Making History Project – Veteran Oral History Preserving Veterans’ Stories

Here are some recent articles of interest that I found this week for U.S. Veterans. Enjoy!   Doing History: Updated CV for Patrick Russell at the Making History Project I am dedicated to interviewing and preserving as many stories of Veterans as possible for the Making History Project. Read more here…   Decisions of History: Hiroshima and Nagasaki: 5 reasons why President …

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On the way back to Miami from Daytona this past weekend, I had the pleasure to visit the US National Navy Seal Museum in Fort Pierce, Florida.  The Navy Seal Museum is a hidden gem and should not be missed.  Centrally located on the east coast, both the Florida Turnpike and I-95 have exits that lead to historic Fort Pierce. …

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Here are some recent articles of interest that I found this week for U.S. Veterans. Enjoy!   Talking History: Making History Project panel presentation at the MWWHA 2015 Conference War and Peace: WWII Trauma 70-Years Later Read more here…   Talking History: Making History Project presentation at MWWHA 2014 uploaded HungerKrieg: The War of the Calorie During World War II Read …

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Here are some recent articles of interest that I found this week for U.S. Veterans. Enjoy! This Day in History: Operation Market Garden In a final attempt to reinforce the perimeter and secure a crossing site the 4th Dorsets cross the Rhine at night. Their main objective is to secure the Westerbouwing Heights so that future reinforcements can be brought …

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Here are some recent articles of interest that I found this week for U.S. Veterans. Enjoy!   Weapons of History: 5 Things You Don’t Know About Sniper Rifles This series looks at sniper rifles and quickly recounts five “unknown” facts or stories about them. Read more here…   See History: Utah Beach Photos from MHP The Making History Project has …

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World War II Veteran Frank Vegnone The Making History Project has uploaded to its Veteran Oral History Interviews, an excerpt of the interview with World War II Veteran Frank Vegnone.  The oral history interview was conducted in Webster, Massachusetts on August 21, 2015.  Frank Vegnone served in the 10th Armored Division, 61st Armored Infantry Battalion as a Rifleman.

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Here are some recent articles of interest that I found this week for U.S. Veterans. Enjoy!   Oral History News: Oral History is recommended to be excluded from rigorous IRB review On September 8, 2015, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued a set of recommended revisions to the regulations concerning human subject research. Specifically, it recommended that …

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US Landing Beach for D-Day: Utah Beach The Making History Project has uploaded photos from its 2014 and 2010 Normandy France trips for Utah Beach. These photos were taken during the 66th and 70th Anniversary for D-Day. Utah Beach was one of two landing beaches for the US during the D-Day invasion on June 6, 1944.  These beaches are located …

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