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Posted by: Lisa Taylor
The following is a guest post by Monica Mohindra, Head of Program Communication and Coordination, Veterans History Project. “A Kiss is Just a Kiss.” Or is it, “As Time Goes By?” When the publishers staged a reunion in 1980, they used another crooners’ standard, “It Had to be You” on a placard in the background. But was …
Posted in: Narratives, Oral History, Photographs, Storytelling, Veterans History Project, World War II
Posted by: Lisa Taylor
It’s Valentine’s Day. It seems everyone has love on their minds today—at least half of us, anyway. Last year, the National Retail Federation predicted that 54.7% of the United States adult population was planning to celebrate the holiday with their significant others, friends or pets to the tune of nearly $20 billion. Yes, billion with …
Posted in: Afghanistan War, African American History, African Americans, Disablity, Hispanic American History, Iraq War, Korean War, Narratives, Native American History, Oral History, Persian Gulf War, Photographs, Storytelling, Veterans History Project, Vietnam War, World War I, World War II
Posted by: Megan Harris
Today, the Veterans History Project (VHP) debuts the newest installment of our online exhibit, Experiencing War, entitled “Personal Snapshots: Picturing the Vietnam War.” While curating this exhibit, I was reminded of Tim O’Brien’s brilliant collection of wartime stories, The Things They Carried. One scene in particular connected with the exhibit’s subject: Many years after the …
Posted in: Photographs, Veterans History Project, Vietnam War
Posted by: Kerry Ward
The following is the third of a three-part blog post focusing on Military Photographers. You can read the original post HERE and the second post HERE. During the tremendous upheaval of the 1960s and with the Vietnam War in full effect, the country was in desperate need of emotive displays of patriotism while still accurately recording …
Posted in: Iraq War, Narratives, Oral History, Photographs, Storytelling, Uncategorized, Veterans History Project, Vietnam War
Posted by: Kerry Ward
The following is the second of a three-part blog post focusing on Military Photographers. Some military photographers consider capturing the story of their fellow soldiers the greatest honor of their life. For others, the brutality of war remains frozen in their mind just as the images they produced. Four years after serving in World War …
Posted in: Korean War, Narratives, Oral History, Photographs, Veterans History Project
Posted by: Kerry Ward
The following is the first of a three-part blog post focusing on Military Photographers. When you think of our American military history, what images stand out? Perhaps it is the black and white Joe Rosenthal photo of U.S. Marines raising a flag on Iwo Jima during World War II. Or maybe it is Nick Ut’s shot of “Napalm Girl.” These iconic images have both inspired hope as well as …
Posted in: Film, Narratives, Photographs, Storytelling, Veterans History Project, World War II
Posted by: Kerry Ward
The following is a blog post about the nation’s first snow of the season and themes of snow throughout Veterans History Project (VHP). There is just something magical about the first snow of the year. Locations throughout the country saw the first snowfall of the season this past weekend. As I sipped my hot cocoa …
Posted in: Holidays, Oral History, Photographs, Snow, Veterans History Project, Vietnam War, World War II
Posted by: Lisa Taylor
The following is a guest blog post by Andrew Huber, Liaison Specialist for the Library of Congress Veterans History Project (VHP). As we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month through October 15, VHP continues to recognize the contributions of Hispanics and Latinos throughout the military history of our country. Hispanic and Latino Americans have fought in every …
Posted in: Afghanistan War, Cultural Heritage, Hispanic American History, Iraq War, Korean War, Narratives, Oral History, Photographs, Puerto Rican Americans, Storytelling, Veterans History Project, Vietnam War, World War I, World War II
Posted by: Lisa Taylor
The following is a guest post by Irene Lule, a Library of Congress Junior Fellow who worked with the Veterans History Project (VHP) this summer. Of all the types of material contributed to the Veterans History Project, World War I-era postcards are among my favorites. Postcards sent and kept by veterans are striking in their …
Posted in: Narratives, Oral History, Photographs, Storytelling, Students, Veterans History Project, World War I