GVSU Veterans History Project
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Michael Morrow
Michael Morrow was born in Flint, Michigan, in 1951. He enlisted in the Army in 1971, training as an engineer. Because of the drawdowns in Vietnam, he initially served in the States, including as a platoon sergeant in the 25th and 9th Infantry Divisions before going to officer candidate school in 1977. From there, he served at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, and a company commander and a general's aide, and then did a tour in Germany, where he held a variety of posts including as the executive officer of the 275th Atomic Demolition Munitions Company. He held an assortment of other assignments after that, notably in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Iraq during the Gulf War. His last regular assignmen...
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Albert Burckard
Просмотров 1,7 тыс.21 день назад
Albert Burckard Jr. was born in Norfolk Virginia in 1945. He attended the Virginia Military Institute and received his commission as an Army officer in 1967. After an initial assignment in Germany, he went to Vietnam in 1969, starting as a staff officer with the 101st Airborne Division, then serving as commander of A Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment during the early stages of the...
Dan Pfeiffer
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Dan Pfeiffer served in the US Army between 1952 and 1954. He served in an infantry unit in Korea during the last months of the Korean War in 1953. He provides detailed descriptions of combat patrols and fighting in the trench lines against the North Koreans and Chinese. Later on, he was assigned to be the chauffeur for a general.
John Wells
Просмотров 45721 день назад
John Wells was born in Omaha, Nebraska in 1930 and his family moved to Michigan in 1931, graduating from high school in 1949 in Grand Rapids. He then attended Grand Rapids Community College and served in the Michigan Army National Guard. After hearing rumors that his National Guard unit would be deployed to fight in the Korean War he decided to transfer to the Air Force in February 1951. He rec...
John Roblin
Просмотров 51728 дней назад
John Roblin joined the Army on July 5th, 1944 and was part of the first convoy to go directly to France during World War II. While in the service, John served as an officer with an infantry unit and experienced a good deal of combat and eventually injured his leg. He spent a long time in a hospital learning to walk again. After John had recovered he was moved all over Europe within different re...
Glenn Dykstra
Просмотров 41828 дней назад
Glenn Dykstra was born in Oklahoma in 1932. However, because of the effects of the Dust Bowl, his family moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan. Dykstra joined the Air Force when he was seventeen and finished his school while in the service. After training at Lackland Air Force base, Dykstra taught at several bases around the country. Eventually, he shipped out to Japan and flew both bombing and cargo...
Robert Mulder
Просмотров 484Месяц назад
Robert Mulder was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan and graduated from Grand Rapids Christian High School in 1947. He was drafted into the Army in October of 1950 and went through medic training at Camp Adenberry in Indiana. He went through training quickly because the Army had been short on medics. Robert was shipped to Korea and assigned to the 38th Medical Company of the 2nd Division. Robert wa...
Richard Hawley
Просмотров 170Месяц назад
Richard Hawley, born in Michigan in 1932, served in the U.S. Air Force from 1949-1953 in both the U.S. and Korea during the Korean Conflict. During his service in Korea, Richard worked as a welder and maintenance man at the K-2 air base, mainly repairing runways and aircraft. After returning to the U.S. he continued his job as a welder in Selfridge Michigan.
Marvin Honderd
Просмотров 221Месяц назад
Marv Honderd was born in Byron Center, Michigan and enlisted in the Air Force in 1951 to avoid being drafted into the army. After starting out in radio school, he switched to pilot training and became a fighter pilot. He flew 70 missions over Korea in F-86 fighters in 1953, before he was sent back the US. Afterwards he continued flying more advanced F-86 jets in Dayton, Ohio.
William Donner
Просмотров 170Месяц назад
William Donner is a native of Northern Michigan. Donner worked in agriculture until the Korean War, at which time he entered the United States Army and was trained in medical evacuation. He describes his experiences as a GI on the Korean peninsula and the Japanese home islands. Donner discusses venereal disease and interactions with the natives. Donner converted to Catholicism while in Korea. H...
Tanjore Splan
Просмотров 407Месяц назад
Tanjore Splan was born in St. Ignace, Michigan and grew up in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. He served in the Korean War. He joined the Army at age 17, and decided to specialize in field artillery. He trained at Fort Bragg, NC where he trained for the airborne and was then shipped to Korea, where he served with the 5th Regimental Combat Team in operations against the Chinese and North Koreans thro...
Richard Swanson
Просмотров 553Месяц назад
Richard Swanson was born in Lucas County, Iowa, in 1930 and graduated from high school in 1948. He received his draft notice in 1951, just days after he had gotten married. Richard went through training in Arkansas for only 6 weeks and was then sent to Japan to work with the 176th Armored Field Artillery Battalion. Richard spent 16 months fighting on the front line in Korea and worked to suppor...
Herm Jongsma
Просмотров 518Месяц назад
Herm Jongsma was born in the Chicago area1931. After completing high school, he attended Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan, hoping to be a science teacher, and was drafted into the Army in 1952. He trained as a light mechanic, but when he went to Korea, he found himself as a driver, and volunteered to be a liaison with the Greek battalion manning part of the front line north of Seoul. He...
Rod Chapman
Просмотров 454Месяц назад
Rod Chapman was drafted into the US Army in 1951. After training as an engineer at bases in the US and as a cook in Japan, he was assigned to the 7th Division as a rifleman, where he was stationed first in the Heartbreak Ridge sector and then in the Triangle Hill sector. In the fighting at Triangle Hill, his unit suffered heavy casualties and was eventually rotated out of the line, and he was s...
Robert Samuels
Просмотров 292Месяц назад
Robert Samuels was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 1930 and enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1948. He trained at Parris Island, South Carolina, and Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, where he learned water purification processes. When the Korean War started in 1950, he was sent to Korea and served as a BAR gunner with E Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment. He served with that unit at Incho...
Gust Anton
Просмотров 431Месяц назад
Gust Anton
Donald Mahoney
Просмотров 268Месяц назад
Donald Mahoney
Carl Ballard
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Carl Ballard
Glen Bailey
Просмотров 699Месяц назад
Glen Bailey
Nicolaus Solecki
Просмотров 188Месяц назад
Nicolaus Solecki
Kyle Herring #2
Просмотров 95Месяц назад
Kyle Herring #2
Kyle Herring #1
Просмотров 203Месяц назад
Kyle Herring #1
Peter Newman
Просмотров 497Месяц назад
Peter Newman
Matt Reusch
Просмотров 411Месяц назад
Matt Reusch
Baltazar Martinez
Просмотров 423Месяц назад
Baltazar Martinez
Nicholas Anderson
Просмотров 118Месяц назад
Nicholas Anderson
Simeon Switzer
Просмотров 276Месяц назад
Simeon Switzer
Sherman Christensen
Просмотров 342Месяц назад
Sherman Christensen
Ryan Klingeman
Просмотров 128Месяц назад
Ryan Klingeman
Ron Oakes Part 2
Просмотров 524Месяц назад
Ron Oakes Part 2

Комментарии

  • @gregorytommerdahl5558
    @gregorytommerdahl5558 19 часов назад

    It's hard to describe one's ability to repress memories or the scars that war leaves. Even when you get home and everything feels great, a couple years later, your brain decides it's time to open the vault and rock your world.

  • @rickhernandez3077
    @rickhernandez3077 3 дня назад

    ✨👍✨Well $poken👋 $emper✨FCKN✨Fi💥..My Brother Wa$ ARMY🇺🇲4yrs Combat Engineer IN Darmstondt Germany✨Got 0ut And Joined The Re$erve$ As Drill Sgt.(Retired✨)My Uncle$ Were In Army WW11✨*I*M*A* "JARHEAD" ..Good Job*!* CARRY 0N 👊💥😎

  • @indycharlie
    @indycharlie 3 дня назад

    Welcome home brother . Stay strong , there are less of us by the day ... doc 25th I.D.

  • @indycharlie
    @indycharlie 3 дня назад

    First off . Hey brother , I hope you are still kicking . I know we all had a different tour , depending on what we did . I started out working in Tay Ninh in a Med. Det and flew a FEW dust off missions and worked in our Evac Det. I ended up as a Blue with the 25th I.D. I want you to think about this brother . Philp would have had ZERO chance if YOU hadn't of had the guts to get him out of your APC !! Trust me brother , as a medic . I have beat myself up a bit about what I couldn't get done . I don't think any of us didn't freeze up a time or two , even if it was for seconds . I like you , ended up with hardly anything to show from my time in RVN . Actually , when I left in 71 there was a whole list of shit that we were given at BH while we out processed that were banned from taking home. One of those items was pictures that showed the wrong stuff . We had to dump all our shit on a table , and AFTER we had a " Free period " to dispose of banned shit that we had without penalty . Some REMP MP's dug through what was left and looked for banned shit . If something was found , they said you'd go straight to LBJ . I lost pictures and even a SKS I was going to bring home , but I did not have the proper PW . They said if I wanted to stay THREE more days in country I could submit the proper PW . I di di'd the F out and some REMP MP has been telling war stories about the SKS he brought home from Nam the last 50 odd years :D STAY STRONG BROTHER , there are less of us by the day .. doc 68-71

  • @AnthonyOMulligan-yv9cg
    @AnthonyOMulligan-yv9cg 4 дня назад

    Killing & Dying

  • @kennethprice5628
    @kennethprice5628 7 дней назад

    Welcome home sir, your story was captivating and you served with distinction, I salute you, Sir...72 yo Navy Veteran

  • @timwendling5766
    @timwendling5766 8 дней назад

    This program has so much potential, if it only had a better interviewer!

  • @jimmyandkathyharrell
    @jimmyandkathyharrell 9 дней назад

    Thank you!

  • @raleighlawncarellc5980
    @raleighlawncarellc5980 9 дней назад

    I sure do miss you Dad!

  • @jimmyandkathyharrell
    @jimmyandkathyharrell 11 дней назад

    Very detailed interview. Thank you

  • @darrellwyatt1265
    @darrellwyatt1265 12 дней назад

    Thank you for your service to our country, Roger. Amd I thank each and every other soldier who has ever served whether they saw any action or not. God bless you, heroes each and every one .

  • @uglycasanova4240
    @uglycasanova4240 12 дней назад

    Im so happy these Heros stories have been documented..Thank You All !!!

  • @jiffy399
    @jiffy399 12 дней назад

    Amazing memory, thanks Ron.

  • @sandeewood2948
    @sandeewood2948 13 дней назад

    Welcome home Roger thank you for your service..I also was in the 25th infantry division 2/14th infantry 68/69…

  • @wb0072
    @wb0072 14 дней назад

    This interview would have been so much better if the interviewer would let him tell his story without so many interruptions.

  • @marcclement7396
    @marcclement7396 16 дней назад

    God Bless. Good interview. New Hampshire loves all our veterans. Thank you Dick.

  • @marcclement7396
    @marcclement7396 16 дней назад

    Somewhat heartbreaking. These poor guys came back broken. God Bless you Roger.

  • @marcclement7396
    @marcclement7396 16 дней назад

    Great man. Great interview. Some of it is absolutely heartbreaking. You realize these guys sacrificed not only a year of their lives but it followed them around everday when they came home. Imagine the illegal immigrants flooding our boarders who know nothing about U,S history or the sacrifices our brave veterans made. Sad.

  • @davelane4055
    @davelane4055 17 дней назад

    This is beyond any reasonable doubt the definition of both heroic and magnanimous virtue

  • @michaelcody-ju2zz
    @michaelcody-ju2zz 17 дней назад

    Thank u.

  • @davelane4055
    @davelane4055 17 дней назад

    Welcome home belatedly to you and all the brave Vietnam veterans WHOOAH

  • @user-ml5jo6hv9j
    @user-ml5jo6hv9j 17 дней назад

    My mas family is the cowman family fom cheasaning Michigan

  • @bruceadams9542
    @bruceadams9542 17 дней назад

    Thank you Sir for your service.🦅 Amazing detailed story Long road.👍👍👍👍👍

  • @michaelcody-ju2zz
    @michaelcody-ju2zz 18 дней назад

    Thank u for your service

  • @alexhidell8022
    @alexhidell8022 18 дней назад

    There is no audio. We can't hear them speaking!!!!!

    • @gvsuveteranshistoryproject34
      @gvsuveteranshistoryproject34 17 дней назад

      The audio comes through loud and clear when I play it on my computer. The issue may with whatever device or browser you're using, since this problem has come up with some interviews at times. You might also check the version in our main online archive. Sorry you're having trouble with it.

  • @davidlee7722
    @davidlee7722 18 дней назад

    Excellent interview.

  • @michaelcody-ju2zz
    @michaelcody-ju2zz 19 дней назад

    Thank you for your service

  • @michaelcody-ju2zz
    @michaelcody-ju2zz 19 дней назад

    Thanks for your service sir.

  • @michaelcody-ju2zz
    @michaelcody-ju2zz 19 дней назад

    Thank u for your service. I wish Americans were still like your generation.

  • @bammers9
    @bammers9 20 дней назад

    I remember Nina Green calling his wife Colleen a blonde moron when I was a little kid. She said worse, but RUclips won’t let me post that here. Such a shame cause his wife was a sweetheart from what I remember. This dude is a snake though. I remember being a little boy and watching this toxic POS punch his dog across the snout HARD just for barking. Made him feel like a man. He also used to tell people he had his tear ducts removed so that he couldn’t shed tears. My family and I laugh about it to this day. Anytime we try and act “hard” we claim a Steve pullen. Mocking of course cause dudes a complete Clown show, but has left my family with laughs for almost 30 years. Thanks Steve. I don’t care what commands you had, you’re an absolute joke to us.

  • @garyluck8502
    @garyluck8502 21 день назад

    Thanks for your service!

  • @jimmyandkathyharrell
    @jimmyandkathyharrell 23 дня назад

    Thank you Sir!

  • @alexhidell8022
    @alexhidell8022 25 дней назад

    Nice to see younger veterans telling their story

  • @andrewcarlson1867
    @andrewcarlson1867 26 дней назад

    Can’t hear him clearly??? Please put a bettor microphone on him! Going to look for someone else to watch….

  • @shirleycouch3222
    @shirleycouch3222 26 дней назад

    I like this cowboy

  • @Buce-ku9vx
    @Buce-ku9vx 26 дней назад

    Nice sound

  • @gregorytommerdahl5558
    @gregorytommerdahl5558 26 дней назад

    "What were you feeling..." My dad is of this generation. I like to say... my dad had a feeling once. He didn't like it, so he never had another one. "Ho 48:42 w did you feel coming ashore under fire." "Wet." 😀

  • @mike-fe9wj
    @mike-fe9wj 27 дней назад

    What a nice man! Thanks for your service

  • @ksmith87
    @ksmith87 27 дней назад

    That was interesting to listen to. I haven't heard much about that time frame

  • @wellitsherenow
    @wellitsherenow 29 дней назад

    all the compassion and desire to help thier fellow soldiers is incredible from all these vets. they're jumping mountains to probably die to save some people they never met. its truly remarkable and you can seriously feel it

  • @stephenmcgraw8871
    @stephenmcgraw8871 Месяц назад

    That was one hell of a year........I`ve never heard so many stories-where`s the book from this guy?Could EASILY be made into a movie......Damn,I might even look Mr.Jakubczak`s amazing tour up myself---I think I will.........got a feeling with this one..................

    • @gvsuveteranshistoryproject34
      @gvsuveteranshistoryproject34 29 дней назад

      This is one of those stories that stays with me. It was the first time he had ever told his story, and it came out pretty much as stream of consciousness. I've brought him into classes and public programs several times since, but this first telling of his story is probably the best.

  • @jimmyandkathyharrell
    @jimmyandkathyharrell Месяц назад

    Thank you!

  • @skypilot257
    @skypilot257 Месяц назад

    Excellent interview. Thank you

  • @jimmyandkathyharrell
    @jimmyandkathyharrell Месяц назад

    Thank you for all that you did for our Country

  • @bruceadams9542
    @bruceadams9542 Месяц назад

    Thank you Sir for your service.🦅 Great story.👍👍👍👍👍

  • @skypilot257
    @skypilot257 Месяц назад

    For me, at about 27:23 it changes to blue screen.

    • @gvsuveteranshistoryproject34
      @gvsuveteranshistoryproject34 Месяц назад

      That's because the interview is only that long. The person who made the original file must not have cut the video off at that point, and the person who did the outline didn't report the issue. Anyway, you're not missing anything. This one was recorded very early on, and there are still some bugs in these. Sorry for the inconvenience.

    • @skypilot257
      @skypilot257 Месяц назад

      @@gvsuveteranshistoryproject34 that clears it up. Thank you

  • @bruceadams9542
    @bruceadams9542 Месяц назад

    Thank you Sir for your service.🦅 Thank you for sharing your story.👍👍👍👍👍

  • @skypilot257
    @skypilot257 Месяц назад

    Got the sound fixed. Now we’ve lost audio and video. What’s up with that?

    • @gvsuveteranshistoryproject34
      @gvsuveteranshistoryproject34 Месяц назад

      I get both audio and video on my computer, so the problem must be on your end. Different machines and browsers sometimes have troubles like this. Technology is our friend...

  • @wellitsherenow
    @wellitsherenow Месяц назад

    not many people fought in the bush the vast majority were in the fire bases and bases. the ones in the fight are the people struggling today

  • @bruceadams9542
    @bruceadams9542 Месяц назад

    Thank you Sir for your service.🦅 Thank you for sharing a great interesting story. 👍👍👍👍👍