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Posted by: Megan Harris
The following is a guest post by Will Hubbard, Vice President of Government Affairs, Student Veterans of America. As I sit here in Kabul City, Afghanistan, deployed as a member of the Marine Corps Reserve, I’m reminded of the journey that has taken me here, including my own experience of graduating from American University using …
Posted in: Students, Veterans History Project
Posted by: Megan Harris
Today, the Veterans History Project launches a new online exhibit to commemorate the 75th anniversary of a piece of legislation that forever altered the American veteran experience: the GI Bill. In June 1944, Army Corporal John Kuhlman was in training at Fort Crook, Nebraska, and focusing on his eventual transfer overseas. While he anxiously considered …
Posted in: Afghan War, Iraq War, Oral History, Persian Gulf War, Students, Veterans History Project, Vietnam War, World War II
Posted by: Megan Harris
Although we often don’t like to admit it, much in life comes down to chance, luck and serendipitous encounters. In April 2014, I attended a panel presentation at the National Council on Public History Annual Meeting in Monterey, California, on the area’s military history. One of the presenters was Enid Baxter Ryce, an artist, filmmaker …
Posted in: AFC Events, Iraq War, Oral History, Students, Veterans History Project, World War II