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West Virginia Voices of War

The Introduction to the documentary

 

Story from 5/17 edition of the Charleston Daily Mail about the premiere.

 

The companion to the documentary is now available as an ebook and in print.

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Press release published in the 4/25/12 editions of the Charleston Newspapers Metro section.

Project Updates:

The Recollective published a great write-up about the project.

From my blogs:

Voices of War

Veterans Speak for Themselves

Soldiers After War

Voices of War Update

Talking to Veterans

Say Thank You

Project Description

In 2000, the Library of Congress began collecting oral histories from American war veterans. This program became the Veteran’s History Project. Today, audio recordings, videos and original documents are stored in the Library of Congress. These resources are an invaluable memory for researchers and future generations.

The Project collects first-hand accounts of U.S. Veterans from the following wars:

  • World War II (1939-1946)
  • Korean War (1950-1955)
  • Vietnam War (1961-1975)
  • Persian Gulf War (1990-1995)
  • Afghanistan and Iraq conflicts (2001-present)

In addition, 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 invited to share their valuable stories. More than 200,000 war veterans live in the state but very few of these memories have been submitted to the Library of Congress.

For more information on the Veterans History Project, visit the Library of Congress website.


Author, writer, photographer and documentarian Eric Douglas has begun a project to capture these oral histories from West Virginia war veterans. West Virginia oral histories will be submitted to the Library of Congress, but copies will also be kept here in a state archive. Douglas also plans to create a documentary project of West Virginians at war, tentatively titled Voices of War.

Contact him to set up an interview at: eric@booksbyeric.com

Donors

Thanks to the project donors!

  • JD Pauley
  • Lori Gibson
  • Beverly Jordan
  • Sharon "Doll" Payne
  • Matina Parsons
  • K Bryan "Bopper" Parker
  • Eileen Hayes
  • Rae J. Hummel
  • Marina Hendricks
  • Richard Synowiec
  • Scott Icard
  • Andrea Bond
  • Teresa Matheny
  • Bill Woodrum
  • Elizabeth Gaucher
  • Cynthia Bowman

 

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