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Posted by: Megan Harris
On a cool, cloudy morning about a month ago, my colleague Tamika Brown and I stood in the midst of a massive tent city in Seaside, California. The air smelled of the Pacific Ocean, and also of smoke, thanks to the enormous wildfire burning in nearby Big Sur. Row after row of khaki-colored tents stretched …
Posted in: Iraq War, Oral History, Veterans History Project, Vietnam War, World War II
Posted by: Megan Harris
I never had a childhood hero, a celebrity or historic figure or famous athlete whom I looked up to above all others. To this day, it’s my friends and family whom I admire the most and try to emulate. That’s why, when someone asked me recently about a leader I admire, at first, the question …
Posted in: Iraq War, LGBT Pride Month, LGBTQ, Oral History, Photographs, Veterans History Project, Vietnam War, World War II
Posted by: Megan Harris
“I’ve been told by older veterans they had hangovers that lasted longer than that war.”—Dawn Stratton As Marine Corps Captain Dawn Stratton’s comment in her Veterans History Project (VHP) oral history makes clear, the Persian Gulf War—which took place from August 1990 to the end of February 1991—was a short one, lasting as long in …
Posted in: Oral History, Veterans History Project