About the Project
Partnering with the Library of Congress and the Nashville Public
Library, Congressman Cooper is working to collect and preserve the stories of Tennessee veterans for
future generations. The Veterans History Project compiles oral histories and
written materials such as letters, journals, maps, and photographs from
veterans of World War I, World War II, the Korean and Vietnam wars, the Persian Gulf war, and the
conflicts in Afghanistan and
Iraq.
The project is an initiative of the Library of Congress and was created
by the United States Congress in 2000 as a way to collect the stories and
experiences of war veterans while they are still among us.
Cooper's office will be conducting taped interviews of local veterans and
compiling donated written materials. Congressman Cooper will then deliver the
oral histories and documents to the Library of Congress for cataloging and
archiving.
[Click
here to read more about the Library of Congress and the Veterans History
Project]
[To
read more about the Fifth Congressional District's Veterans History Project,
click here ]
[To
view photos from the Fifth Congressional District's Veteran History Project launch,
click here]
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Meet the Veterans
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