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Archive: 2015 (21 Posts)

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“Today Was Tough–But I Took It”

Posted by: Megan Harris

During February and March 2015, the Veterans History Project will be running a series of blog posts discussing correspondence collections. The following is a guest post by Digital Conversion Specialist Matt McCrady. Many of the young men drafted into service in World War II arrived at boot camp at the height of physical fitness, fresh …

A man playing a guitar and singing to a close crowd of a dozen or so men and women

Washington, DC: At Home in the Nation’s Capital

Posted by: Megan Harris

In case you missed it, this past holiday season, we explored the meaning of home–how members of the military have missed home, returned home, and recreated a sense of home far away from loved ones. All of this reflection got me thinking about my own definition of home and the specific places that I’ve called …