Tag Archives: Military

Why We Fight and Why We Remember

On this day, take a moment to reflect upon 9/11.  Fifteen years have already passed since that fateful morning.  As time passes it is often easy to forget our original call to action.  Why We Fight, either as a question or as a rallying call, is repeated throughout history.  When conflicts drag on and the loss of life seemingly has no …

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Weekly Review for Veterans and Oral History for Friday, November 6, 2015

Here are some recent articles of interest that I found this week for U.S. Veterans. Enjoy!   Preserving History: The Veterans History Project via the US Library of Congress The Veterans History Project honors the lives and service of all American veterans –not only the warriors but all who have served their country, “From the motor pool to the mess …

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Weekly Review for Veterans and Oral History for Friday, October 16, 2015

Here are some recent articles of interest that I found this week for U.S. Veterans. Enjoy!   Finding History: A Metadata case study at Baylor University This case study is concerned with the use of descriptive metadata for online oral history collections created in a content management system, or CMS. It will highlight the Baylor University Institute for Oral History …

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