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- Richard Teesdale served in the Vietnam War with the U.S. Marine Corps. After his eight weeks of basic training in California and 20 weeks at Camp Lejeune, NC, he was assigned to a Combat Engineer unit. His service in Vietnam included several offensives in Quang Tri, Hue and Quang Thien. He was awarded several medals, including a Bronze Star with a Combat V and a Purple Heart, among others. Today, he still has difficulty adjusting to life after the Vietnam War. He has suffered from Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome, as well as the long-term effects of Agent Orange.
- Date Created:
- 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Collection:
- Veterans History Project (U.S.)
- Notes:
- John Shipley was in the U. S. Army and National Guard from 1971 through 2006. He served as a Command Sergeant Major during Viet Nam, the Cold War, and in Panama. While John did not talk much of his 35 years in the service, he did say that he learned a lot about how the world works and about the behavior of nation-states.
- Date Created:
- 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Collection:
- Veterans History Project (U.S.)
- Notes:
- Cover of Der Ausgewählten Gedichte Erster Teil, by Rainer Maria Rilke, published by Insel-Verlag. Insel-Bücherei Nr. 400
- Date Created:
- 2017-09-29T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- Cover of Die Bildwerke des Naumburger Doms, by Wilhelm Pinder, published by Insel-Verlag, 1961. Insel-Bücherei Nr. 505
- Date Created:
- 2017-09-29T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- Francisco Vega was born in San Antonio, Texas. He tried to enlist in the military immediately after Pearl Harbor, but was initially rejected because of his Mexican ancestry. He eventually did enlist in the Army Air Corps, and began a long process in which he used his talents and persuasive skills to find increasingly interesting assignments, eventually training as a teletype operator with a signals unit that landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day and was eventually part of Eisenhower's headquarters.
- Date Created:
- 2008-03-07T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Collection:
- Veterans History Project (U.S.)
- Notes:
- Congressman Gerald Ford (Republican 5th District, Michigan) tours Grand Valley's campus on Earth Day, 1970.
- Date Created:
- 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- Library Director Stephen Ford (far left), and staff Brown, Burinski, Henkle, and Fraze unloading one of the first shipments of books for the opening day collection, 1962.
- Date Created:
- 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- Library Director Stephen Ford (on ladder) with Vice President Potter in the library's temporary facility. The Pink House was used for administrative offices and for processing and cataloging library collections, 1962.
- Date Created:
- 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- Council of Michigan Foundations 1984-03-08 board book annual meeting minutes. Records are compiled in the Our State of Generosity collection by the Johnson Center, along with the files of the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA), the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) and the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy. Originals are at the Council of Michigan Foundations.
- Date Created:
- 1984-03-08T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- Council of Michigan Foundations 1992-11-04 board book board agenda. Records are compiled in the Our State of Generosity collection by the Johnson Center, along with the files of the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA), the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) and the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy. Originals are at the Council of Michigan Foundations.
- Date Created:
- 1992-11-04T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries