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“Someday at Christmas, There’ll Be No Wars”: Winter Holidays in the Military

Posted by: Megan Harris

This is a guest post by Sam Meier, a former LC Junior Fellow who is currently working on a variety of reference-related projects for the Veterans History Project (VHP).  December 25, 1917 found William James Bean in quarantine at Fort Hamilton in Brooklyn, New York. Bean had been inducted into the Army a little more …

Posted in: christmas, Holidays, Jewish American History, Jewish Americans, Korean War, New Year's Day, Oral History, Veterans History Project, Vietnam War, World War I, World War II, Yom Kippur

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

Buttered Fresh Frozen Lima Beans: Commemorative Holiday Menus in the Veterans History Project

Posted by: Megan Harris

Chow, c-rations, MREs—no matter the form it takes or the name given to it, food is important in military life. Materials within the Veterans History Project (VHP) collections are peppered with culinary references: the monotony of military rations, the ache of hunger when food was scarce, and often the longing and anticipation for home-cooked meals …

Posted in: Foodways, Holidays, Veterans History Project