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Pearl Harbor: As Experienced by Those Who Were There and Some Who Were Not

Posted by: Lisa Taylor

December 7, 2014 will mark 73 years since the infamous attack by the Japanese on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Americans far and wide felt the collective trauma of the attack, which led to the United States’ entry into World War II. President Franklin D. Roosevelt called it, “a date which will live in infamy.” He was …

Posted in: Narratives, Oral History, Storytelling, Veterans History Project

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Back-to-School: Veterans and the GI Bill

Posted by: Lisa Taylor

Every year around this time, young people get ready to head back to school. For college students, this means there are books to purchase, roommates to meet, outrageous debt to acquire and cafeteria food to hate. However, all the stress and uncertainty that comes with going back to school is nothing compared to what many …

Posted in: Oral History, Veterans History Project