Veterans History Project Gives Voice to Hometown Heroes – Dispatch June 23, 2014

You are subscribed to Dispatches from the Veterans History Project for Library of Congress. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Veterans History Project Gives Voice to Hometown Heroes – Dispatch June 23, 2014 Among a nation of nearly 22 million veterans, the Veterans History Project (VHP) lends both engagement and education opportunities to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund (VVMF) “Hometown Heroes” Service Learning Project launching June 25th. In every state, Congressional district, and several U.S. territories, communities have captured the service of hometown heroes. Inspired by teachers and professors, or working independently, students ranging from 10th grade through doctoral candidates donate collection materials to VHP including: oral history interviews, photographs, and manuscripts. The Library of Congress preserves and shares this growing trove of U.S. military service. From the flight deck to the foxhole, nearly three and a half million Americans served in Vietnam, alone.* Professor Tom Hagel posits “when we think of wars—whether it’s Vietnam or any other war—we think of it is a unitary subject: the Vietnam War. And in a historic way that’s true. But there are millions of Vietnam Wars. If you were a clerk typist stationed in Saigon [or] up on the DMZ, or some other unit with some other type of job, your Vietnam War would be totally different from ours. And that’s important to tell… It gives a more complete, realistic picture of that experience. [That’s] the value of this project.” Beginning June 25th, visit http://www.vvmf.org/hometown-heroes for curriculum resources tuned to standards. Visit http://www.loc.gov/vets/stories/ex-war-all.html for content-driven VHP “Experiencing War” Web features, which speak to an array of wartime participants. The mission of the Veterans History Project of the Library of Congress American Folklife Center is to collect, preserve and make accessible the personal accounts of American war veterans so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand the realities of war. Learn more at www.loc.gov/vets. Share your exciting VHP initiatives, programs, events and news stories with VHP to be considered for a future RSS. Email vohp@loc.gov and place “My VHP RSS Story” in the subject line. *Department of Veterans’ Affairs, accessed June 20, 2014. This service is provided by the Library of Congress at www.LOC.gov. Unsubscribe or change your subscriber preferences For questions or problems with subscriptions, contact subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com Follow us: Blog | Facebook | Flickr | iTunes U | Twitter | YouTube   This email was sent to woowonemusic@gmail.com using GovDelivery, on behalf of: Library of Congress · 101 Independence Ave, SE · Washington, DC 20540 · 202-707-5000