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- In this installment of "Defense report," Joe Butler and Tony Gaston report on American military operaions. Butler discusses a new initiative by the Army, Navy, and Air Force, in conjunction with the Munitions Board and the Department of Commerce, to highlight procurement policies and other information about how companies can do business with the Armed Services. Gaston discusses "Operation Bulldozer," a push to create 60,000 new housing units on military bases around the United States which is expected to alleviate overcrowding for thousands of military families. Other stories include a look at a new electric clock which records the transmission time and station identification of outgoing communications, a new parachute design for high speed aircraft, and promotion examinations aimed at identifying candidates for non-commissioned officer positions.
- Date Issued:
- 1949-09-20T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a Change of Command Ceremony for United States Forces-Iraq in the Al Faw Palace at Camp Victory. Biden marks the end of combat operations in Iraq and the beginning of a new advise and assist role for U.S. forces. He also recounts the history of the conflict, praises the efforts of American and coalition troops, and comments on the number of Americans who are advising Iraqi government officials on everything from law and property rights to law enforcement and reconstruction projects. He stresses that Iraq has the foundation to once again be free and prosperous.
- Date Issued:
- 2010-09-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama holds a press conference and talks about the latest steps to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), Iraqi Army successes with coalition forces, and intelligence material acquired from recaptured towns. He also discusses current efforts to halt the spread of the mosquito-borne Zika virus, and answers questions from the press about ISIL, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, allegations that the U.S. paid a "ransom" to Iran for the release of Americans prisoners and his record on commuting prison sentences. Held at the Pentagon in Alexandria, VA.
- Date Issued:
- 2016-08-04T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Donal Trump delivers remarks at the commissioning of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), in Norfolk, VA. Trump thanks all those who built the ship and says the ship reflects the strength of the U.S. military. He also reflects on the life of President Ford for whom the ship is named, praises the military and criticizes the U.S. Congress for not properly funding the armed forces.
- Date Issued:
- 2017-07-22T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President George W. Bush discusses his goals for his administration in his first State of the Union address. Bush spends the majority of the address outlining his budget plan, which includes reducing the the national debt and increasing spending on healthcare, schools, retirement funds, environmental protection and the military. Bush explains that the highest percentage increase of the budget will go to education, with $5 billion going into teaching every child how to read as well as increased funding to recruit and train teachers.
- Date Issued:
- 2001-02-27T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Sal describes his childhood in Texas as a farm laborer, his Army and National Guard experience, and work in the plant cafeteria before being hired by Fisher in October 1968. He describes factory life, jobs he did, pranks, relations with coworkers and supervisors, and his role in the change to a team based system. Sal talks about his family connections to GM and his active social life in and outside the plant.
- Date Issued:
- 2005-12-07T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Vice President Mike Pence discusses several policies, enacted under the Trump administration, which are in line with the values of conservative voters. These include tax cuts, anti-abortion policies, increased military spending, and the support of religious freedom. Pence also assures the audience that he is a Christian conservative and that the Trump administration will continue to uphold traditional values. Pence addresses the 2018 Values Voter Summit, an annual political conference for American social conservative activists and elected officials from across the United States. Held in Washington, D.C. Tony Perkins, President of the Family Research Council, introduces Pence.
- Date Issued:
- 2018-09-22T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Dorothy Doyle recalls her service in the United States Army Nurse Corps. Doyle says that she enlisted in the Army in 1942 after spending ten years in civilian nursing and talks about basic training and her duty stations in the U.S. and later in New Hebrides, New Caledonia, New Zealand and a stint in Saipan after the battle of Iwo Jima. She also talks about the complicated social dynamics in the army, racism, and the trials of nursing in field hospitals. Doyle is interviewed by Kathryn Cavanaugh.
- Date Issued:
- 2002-07-08T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama speaks at a ceremony commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War, held at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington D.C. Obama recounts events early in the war that marked American involvement. He suggests "it is never too late to pay tribute to the men and women who answered the call of duty with courage and valor." Obama reflects on the sacrifices and continued service of Vietnam era veterans then announces that this Memorial Day begins a 13-year commemoration of the war during which the Federal government will partner with local governments, private organizations, and communities.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-05-28T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Selections from his valedictory address given at Texas A & M University, where his presidential papers will be housed. He talks about his pride in the achievements of his foreign policy. Asks his sympathetic audience to support incoming President Clinton.
- Date Issued:
- 1992-12-15T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Clintons Oval Office address appealing for public support for sending U.S. troops to Bosnia.
- Date Issued:
- 1995-11-27T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama, speaking at the Pentagon, provides an update on the progress against the terrorist group ISIL, and answers two questions from unidentified reporters.
- Date Issued:
- 2015-07-06T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Lyndon B. John announces a plan to send federal troops to Detroit, Michigan, at the request of Michigan Governor George Romney, to deal with rioting.
- Date Issued:
- 1967-07-24T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1920-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama speaks to military families celebrating Independence Day on the South Lawn of the White House. Obama recognizes the accomplishments of several persons in attendance.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-07-04T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama speaks to troops at Camp Bonifas, a United Nations Command military post located 400 meters south of the southern boundary of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. Obama thanks the troops for their service saying it is vital to keeping peace and prosperity on the peninsula.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-03-25T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Reagan addresses the nation on national security. President Reagan urges the American public to support the military budget bill currently in Congress to further the United State's interest in deterring aggressive military action against freedom and peace. CBS' Dan Rather, Bill Plante, Bob Schieffer, and Phil Jones discuss the reception of the President's proposals on Capitol Hill.
- Date Issued:
- 1983-03-23T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- William Frederick (Buffalo Bill) Cody shares his "Sentiments on the Cuban question," in this Emile Berliner Gramophone recording. Cody believes that war with Spain is justified because of the barbaric conditions in which the citizens of Cuba live. He challenges the manhood of those who will not fight.
- Date Issued:
- 1898-04-20T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President George W. Bush holds a press conference to discuss the fourth phase of the War in Iraq, deploying reinforcements and launching new operations to help Iraqis bring security to their people. Bush says that by increasing the support in this movement, we hasten the day our troops begin coming home. Bush answers questions from the press involving the refugees of Iraq, the rebellion of Republican senators, and the whereabouts of al-Queda.
- Date Issued:
- 2007-07-12T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack H. Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama host a White House dinner in honor of the Armed Forces personnel who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn. Vice President Joseph Biden opens the ceremony by praising the troops and acknowledging their sacrifice. Obama reflects on the challenges accepted by the troops and their families and expresses the gratitude of the nation.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-02-29T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama discusses sexual assault in the military during a meeting with Vice President Biden, Secretary of Defense Hagel, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dempsey and the service secretaries, service chiefs, and senior enlisted advisers. Obama says he is furious with the behavior of those perpetrating sexual assault against their fellow service members, says they need to be held accountable and face consequences, and says the victims need justice.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-05-16T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President George W. Bush speaks to various veterans groups at the White House. With the Iraq War recently begun, Bush asks Congress to pass his war time supplemental appropriations bill worth $75 billion that would help outfit the troops, assist in the reconstruction of Iraq and further secure America from terrorist threats. He praises veterans for showing their support of the bill and the troops overseas.
- Date Issued:
- 2003-03-28T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama honors America's military service members on Veterans Day. Obama reflects on the service and sacrifices of military personnel and their families. He promises "unprecedented support to our veterans" to provide a range of health care services and other benefits the veterans have earned. Held at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-11-11T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Former U.S. Coast Guard Women's Reserve (SPARS) radio technician Eleanor Jean Bechtel discusses her enlistment, the social environment in wartime America, her basic training in West Palm Beach, FL, and receiving electronics and radio instruction at the Ben Franklin Hotel in Philadelphia. She also talks about the base in Florida where she trained, seeing John Wayne and Robert Montgomery there filming a movie, and moving to post-war Japan to work as a civilian secretary.
- Date Issued:
- 2003-07-29T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama announces the withdrawal of all U.S. troops from Iraq by the end of 2011, after nearly nine years of war. He says meetings will continue between the countries to assist Iraq in strengthening democratic institutions, education and heath systems. He praises the dedication and sacrifice of military personnel and looks forward to helping veterans get reestablished in American life. Obama says, "after a decade of war the nation we need to build is our own."
- Date Issued:
- 2011-10-21T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President George W. Bush gives his annual State of the Union address, now with the newly appointed Madame Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi. President Bush speaks of the "No Child Left Behind" Act, hoping to improve education and make it available to more children. He also proposes a reform to make health care more affordable to Americans. He suggests establishing a foreign-workers visa, which allows immigrants to work in the country for a certain amount of time, in order to enforce immigration laws. On the topic of oil, Bush says we must take on board new technologies. Bush hopes America will reduce it's oil use by 20% in the next ten years. The main focus of President Bush's speech was the war on terror. Bush asks that Congress give the new strategy for Iraq a chance. He says, "it is important that we work together, so our nation can see this great effort through." Bush asks for an addition of 92,000 troops in the armed forces and marine corp in the next five years. He hopes to organize a volunteer civillian reserve corp with critical skills that are willing to do their part in the war effort. Bush goes on to say that America is responsible to help other countries like Cuba, Burma, and Darfur find peace. He says America must work with Africa against the AIDS epidemic.
- Date Issued:
- 2007-01-23T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama, backed by the Defense Secretary and other Pentagon officials, speaks to reporters at the Pentagon about U.S. military strategy in the 21st century. Obama says this strategy includes $487 billion in cuts over the next decade along with other spending changes which will still leave the U.S. with a defense budget that is roughly larger than the next 10 countries' military budgets combined.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-01-05T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack H. Obama and Mrs. Obama mark the U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraq and the end of the war with a visit to Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Mrs. Obama addresses the troops praising their sacrifices and recognizing the high cost to their families. The President pays tribute to returning troops saying that U.S. is leaving behind a stable nation and "closing one of the most extraordinary chapters in the history of the American military." He recounts the successes of the war as well as the deaths of 202 Fort Bragg personnel. He promise to help the troops with returning to civilian life and enlist them in the work of rebuilding America.
- Date Issued:
- 2011-12-14T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Republican President George W. Bush's Presidential Address with the newly Democratic-controlled Congress announces his plan to send another 21,500 U.S. troops to Iraq, explaining that, "To step back now would force a collapse of the Iraqi government, tear that country apart and result in mass killings on an unimaginable scale." Bush admits that, "Even if our strategy works exactly as planned, deadly acts of violence will continue and we must expect more Iraqi and American casualties."
- Date Issued:
- 2007-01-10T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Radio talk to the people explaining his message to Congress regarding extension of selective military service the Reserve and National Guard.
- Date Issued:
- 1941-07-21T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Donald Trump speaks about the federal spending bill that funds the government through September 30, 2018 and says that he signed it "as a matter of national security" but that he did not like doing so and would never again sign a similar bill. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross makes brief remarks about a new trade deal with South Korea. Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis talks about the military budget. Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen talks about how the budget will facilitate border security.
- Date Issued:
- 2018-03-23T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- JD shares his diverse career in the military and with several companies before coming to Fisher to assist with the conversion from big to small cars in 1984. JD talks about his friendship with the plant manager, the Conveyor Task Force, UAW-management relations, workforce dedication, working seven days a week and 10-11 hours per day. He also discusses the fatal injury of a subcontractor working in the conveyor system.
- Date Issued:
- 2005-11-02T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Donald Trump holds a campaign rally in Las Vegas in support of GOP incumbent Senator Dean Heller and other GOP candidates. Trump talks about his record on jobs, the economy, immigration, crime, support for the military, healthcare,and also reiterates his support for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Senator Heller thanks the President for his support.
- Date Issued:
- 2018-09-20T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- United States President Barack Obama speaks at the opening of an industrial trade show in Hannover, Germany. Obama talks about the importance of a strong, unified Europe and about European migration. He also announces he is sending additional U.S. Special Operations Forces to Syria as part of the campaign to combat ISIL. Obama says that he will deploy up to 250 additional personnel and urges other European nations to increase their contributions as well. Held in the Hannover Messe Building 35.
- Date Issued:
- 2016-04-25T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- U.S. President Donald Trump says that he ordered a missile strike against Syria in response to the chemical weapons attack by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on his own citizens. Trump says thatt Syria used banned chemical weapons and calls on other nations to help stop bloodshed in the country.
- Date Issued:
- 2017-04-06T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- U.S. Vice President Mike Pence talks about key domestic and foreign policy concerns, condemns U.S. Congresswoman Ilhan Omar's controversial comments on Israel as "antisemitic" and says that Omar should resign from Congress. He also says that other countries in NATO need to share more of the financial burden for protecting Europe. Andrea Mitchell interviews Pence en route to an international summit in Poland.
- Date Issued:
- 2019-02-13T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Bill Myers talks about his career at REO Motor Car Company/Diamond-Reo Trucks, Inc., in Lansing, MI, from 1963 to 1975. Myers discusses his youth and early jobs before coming to REO, and describes how officers from the Detroit Arsenal would come to the plant to talk about military vehicle specifications during the war years. Meyers also talks about how he was recruited, with other REO employees to go to the Capital Area Transportation Authority (CATA), Lansing's transit system, as REO declined. He comments on legendary REO manger Clare Loudenslager’s style at REO and later at CATA and says that REO was a great place to work. The interviewer is Shirley Bradley. Recorded as part of the commemoration of REO Motor Car Company’s 100th Anniversary.
- Date Issued:
- 2004-06-24T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack H. Obama speaks to supporters at a campaign fund raising event in Washington, DC. Obama outlines the accomplishments of his administration including the Health Care Act, the auto company rescue, the student loan program, revoking "Don't ask, don't tell", ending U.S. involvement in Iraq, the destruction of al Qaeda and Osama Bin Laden, and the creation of the new consumer financial protection agency. Obama speaks about challenges ahead that were decades in the making and that will take years to fix. Held at the Capital Hilton Hotel.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-01-09T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In his final State of the Union address, President George W. Bush focuses on the U.S. economy and the War on Terror. Acknowledging that the U.S. economy is slowing, Bush urges Congress to hasten passage of his economic stimulus plan, which includes tax rebates for individuals and corporations. On the foreign policy front, Bush cautions against withdrawing U.S. troops from the Middle East prematurely and says the country must stay the course in its war on terrorists. He also says that adversaries in Iraq have been hit hard, but that "tough fighting is ahead".
- Date Issued:
- 2008-01-28T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Franklin Delano Roosevelt delivers his State of the Union address during a fireside chat. He hopes to increase the standard of living, and warns of wartime special interest lobbyists only out for profit. The President recommends initiatives to Congress: a simplified tax law, a continuation of the law for the renegotiation of war contracts, a cost of food law, an early reenactment of the Stabilization Act of 1942, and a national service law.
- Date Issued:
- 1944-01-11T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Genevieve Luckey discusses serving in the U.S. Marines during World War II. Luckey talks about what motivated her to join, basic training at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, her job as a clerk, her living quarters, life on base, her wages, and the dress code. She also talks about meeting her husband, leaving the Marine Corps, V-E Day and V-J Day, and the role of women in the military. Luckey is interviewed by Kathryn Cavanaugh.
- Date Issued:
- 2003-08-05T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- U.S. President Barack Obama addresses the nation on the threat posed by the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) and the administration's strategy for degrading the terrorist group's capabilities in their bases in Iraq and Syria.
- Date Issued:
- 2014-09-10T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama speaks on the sacrifice of America's military personnel during a Memorial Day address at the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetery. Obama recounts a number of examples of friendship and sacrifice by U.S. troops in Iraq, Afghanistan and around the world. He is introduced by Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates.
- Date Issued:
- 2011-05-30T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Ronald Reagan announces the nomination of Robert McFarlane as National Security Advisor. Reagan answers questions about the U.S. presence in Lebanon, his candidacy for re-election, and about the deployment of nuclear missiles.
- Date Issued:
- 1983-10-17T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- At a press conference, answers questions about China, taxes, aid to Nicaragua, Rep. Gephardt, aid to Panama, interest rates and Alan Greenspans tenure at the "Fed", the Rostenkowski budget proposal, his own rating in the public opinion polls, alleged telephone call to Irans Rafsanjani, Gorbachevs new extended powers, Japan, the professional baseball strike, the Texas gubernatorial primaries, marijhuana use, disarmament talks, disagreements between the intelligence and defense officers on Russian "sincerity."
- Date Issued:
- 1990-03-13T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President George Bush addresses the nation, telling of the U.S. deployment of troops to defend Saudi Arabia in the face of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, and asking oil producing nations to increase production to cushion the economic impact.
- Date Issued:
- 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Donald Trump delivers the 2018 commencement address to the graduating midshipmen of the U.S. Naval Academy. Trump talks about the strength of the Navy and the U.S. armed forces in general. He also highlights the $700 billion approved by congress this year in defense spending, and says that it will help boost the size of the Navy's fleet to 355 ship including the addition of a new aircraft carrier. The president is introduced by Superintendent of the Naval Academy, Vice Admiral Walter "Ted" E. Carter Jr.
- Date Issued:
- 2018-05-25T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President George H.W. Bush announces a massive buildup of troops in Saudi Arabia to make U.S. forces capable of conducting an offensive war against Iraq. Reporters press him for specific details to no avail.
- Date Issued:
- 1990-11-08T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In a speech from the Oval Office, President Barack Obama announces the end of combat operations in Iraq. He speaks about the significance of a transition period as control is returned to the Iraqi government, challenges that still remain for Iraq and the U.S., and the nature of new U.S. commitments to Iraq. The President also praises U.S. military personnel who have served in the war and highlights the toll the war has taken on Iraqi civilians.
- Date Issued:
- 2010-08-31T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Secretary of State John Kerry speaks at the American Foreign Service Association (AFSA) Memorial Plaque Ceremony honoring those who lost their lives while serving overseas in the line of duty or under heroic or other inspirational circumstances. Among those eulogized are the victims of the attack on the American mission in Benghazi. Kerry introduces Vice President Joe Biden who also honors the dedication of those in the Foreign Service and the sacrifices by their families and reads the names of the deceased being honored. AFSA President Susan R. Johnson hosts the ceremony and delivers welcoming remarks.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-05-03T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- George Bush tells the National Guard Association in Salt Lake City about America's role in international security and that Dan Quayle served for six years in the guard during Vietnam War.
- Date Issued:
- 1992-09-15T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1979-10-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama honors the men and women who gave their lives in service of our nation during a Memorial Day commemoration at Arlington National Cemetery. Obama recognizes the 60th anniversary of the end of the Korean War and honors the service of military members in Iraq and Afghanistan. He recognizes some of the recent funerals at Arlington recounting the service record of those buried.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-05-27T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President George H.W. Bush addresses the corps of cadets at West Point about the role of military leadership in the post-Cold War world. He explains issues of using force overseas during his administration, and defines the legacy of internationalism which his generation leaves.
- Date Issued:
- 1993-01-05T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Donald Trump marks African American History Month at a White House reception. Trump highlights several African Americans who served in the military and shares their stories. Surgeon General Jerome Adams talks about his career in medicine and says he was inspired by Dr. Ben Carson, the current Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Adams talks about several African Americans physicians in the military.
- Date Issued:
- 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In this installment of "Know your city" Captain Parisi and Chaplain Pollock, representing the Kalamazoo County reserve officers corps, debate issues of military preparedness and national security. In particular, Parisi and Pollock focus on the cost and wisdom of a strong military reserve and the how such military strength relates to the mandate of the United Nations. Dr. Willis Dunbar also introduces Ross Anderson, the acting manager of the Kalamazoo Chamber of Commerce, who discusses the Democracy Works Here program, which highlights the role of retail stores in the nation's democracy.
- Date Issued:
- 1949-02-16T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Irene Hosking discusses her service in the Army Nurse Corps during World War II. Hosking talks about meeting her husband as an enlisted soldier, getting married and worrying that their marriage would interfere with her military career. She also talks about serving as a nurse in Sydney, Brisbane, and Townsville, Australia, daily life in a field hospital, her dedication to military service, and her participation in the Veterans of Foreign Wars organization. Hosking is interviewed by Kathryn Cavanaugh.
- Date Issued:
- 2003-07-21T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Franklin Roosevelt's twelfth State of the Union Address, delivered over the radio. He asks congress to both amend the Selective Service Act to provide for induction of nurses into the armed forces and enact legislation to put use IV-4 men (unfit for military service) to use. Roosevelt also puts forth his economic bill of rights, which emphasizes a man's right to work.
- Date Issued:
- 1945-01-06T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Donald Trump celebrates the signing of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019. Trump says that the act is the "most significant" investment in the U.S. military in modern history. Vice President Mike Pence introduces Trump and says that Trump has no higher priority than the safety and security of the American people. Following their comments, Trump signs the bill. Held at Fort Drum in Jefferson County, New York.
- Date Issued:
- 2018-08-13T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Vice President Joe Biden speaks to the Veterans of Foreign Wars at their 111th National Convention in Indianapolis, IN. Biden recounts the long history of Americans in combat and promises that US troops will be out of Iraq by the end of 2011. Biden also talks about U.S. military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, reforms made in the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the positive effect of the new G.I. Bill on service families.
- Date Issued:
- 2010-08-23T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack H. Obama delivers his fourth State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress. He recounts the accomplishments of the previous year including the death of Osama bin Ladin and the end of combat in Iraq. Obama says, "We can either settle for a country where a shrinking number of people do really well while a growing number of Americans barely get by, or we can restore an economy where everyone gets a fair shot, and everyone does their fair share, and everyone plays by the same set of rules." He promises to continue fighting against the polices that brought on the 2008 economic crisis and proposes lowering taxes on companies that choose to stay in the U.S. and to cease rewarding companies that move operations and assets off shore. He also talks about immigration, education, energy, tax policy, the deficit, campaign financing and lobbying, the Afghan War, and revolution throughout the Middle East.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-01-24T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- On Christmas Day, President Obama visits service members and military families at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, and thanks them for their dedication and sacrifices.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-12-25T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- This WKZO Special Army Day Broadcast features remarks from Dr. Willis Dunbar, director of programs at WKZO, Henry Ford Jr., mayor of Kalamazoo, and James Wilson, a member of the Kalamazoo Civilian Advisory Committee. Dunbar gives a speech arguing that the United States needs to maintain a strong standing military for the first time in its history but urges the nation to be wary of succumbing to militaristic thinking. Mayor Ford remembers the veterans who gave their lives during World War II and reminds the public that the Army is an important branch of government even during peace time.
- Date Issued:
- 1948-04-06T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Clinton announces an agreement among the warring forces in Bosnia and tells a press conference that he will, after consulting Congress, commit American troops, under the command of a U.S. General, to serve as NATO peacekeepers.
- Date Issued:
- 1995-11-21T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Donald Trump outlines his national security strategy. Trump compares his strategy to those of previous presidents, and explains why his will be more effective. Trump also pledges to revitalize the economy, rebuild the U.S. military, and defend the U.S. borders. Held at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D.C.
- Date Issued:
- 2017-12-18T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- View of building identified as the Col. [Matthew] Elliot house at Fort Malden in Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada. "Bastion of the Detroit River for 200 years, fortifications at Fort Malden have witnessed and participated in the struggles which helped forge a new nation out of the North American wilderness. An army garrison, British Indian Department post, dockyard for the Upper Great Lakes and the meeting place for Chief Tecumseh and British General Brock - the fort has been all these. Fort Malden preserves elements of the second fort built by the British on the eastern bank of the Detroit River to defend the Canadian border from American attack in the first half of the 19th century. The first post, known as Fort Amherstburg, was constructed in 1796 near the mouth of the Detroit River where it empties into Lake Erie. This post was the headquarters for the British forces in southwestern Upper Canada during the War of 1812. Fort Malden was erected after the war and rebuilt in 1838-40 and served once again as a centre for the British defence during the Upper Canada Rebellion of 1837-39," from Fort Malden National Historic Site of Canada website.
- Notes:
- Collection located at the Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. To schedule an appointment to view the original image, order high resolution copies, or seek permission to use an image, contact the Walter P. Reuther Library Audiovisual Department at reutherreference@wayne.edu., Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original description by the Walter P. Reuther Library
- Date Issued:
- 1931-05-14T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library
- Collection:
- Virtual Motor City
- Description:
- Military officer makes speech with United States flag in background.
- Notes:
- Collection located at the Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. To schedule an appointment to view the original image, order high resolution copies, or seek permission to use an image, contact the Walter P. Reuther Library Audiovisual Department at reutherreference@wayne.edu., Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original description by the Walter P. Reuther Library
- Date Issued:
- 1978-03-20T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library
- Collection:
- Virtual Motor City
- Description:
- Military officer makes speech with United States flag in background.
- Notes:
- Collection located at the Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. To schedule an appointment to view the original image, order high resolution copies, or seek permission to use an image, contact the Walter P. Reuther Library Audiovisual Department at reutherreference@wayne.edu., Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original description by the Walter P. Reuther Library
- Date Issued:
- 1978-03-20T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library
- Collection:
- Virtual Motor City
- Description:
- Letter to Captain N. Malouf from Elias G. Swide
- Notes:
- Source: Donated by Dr. George Ellenbogen
- Data Provider:
- Arab American National Museum
- Collection:
- Evelyn Shakir Collection
- Description:
- Letter to H.Y. Riham from the Adjutant General
- Notes:
- Source: Donated by Dr. George Ellenbogen
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Arab American National Museum
- Collection:
- Evelyn Shakir Collection
- Description:
- List of Syrian boys in the English army and draft of letter to Gen. McCain
- Notes:
- Source: Donated by Dr. George Ellenbogen
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Arab American National Museum
- Collection:
- Evelyn Shakir Collection
- Description:
- Letter to Thomas Shire, Secretary of the Syrian-American Club from Peter F. Tague
- Notes:
- Source: Donated by Dr. George Ellenbogen
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Arab American National Museum
- Collection:
- Evelyn Shakir Collection
- Description:
- Letter to Lieutenant W. Khoury from Sec. Elias G. Swide
- Notes:
- Source: Donated by Dr. George Ellenbogen
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Arab American National Museum
- Collection:
- Evelyn Shakir Collection
- Description:
- Letter to Captain N. Malouf from Sec. Elias G. Swide
- Notes:
- Source: Donated by Dr. George Ellenbogen
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Arab American National Museum
- Collection:
- Evelyn Shakir Collection
- Description:
- Letter to the Adjutant General from H.Y. Rihan for the Syrian American Club
- Notes:
- Source: Donated by Dr. George Ellenbogen
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Arab American National Museum
- Collection:
- Evelyn Shakir Collection
- Description:
- Letter to Lieutenant W. Khoury from Elias G. Swide
- Notes:
- Source: Donated by Dr. George Ellenbogen
- Data Provider:
- Arab American National Museum
- Collection:
- Evelyn Shakir Collection
- Description:
- Draft of letter to Gen. McCain from Elias S., Secretary of the Syrian American Club of Boston
- Notes:
- Source: Donated by Dr. George Ellenbogen
- Data Provider:
- Arab American National Museum
- Collection:
- Evelyn Shakir Collection
- Description:
- At a press conference, answers questions about China, taxes, aid to Nicaragua, Rep. Gephardt, aid to Panama, interest rates and Alan Greenspans tenure at the "Fed", the Rostenkowski budget proposal, his own rating in the public opinion polls, alleged telephone call to Irans Rafsanjani, Gorbachevs new extended powers, Japan, the professional baseball strike, the Texas gubernatorial primaries, marijhuana use, disarmament talks, disagreements between the intelligence and defense officers on Russian "sincerity."
- Date Issued:
- 1990-03-13T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Jane Piatt, chair of the Women's Overseas Service League's National Oral History Project, moderates a conversation between several WOSL members gathered for the 60th Anniversary celebration of the organization's Milwaukee Unit. Unidentified speakers reminisce about their often colorful service experiences in such places as Australia, Japan, Korea, Okinawa, Brussels, and other far-flung places around the globe. The women say that it often took boldness, creativity and audacity to survive and thrive in a "man's world." The women later hold a short business meeting, convene the session with the Pledge of Allegiance and recite the WOSL's mission and purpose statement. An unidentified participant also provides a brief history of the Milwaukee Unit. Jane Piatt describes the Oral History Project, its goals, how it has been coordinated, and the success rate of conducting interviews and obtaining recordings.
- Date Issued:
- 1985-05-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Women's Overseas Service League Oral History Project
- Description:
- Edna Penny Rice talks about her twenty-four year military career, first in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps and then its successors, the Women's Army Corps, and the Women in the Air Force. Rice says that she enlisted because she thought she "was as good" as her brother and her fiance and felt very patriotic. Rice says that she was inducted in July 1942 and worked in personnel and administration in every military theater of operation. She describes working and living conditions at her various posting, her uniforms and her leadership and administrative responsibilities. Rice says she was was pushed into becoming an officer and never planned on making the service a career. Rice is interviewed by Marjorie Brown.
- Date Issued:
- 1986-03-07T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Women's Overseas Service League Oral History Project
- Description:
- U.S. President Barack Obama addresses the nation on the threat posed by the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) and the administration's strategy for degrading the terrorist group's capabilities in their bases in Iraq and Syria.
- Date Issued:
- 2014-09-10T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama speaks on the sacrifice of America's military personnel during a Memorial Day address at the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetery. Obama recounts a number of examples of friendship and sacrifice by U.S. troops in Iraq, Afghanistan and around the world. He is introduced by Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates.
- Date Issued:
- 2011-05-30T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Donald Trump delivers the 2018 commencement address to the graduating midshipmen of the U.S. Naval Academy. Trump talks about the strength of the Navy and the U.S. armed forces in general. He also highlights the $700 billion approved by congress this year in defense spending, and says that it will help boost the size of the Navy's fleet to 355 ship including the addition of a new aircraft carrier. The president is introduced by Superintendent of the Naval Academy, Vice Admiral Walter "Ted" E. Carter Jr.
- Date Issued:
- 2018-05-25T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President George H.W. Bush announces a massive buildup of troops in Saudi Arabia to make U.S. forces capable of conducting an offensive war against Iraq. Reporters press him for specific details to no avail.
- Date Issued:
- 1990-11-08T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President George Bush addresses the nation, telling of the U.S. deployment of troops to defend Saudi Arabia in the face of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, and asking oil producing nations to increase production to cushion the economic impact.
- Date Issued:
- 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In a speech from the Oval Office, President Barack Obama announces the end of combat operations in Iraq. He speaks about the significance of a transition period as control is returned to the Iraqi government, challenges that still remain for Iraq and the U.S., and the nature of new U.S. commitments to Iraq. The President also praises U.S. military personnel who have served in the war and highlights the toll the war has taken on Iraqi civilians.
- Date Issued:
- 2010-08-31T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Secretary of State John Kerry speaks at the American Foreign Service Association (AFSA) Memorial Plaque Ceremony honoring those who lost their lives while serving overseas in the line of duty or under heroic or other inspirational circumstances. Among those eulogized are the victims of the attack on the American mission in Benghazi. Kerry introduces Vice President Joe Biden who also honors the dedication of those in the Foreign Service and the sacrifices by their families and reads the names of the deceased being honored. AFSA President Susan R. Johnson hosts the ceremony and delivers welcoming remarks.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-05-03T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- George Bush tells the National Guard Association in Salt Lake City about America's role in international security and that Dan Quayle served for six years in the guard during Vietnam War.
- Date Issued:
- 1992-09-15T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama holds a press conference and talks about the latest steps to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), Iraqi Army successes with coalition forces, and intelligence material acquired from recaptured towns. He also discusses current efforts to halt the spread of the mosquito-borne Zika virus, and answers questions from the press about ISIL, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, allegations that the U.S. paid a "ransom" to Iran for the release of Americans prisoners and his record on commuting prison sentences. Held at the Pentagon in Alexandria, VA.
- Date Issued:
- 2016-08-04T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In this installment of "Defense report," Joe Butler and Tony Gaston report on American military operaions. Butler discusses a new initiative by the Army, Navy, and Air Force, in conjunction with the Munitions Board and the Department of Commerce, to highlight procurement policies and other information about how companies can do business with the Armed Services. Gaston discusses "Operation Bulldozer," a push to create 60,000 new housing units on military bases around the United States which is expected to alleviate overcrowding for thousands of military families. Other stories include a look at a new electric clock which records the transmission time and station identification of outgoing communications, a new parachute design for high speed aircraft, and promotion examinations aimed at identifying candidates for non-commissioned officer positions.
- Date Issued:
- 1949-09-20T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a Change of Command Ceremony for United States Forces-Iraq in the Al Faw Palace at Camp Victory. Biden marks the end of combat operations in Iraq and the beginning of a new advise and assist role for U.S. forces. He also recounts the history of the conflict, praises the efforts of American and coalition troops, and comments on the number of Americans who are advising Iraqi government officials on everything from law and property rights to law enforcement and reconstruction projects. He stresses that Iraq has the foundation to once again be free and prosperous.
- Date Issued:
- 2010-09-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President George W. Bush speaks to various veterans groups at the White House. With the Iraq War recently begun, Bush asks Congress to pass his war time supplemental appropriations bill worth $75 billion that would help outfit the troops, assist in the reconstruction of Iraq and further secure America from terrorist threats. He praises veterans for showing their support of the bill and the troops overseas.
- Date Issued:
- 2003-03-28T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Transcript of interview of Marian Sievert Mosher conducted by Vivian Peterson. In the interview, Mosher describes her time as a nurse during World War II at the 165th Station Hospital in Hawaii and the Philippines. In addition to the general details about living conditions and daily life as a nurse, she particularly details the training she conducted for servicemen who would be out on the front and the American prisoners of war she worked with in the Philippines. Mosher also discusses her time after the war when she traveled to Vietnam, India, Egypt, and Jordan to advise on teaching and teach nursing to locals in those areas.
- Date Issued:
- 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Women's Overseas Service League Oral History Project
- Description:
- First Lieutenant Merriann E. McBride McKillip, in a presentation at the Glendale Federal Savings and Loan in Laguna Hills, CA, discusses her service in the U.S. Army Reserve Ordnance Corp and her deployment for Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. McKillip talks about graduating from ROTC in 1986, the job of the Ordinance Corps to deploy transportation and field service units and being sent to Korea, Honduras, and Japan on training exercises. She also talks about the role of women in the service, women in command positions, gender discrimination in the military, and adapting to everyday life in Saudi Arabia. McKillip answers questions from the audience about sexual assault in the military, female soldiers who are pregnant at the time of deployment, how military families deal with childcare during mobilization, and the growing number of women in the military. Ends abruptly. The recording is introduced by Vivian Peterson.
- Date Issued:
- 1991-11-05T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Women's Overseas Service League Oral History Project
- Description:
- Betty Leiby discusses her experiences during and after World War II while serving in the Red Cross and working as a civilian recruiter for the U.S. Army. Leiby talks about working as a secretary in Detroit before joining the American Red Cross when she was 23 and being sent to Hanley, England to serve in a Red Cross Club. She says that she was transferred to Furth, Germany at the end of the War and eventually left the Red Cross to recruit civilians to work for the U.S. Army's 53rd Quartermaster Company which was stationed there. She talks about her travels around Europe, including many trips to Ireland and Wales and discusses at length the general conduct of American soldiers while serving abroad. Leiby is interviewed by Elsie Hornbacher.
- Date Issued:
- 1985-11-21T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Women's Overseas Service League Oral History Project
- Description:
- Barbara Fravenholtz talks about her service in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps during World War Two. Fravenholtz describes her decision to enlist on Armistice Day in 1942 and discusses why she enlisted alone rather than with other graduates from the St. Francis General Hospital nursing program. Fravenholtz recounts her experiences as a nurse in the 95th Evacuation Hospital which was attached to the 5th Army and later to the 7th Army, as it followed the front lines in Tunisia, Sicily, Cassino, Salerno, Strasbourg, and Heidelberg. She talks fondly about her dog Eric, a gift from an enlisted man in Africa, and says that the dog traveled with her throughout the war and came back to the states with her when she was discharged. She also vividly recounts seeing Mount Vesuvius threatening to erupt while she was on leave. Fravenholtz is interviewed by Amelia Bunder.
- Date Issued:
- 1984-02-25T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Women's Overseas Service League Oral History Project
- Description:
- Peggy Lechtweis talks about her five years of service in the Army Nurse Corp during World War Two. Lechtweis discusses her induction, basic training, and shipping out to Fiji in the Pacific. She also describes life on base and her responsibilities as chief nurse at the hospital and putting in long shifts in operating rooms. She explains how her unit moved as it followed the advancing U.S. troops across the Pacific to Okinawa and describes the events on VJ-Day, and later treating Allied POWs after their release from Japanese camps. Lechtweis is interviewed by Lois Collet.
- Date Issued:
- 1983-05-05T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Women's Overseas Service League Oral History Project
- Description:
- Eileen Jackson Crane talks about her service as a civilian U.S. State Department employee working at military bases in the U.S. and overseas from June 1943 to October 1946. She says that she served first as a Cafeteria Hostess and later as Command Hostess at the U.S. Air Force base in Wiesbaden, Germany. She describes her duties as a hostess, her pay, base housing, medical care, being prohibited from eating in the cafeterias she ran, trying to manage appropriate levels of food inventory, life as a civilian working with the military, and being prohibited from fraternizing with the local German population. She also remembers being assigned to set up a segregated service club for African-American soldiers. Crane is interviewed by Neola Ann Spackman.
- Date Issued:
- 1985-01-28T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Women's Overseas Service League Oral History Project
- Description:
- Margaret M. Lyon talks about her service as a civilian teacher for the U.S. Army in France and Italy from September 1956 to July 1958 and in Japan from August 1960 to June 1961. Lyon says she taught at an elementary school in Louisville, KY before going overseas with the Army and talks about her pay, her responsibilities teaching the children of military personnel, the diverse backgrounds of her students and adjusting to working in very close quarters. Lyon says that she returned to the states after serving in Europe, but took a similar job with the Navy two years later in Japan teaching American dependents and teaching English to Japanese students on a volunteer basis. She also talks about traveling extensively in Japan and throughout Asia. Lyon is interviewed by Dorothy M. Harrison.
- Date Issued:
- 1984-02-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Women's Overseas Service League Oral History Project
- Description:
- Jean Timms Campbell talks about her service in the U.S Army Nurse Corps during World War Two. Campbell describes her youth and education in Ohio, working in the college infirmary before joining the Army, arriving in Scotland on VE Day, being very afraid that she would be sent to the Pacific, but ending up being assigned to the 114th General Hospital in Nuremberg, Germany. Campbell talks about her duties in the hospital, the 12 hour shifts, the patients, her living conditions, attending the Nuremberg War Crimes trials, traveling around Bavaria, being threatened with courts martial for not wearing her uniform cap in public, and finally being shipped back to States in early 1946. After the war, Campbell says that she married and started a family, returned to the nursing profession and retired in 1981. Campbell is interviewed by Dorothy M. Harrison.
- Date Issued:
- 1983-03-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Women's Overseas Service League Oral History Project