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Archive: July 2016 (2 Posts)

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

Legacies of the Vietnam War: Veteran Charles Seymour Kettles Receives the Congressional Medal of Honor

Posted by: Lisa Taylor

The following is a guest post by Owen Rogers, Liaison Specialist for the Veterans History Project (VHP). Veterans and their families often ask staff at the Library of Congress Veterans History Project, “What happens to my story after it’s recorded?” In the case of Lieutenant Colonel Charles S. Kettles, U.S. Army, Retired, his inspiring personal …

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

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

Familiar Faces on Display in Atlanta

Posted by: Lisa Taylor

A version of this post was published on “The Library of Congress” blog, July 1, 2016. One of the many joys of working at the Veterans History Project (VHP) is discovering all of the out-of-the-box ways researchers find to use the collections. VHP’s congressional mandate is to collect, preserve and make accessible the war stories …

Posted in: Holidays, Independence Day, Narratives, Oral History, Photographs, Storytelling, Veterans History Project