Posted on May 11, 2016
Partners to the Veterans History Project (Veterans History Project, Library of Congress)
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A Call to Action. Do you want to spend some time with a combat Veteran and let them know you care about preserving their stories? Then, volunteer to record Wartime Veterans Stories for the Veterans History Project.
The Veterans History Project of the American Folklife Center collects, preserves, and makes accessible the personal accounts of American war veterans so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand the realities of war.""
How to Participate in collecting Wartime Veterans Stories:
" All volunteers—individuals and organizations—are encouraged to record stories of wartime veterans for the Veterans History Project. To get started, simply follow the steps to Participate and download the VHP Field Kit. Keep up-to-date with the latest VHP guidelines, tips and spotlights by subscribing to our RSS feed.
Many thanks for recording and submitting the thousands of stories that comprise this vibrant collection of personal histories of our nation’s wartime veterans."
A Call to Action. Do you want to spend some time with a combat Veteran and let them know you care about preserving their stories? Then, volunteer to record Wartime Veterans Stories for the Veterans History Project.
The Veterans History Project of the American Folklife Center collects, preserves, and makes accessible the personal accounts of American war veterans so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand the realities of war.""
How to Participate in collecting Wartime Veterans Stories:
" All volunteers—individuals and organizations—are encouraged to record stories of wartime veterans for the Veterans History Project. To get started, simply follow the steps to Participate and download the VHP Field Kit. Keep up-to-date with the latest VHP guidelines, tips and spotlights by subscribing to our RSS feed.
Many thanks for recording and submitting the thousands of stories that comprise this vibrant collection of personal histories of our nation’s wartime veterans."
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The literacy rate of early America precludes a vast wealth of diaries, letters and primary source of that kind. Given the millions who once served and the few numbers of any such surviving material, it's a shame that those names and memories will be or have been lost. It's a worthy project.
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I agree that the numbers are dwindling for the WWII, Korean and Vietnam wars. I'm sure that there are still veterans of these wars with stories to tell.
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I did my interview some years back through the Community Hospice Veterans Partnership, I was interviewed by a couple of Hospice Nurses who were also veterans of Vietnam, so we had a very enjoyable and interesting interview and conversation. I received a CD copy of my interview and also found it posted on their website as well as at the National Archives. This is a great program for documenting the stories of our veterans while they are still with us and able to tell their stories. An enormous amount of history has been lost because many of our veterans of WW1, WW2 & Korea were not comfortable talking about their wartime experiences and, as has been said earlier, veterans of the earlier wars, for the most part, did not keep journals or diaries documenting their experiences and feelings.
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Sir,
Thank you for your self-less service to document these stories for our future generations.
Thank you for your self-less service to document these stories for our future generations.
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I wish this had been available when my father and uncles who fought in WWII were still alive.
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I know I wish I had gotten my Grandfather's WWII stories and my Father-in-law's Korean War stories recorded before they passed.
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