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Contributed by: Christena Southwick on 1/24/2008

ATTENTION WWII, KOREAN AND VIETNAM VETS

Have you heard about the Veteran's History Project? Do you have a story to tell? You may know a story well worth sharing with your country, and all you need is the tool to tell it.

The Veteran's History Project was established by the US Congress in 2000 as part of the American Folklife center at the Library of Congress. The mission of the project is to collect and archive the personal recollections of U.S. wartime veterans in an effort to honor and share their service. However, you don't need to go to Washington, D.C. in order to get this done. Volunteers of America's RSVP program (a volunteer program for individuals 55 or better) is a partner with the national Veterans History Project and provides professional interview services for veterans throughout the Denver metro area. Best of all, the services are free of cost, with highly trained volunteers coming to you.

A trained team of a camera person and an interviewer will set up a time to visit at the home of the interviewee. Once the veteran has all their questions answered, has spent some time with the volunteers and is ready to start, another interview will be set up. This second interview is digitally taped for the permanent records mentioned. The interview itself focuses on the veteran's war stories and personal recollections. Personal memorabilia such as photos, letters, documents, diaries or journals can also be archived along with the interview. A copy of the digitized end product is given both to the veteran and to the Library of Congress.

For further information or to schedule an initial interview, please contact Stephanie Samora (RSVP project manager) at 720-264-3311 or ssamora@voacolorado.org.

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Christena Southwick

Morrison , CO

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