Veterans History Project at the Library of Congress preserves the stories of U.S. military veterans

Article Title: Veterans History Project at the Library of Congress preserves the stories of U.S. military veterans

Article Excerpt: "...The Veterans History Project at the Library of Congress collects, preserves, and makes accessible the firsthand recollections of U.S. military veterans who served from World War I through more recent conflicts and peacekeeping missions, so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand what they saw, did and felt during their service. Established in 2000 by Congressional legislation, the Veterans History Project (VHP) is a national, grassroots oral history initiative, which allows participants to interview veterans in their lives and communities, with the resulting recordings archived as part of the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress. ...Civil War Archive..."

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The Veterans History Project

Article Title: The Veterans History Project

Snippet of Article: "...The mission of the Veterans History Project of the Library of Congress American Folk life Center is to collect, preserve and make accessible the personal accounts of United States military Veterans so that future generations may hear directly from them and better understand the realities of war ..."

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