The Library of Congress and PBS Partner to Collect/Preserve Oral Histories of U.S. Wartime Veterans

The Library of Congress Veterans History Project and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) today announced a joint community engagement initiative designed to gather first-hand recollections of the diverse men and women who served our nation during wartime. The public outreach campaign begins this spring and will continue beyond the broadcast of Ken Burns” new film, “The War,” which is scheduled to air on PBS beginning on September 23, 2007.

“The staff of the Library of Congress and I are excited to launch this comprehensive community awareness campaign with PBS and Ken Burns. We stand at the ready to continue our tradition of honoring America”s war veterans by preserving their stories for future generations,” said Librarian of Congress James H. Billington. “The Veterans History Project collects and archives the one-of-a-kind stories that represent the diversity of the veterans who served our country”veterans from all conflicts, all branches of the military, all ranks, all races and ethnicities.”

See Also: Direct to LC’s Veterans History Project
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Source: Library of Congress

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