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  • Description: Catherine Kooyers was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan and comes from a family of veterans. After she got married, she was working at a local fair when she first encountered Vietnam veterans. From her experiences, Catherine quickly realized that work
  • Subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
  • Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview PTSD Awareness and Veteran’s Programs Catherine Kooyers 1:17:05 Introduction (00:20)              Catherine was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She comes from a family
Kooyers, Catherine (Interview outline and video), 2012

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  • Description: to do activities with other officers' wives. Rick was discharged in 1969 and they eventually moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1977. She has been involved with numerous veterans' organizations in the Grand Rapids area including the Cost of Freedom
  • Subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
  • Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Harriet Sturim Wife of Air Force Veteran, Veterans' Organization Volunteer 42 minutes 5 seconds (00:00:40) Early Life Pt. 1 -Born in the Bronx in New York City -First generation American -Both
Sturim, Harriet (Interview outline and video), 2015

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  • Subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
  • 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
Stanton, Christal Gayle (Interview outline), 2012

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  • Description: , 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
  • Subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
  • Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Vietnam War Era Jan Roy (57:10) Introduction (00:23:26)    Jan was born in Holland, Michigan in 1941. After she graduated from high school at Holland Christian High School, she
Roy, Janice (Interview outline and video), 2013

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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. His unit was heavily engaged
  • Subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
  • 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
Gilbert, Freddie (Interview outline and video), 2013

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  • Subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
  • Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project William Womer (17:37) Background Information (00:13)          Born June 29th of 1941 (00:15) Served in the Vietnam war and during the Cold War (00:22) Highest rank was Sergeant Major
Womer, William (Interview outline and video), 2011

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  • Subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
  • Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Vietnam War Dale Krueger (34:36) Background Information (00:20)   He was drafted into the Air Force. He served for 4.5 years. (00:22) He thought that he might be able to fly while in the Air
Krueger, Dale (Interview outline), 2010

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  • Description: active with support groups for veterans, and helped with the Truth Commission on Conscience in War, and has also written on Moral Injury in War.
  • Subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
  • Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Herman Keizer (FB 2015) Vietnam War & Stateside Service 1 hour 40 minutes 16 seconds (00:00:48) Early Life -Born in Chicago on May 21, 1938 (00:01:30) Getting Drafted -Oldest of seven children
Keizer, Herman Jr. (Interview outline and video), 2015

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  • Subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
  • Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Rick Sturim Cold War-Vietnam War Era 1 hour 3 minutes 32 seconds (00:00:40) Early Life -Born in Brooklyn, New York on October 21, 1942 -Lived in Brooklyn until he was about five, or six years
Sturim, Frederick P (Interview outline and video), 2015

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  • Description: helped a fellow veteran, Dr. Edward Byrd, with the creation of a memorial for her fiance, Dennis Lobbezoo, who was killed in Vietnam in June 1968.
  • Subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
  • Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Joyce Washburn Career (Vietnam Era-Gulf War Era) 44 minutes 56 seconds (00:00:37) Early Life -Born in October 1949 in Grand Rapids, Michigan -Grew up in Grand Rapids on the north side
Washburn, Joyce Skinner (Interview outline and video), 2015

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  • Subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
  • Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Vietnam War Che Nguyen (43:42) Introduction (00:20)      Che was born in the capital city of Hanoi in Vietnam in 1940. Growing up his family worked as farmers. When he
Nguyen, Che (Interview outline and video), 2010

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  • Subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
  • Text: GrandValleyStateUniversity Veteran’s History Project Vietnam War Lan Chi Le Interview Total Time: (31:47) Background  (00:11) Born in SaigonVietnam in 1970 o Mother from My Tho  Had 4 brothers and 4 sisters  Moved to the city for a better job o
Le, Lan Chi (Interview outline and video), 2010