Veterans Day will soon be upon us and it would be a good time to stop and remember family, friends, and colleagues who have served our country. An even better way to celebrate the day is to capture the stories of Veterans. The Veterans History Project has the tools you need to get started.

 

The Veterans History Project is a project of the Library of Congress aimed at collecting oral history interviews, memoirs, letters, diaries, photographs, and other original materials from veterans of World Wars I and II, and the Korean, Vietnam, and Persian Gulf Wars and the Afghanistan and Iraq conflicts (2001-present). Those U.S. citizen civilians who were actively involved in supporting war efforts (such as war industry workers, USO workers, flight instructors, medical volunteers, etc.) are also encouraged to contribute their personal narratives. Members of the public become part of the Veterans History Project after they donate their materials.

 

The Field Kit (for interviews) and the Memoir Guidelines are both available online at: http://www.loc.gov/vets/kitmenu.html in PDF format.