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Archive for the Veterans History Project Category (282 Posts)

World War II era photo of Lewis Finkelstein standing on a rocky shoreline. He wears a white sailor hat tilted to the left and a thick jacket buttoned up to his chin.

D-Day and Me: The Importance of Preserving Veterans’ Stories

Posted by: Megan Harris

Posted in: D-Day, Veterans History Project, World War II

A weather-beaten map, distressed around the edges, showing the landing zone labeled "Omaha Beach-East."

VHP Collection Spotlight: Joseph Vaghi’s D-Day Map

Posted by: Megan Harris

Posted in: D-Day, Veterans History Project, World War II

Travis Bickford and students at “The Things They Carried” exhibit

Carrying On

Posted by: Lisa Taylor

Posted in: Exhibits, Film, Museums, Narratives, Oral History, Storytelling, Students, teachers, Teaching, Veterans History Project, Vietnam War

LIVE! At The Library – ‘The War and Peace of Tim O’Brien,’ Thursday, May 11th, 5pm-8pm

Posted by: Kerry Ward

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

Stacks of World War II-era letters are arranged side by side in a box.

VHP Collection Spotlight: April Fools!

Posted by: Megan Harris

Posted in: Acquisitions, Veterans History Project, World War II

Marine woman next to a jet

Women’s History Month “Go Box” Display in the Veterans History Project Information Center

Posted by: Kerry Ward

Posted in: Afghanistan War, Iraq War, Narratives, Oral History, Storytelling, Veterans History Project, Vietnam War, Women's History

A group of African American nurses in uniform stands in line at attention, wearing WWII-era military uniforms.

“Still Out There Fighting”: VHP’S Newest Online Exhibit

Posted by: Megan Harris

Posted in: African American Heritage Month, African American History, African American History Month, Black History Month, Civil Rights, Diverse Experiences in Service, Oral History, Serving: Our Voices, Veterans History Project, World War II

Candace Milburn with the contencts of the African-American veteran themed "Go Box"

Black History Month ‘Go Box’ – Surrogates from the Veterans History Project Collection

Posted by: Lisa Taylor

Posted in: African American Heritage Month, African American History, African American History Month, African Americans, Black History Month, Cultural Heritage, Diverse Experiences in Service, Exhibits, Narratives, Oral History, Photographs, Serving: Our Voices, Storytelling, Veterans History Project, World War II

Violet Hill Gordon in uniform.

The Courage to Deliver: The Women of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion

Posted by: Lisa Taylor

Posted in: African American Heritage Month, African American History, African American History Month, African Americans, Black History Month, Civil Rights, Cultural Heritage, Diverse Experiences in Service, Narratives, Oral History, Serving: Our Voices, Storytelling, Veterans History Project, Women's History, World War II