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THE WAR is much about storytelling and about sharing unique experiences. The
story of War is a story shared by millions of Americans, but as time goes by,
many of these stories are
being lost. For those who served our nation, from the battlefront to the home
front, every story deserves to be heard. That's where you can help.
The Veterans History Project is part of the
Library of Congress and honors American war veterans and civilian workers who
supported them by preserving stories of their service to our country.
The mission of the Veterans History Project is to collect and archive the
personal recollections of US wartime veterans to honor their service and share
their stories with current and future generations.
As a partner of this Project, we are calling upon all our American Legion
Veterans to take the time to be interviewed for this historical project.
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PLEASE be
patient as the movie above loads...its worth the wait!
Looking for the
following donations for the Veterans History Project;
1. PROJECTOR
2. LAPTOP COMPUTER
If you have either a Laptop Computer and/or a Projector that you can
donate for this project, please email squinn9807@aol.com .
UPDATE May 10, 2008
Interviews began last week
and will continue throughout the month. If you are a veteran that
want to be interviewed, its not too late to sign up.
Simply fill out the form
attached
and send it
back.
Once received, we will contact you to set up an appointment to meet.
Stay tuned to view video interviews online!
Once all interviews are done, the JRROTC
Cadets and veterans that have participated will be invited to the
Post for a get together - they will recieve their copies of the
interviews at that time. We will have pizza/soda and also view a
movie - which will consist of clips from all the interviews.
UPDATE 4/5/08
We now have 15
Veterans who have signed up to be interviewed. We still need more,
but we are on the right track! A huge thank you goes out to Nick
DiGrosso and Dot Wahl for their time and effort in helping me find
volunteers. (The invitation to Merchantville's Post Meeting was very
much appreciated. Everyone was very welcoming - seems like a really
nice group of Legionaires!)
C/Lt. Col. Brad
Smith, AFJROTC and Chief Gargas (Cherry Hill West ROTC) have been a
great help and have 15 cadets ready to conduct interviews !
Simply fill out the form
attached and send it back. Once received, we will contact you to set
up an appointment to meet. You will then be asked a series of questions in the
interview that will be either audio or videotaped. The interview should take
approx 1/2 hour and you are free to review the questions ahead of time and omit
anything you want if you are uncomfortable with any of the questions.
Send your Bio Form to;
American Legion Post 372
1532 Martin Ave
Cherry Hill, NJ 08002
INTERVIEW INFORMATION
Interviews to be held at the Post Hall in Cherry Hill at a
convenient time determined by the veterans and interviewers
schedule.
The Veterans will be video interviewed by ROTC boys/girls.
The interviews will take approx. one half hour of your time.
The original recording of the interview will be sent to the Library
of Congress. A copy will be available for the veteran.
The attached Bio
Form must be filled out and submitted to Susan before an
interview date is set up.
Click here for important information for Students
that will be involved in the interviewing.
Conducting
the Interview & TIPS
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