![Pelham, Justin (Interview outline and video), 2008 Pelham, Justin (Interview outline and video), 2008](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/90a29cb65d5ceab0602bf5c0b2da99ec.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Edward de Blécourt (01:22:46) (00:25) Background Information • • • • • Edward was born in Phoenix, Arizona on October 9, 1981 and later moved to Michigan when he was 5 years old Edward’s father was an electrical engineer a...
![de Blécourt, Edward (Interview outline and video), 2008 de Blécourt, Edward (Interview outline and video), 2008](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/727fa9e77abfb241c783b9f8790e8d13.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Brian Sager (40:42) Background Information (00:22) He was born in approx. 1978 and was raised in Brown City, Michigan, where he attended and graduated high school. (00:22) After graduating high school, Brian joined ...
![Sager, Brian (Interview outline and video), 2011 Sager, Brian (Interview outline and video), 2011](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/a896a9dcd799fdb8191255101595450d.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Raymond Hawkins, Jr. Length: 37:44 (00:10) Background Information Raymond was born on July 7, 1956 in San Juan, Puerto Rico His father had been in the Navy and stationed in Puerto Rico when Raymond was...
![Hawkins, Raymond Jr. (Interview outline and video) Hawkins, Raymond Jr. (Interview outline and video)](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/74b965fc4808b144c14d233dc348d8ff.jpg)