Something to Check Out This Memorial Weekend

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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.

The Project collects first-hand accounts of

U.S. Veterans from the following wars:

• World War I (1914-1920)
  
• World War II (1939-1946)
  
• Korean War (1950-1955)
  
• Vietnam War (1961-1975)
  
• Persian Gulf War (1990-1995)
  
• Afghanistan and Iraq conflicts (2001-present)
  

In addition, those U.S. citizen civilians who were actively involved in supporting war efforts (such as war industry workers, USO workers, flight instructors, medical volunteers, etc.) are also invited to share their valuable stories.

How did the Veterans History Project start?

The United States Congress created the Veterans History Project in 2000. The authorizing legislation (Public Law 106-380), sponsored by Representatives Ron Kind, Amo Houghton, and Steny Hoyer in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senators Max Cleland and Chuck Hagel in the U.S. Senate, received unanimous support and was signed into law by President William Jefferson Clinton on October 27, 2000.

The Veterans History Project is made possible by the generous support of the United States Congress.

http://www.loc.gov/vets/vets-home.html

[spookyturtle 9,466]

I wonder how many WWI vets are still alive? They would have to be well over 100 years old.

[IR5FORMUMSIE 850]

I wonder how many WWI vets are still alive? They would have to be well over 100 years old.

There are no WWI combat veterans alive.

[spookyturtle 9,466]

There are no WWI combat veterans alive.

I knew there couldn't be more than a handful, if any.

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