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The Veterans History Project (VHP) of the American Folklife Center collects, preserves, and makes accessible the personal accounts of American military veterans so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand the realities of military service.
Through blog posts, online exhibits, podcasts, and videos presentations of public programs, you can learn more about the Veterans History Project's collections directly from veterans, specialists, and staff members.
Folklife Today is a blog for people interested in folklore, folklife, and oral history. The blog features brief articles on folklife topics, highlighting the collections of the Veterans History Project and the American Folklife Center.
The highlighted blog posts below focus on the topic of Vietnam War Veterans:
Since its inception in 2001, the Veterans History Project has routinely hosted public programs at the Library of Congress in the form of concerts, lectures, panels, and symposia. From 2006 on, most of these public programs have been video recorded and made available online.
Written by Cindy Morgan and Kimberly Mitchell, "Old Glory" displays Mitchell's dedication to Vietnam era veterans through her experience assisting with the Old Glory Yellow Ribbon Honor Flight, which takes these veterans on an all-expense paid trip to Washington, D.C. and returns them home as heroes to the AirVenture airshow in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. (Event date: November 10, 2020)
A panel of experts discussed how oral interviews serve the objectives of the U.S. American Vietnam War Commemoration and the Library's Veterans History Project and ultimately, the value they bring to scholars and the general public. (Event date: October 25, 2017)
