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Event Videos
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Film, VideoProyecto de Historia de los Veteranos: Nuestros logros (Spanish) Esta presentación celebra el 25 aniversario del Proyecto de Historia de los Veteranos de la Biblioteca del Congreso. Explica la misión del proyecto y por qué la experiencia de cada veterano es importante y debe preservarse.- Contributor: Narrador
- Date: 2024-10-04
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Film, VideoVeterans History Project: Our Accomplishments (English) This presentation celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Veterans History Project at the Library of Congress. It explains the mission of the project and why every veteran's experience is important and should be preserved.- Contributor: Narrator
- Date: 2024-10-04
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Film, VideoVeterans History Project: A Shared History (English) This announcement invites Hispanic veterans to share their stories, so they are accessible for researchers and future generations.- Contributor: Narrator
- Date: 2024-10-04
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Film, VideoProyecto de Historia de los Veteranos: Una historia compartida (Spanish) Este anuncio invita a los veteranos hispanos a compartir sus historias, para que sean accesibles a los investigadores y a las generaciones futuras.- Contributor: Narrador
- Date: 2024-10-04
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Film, VideoWar Words: Michelle Kholos Brooks and Sarah Norris As part of a presentation of "War Words" at the Library of Congress, playwright Michelle Kholos Brooks and director Sarah Norris spoke on the process and production of the staged reading derived from the Brooks' first-hand interviews with veterans of the Afghan and Iraq Wars.- Contributor: Norris, Sarah - Brooks, Michelle Kholos
- Date: 2024-09-25
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Film, VideoTanisha Fazal: Military Medicine and the Hidden Costs of War Tanisha Fazal discusses her work, "Military Medicine and the Hidden Costs of War," where she argues that improvements in military medicine, alongside the expansion of veterans' benefits, have increased the long-term, downstream costs of war for the United States.- Contributor: Fazal, Tanisha
- Date: 2024-08-07
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Film, VideoJewish American Veterans Voice Holocaust Remembrance Day Join the Veterans History Project and Department of Veterans Affairs for a commemoration of Jewish American military service on Holocaust Remembrance Day, featuring speakers from the Department of Veterans Affairs as well as a Medal of Honor recipient.- Contributor: Tenenbaum, Rabbi Chesky - Lischinsky, Barry - Jacobs, Joshua - Jones, Shanita R. - Mohindra, Monica - Jacobs, Jack H. - Moore, Deborah Dash
- Date: 2024-05-06
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Film, VideoCollections from the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion The Veterans History Project has a vast collection from the historic 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion. In this conversation, Candace Milburn talks with archivist Nate Cross about the importance of the 6888th Battalion and the hardships its members had to deal with during their service.- Contributor: Milburn, Candace - Cross, Nate
- Date: 2024-02-12
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Film, VideoProyecto de Historia de los Veteranos: Estás invitado (español) La Biblioteca del Congreso lo invita a visitar el sitio web renovado del Proyecto de Historia de los Veteranos, donde el público puede acceder a relatos de primera mano compartidos por veteranos militares estadounidenses. Vea este video para aprender cómo buscar colecciones en el sitio web es fácil y se puede completar en unos pocos pasos. Realizar una búsqueda sencilla de la colección es…- Contributor: Narrador
- Date: 2023-12-01
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Film, VideoVeterans History Project: You're Invited (English) The Library of Congress invites you to visit the revamped website of the Veterans History Project, where firsthand accounts shared by U.S. military veterans are accessible to the public. View this video to learn how searching the collections on the website is easy and can be completed in a few steps. Performing a simple search of the collection is easy. First, go to LOC.gov/vets.…- Contributor: Narrator
- Date: 2023-12-01
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Film, VideoHonoring Memorial Day with Songwriter Bob Regan Bob Regan is a Grammy-nominated, Dove Award-nominated, and Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame-nominated songwriter from Nashville, TN. In 2012, Regan founded Operation Song, a non-profit with the mission to "empower veterans, active-duty military and their families to tell their stories through the process of songwriting." To date, more than 1,100 songs have been written in the program with veterans of World War II to…- Contributor: Library of Congress - Veterans History Project (U.S.)
- Date: 2022
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Film, VideoFrom Conflict to Creativity: Veteran Artists Showcase featuring Miguel Chavez "From Conflict to Creativity: Veteran Artists Showcase," features artwork from 35 Uniting U.S. veteran artists who have used art as therapy for several types of trauma.- Contributor: Library of Congress - Veterans History Project (U.S.)
- Date: 2022
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Film, VideoFrom Conflict to Creativity: Veteran Artists Showcase featuring Jara Lang "From Conflict to Creativity: Veteran Artists Showcase," features artwork from 35 Uniting U.S. veteran artists who have used art as therapy for several types of trauma.- Contributor: Library of Congress - Veterans History Project (U.S.)
- Date: 2022
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Film, VideoFrom Conflict to Creativity: Veteran Artists Showcase featuring Lewis Howard "From Conflict to Creativity: Veteran Artists Showcase," features artwork from 35 Uniting U.S. veteran artists who have used art as therapy for several types of trauma.- Contributor: Library of Congress - Veterans History Project (U.S.)
- Date: 2022
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Film, VideoFrom Conflict to Creativity: Veteran Artists Showcase featuring Alicia Christy "From Conflict to Creativity: Veteran Artists Showcase," features artwork from 35 Uniting U.S. veteran artists who have used art as therapy for several types of trauma.- Contributor: Library of Congress - Veterans History Project (U.S.)
- Date: 2022
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Film, VideoFrom Conflict to Creativity: Veteran Artists Showcase featuring Lisa Firmin "From Conflict to Creativity: Veteran Artists Showcase," features artwork from 35 Uniting U.S. veteran artists who have used art as therapy for several types of trauma.- Contributor: Library of Congress - Veterans History Project (U.S.)
- Date: 2022
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Film, VideoFrom Conflict to Creativity: Veteran Artists Showcase featuring Ehren Tool "From Conflict to Creativity: Veteran Artists Showcase," features artwork from 35 Uniting U.S. veteran artists who have used art as therapy for several types of trauma.- Contributor: Library of Congress - Veterans History Project (U.S.)
- Date: 2022
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Film, VideoFrom Conflict to Creativity: Veteran Artists Showcase featuring Terri Souder "From Conflict to Creativity: Veteran Artists Showcase," features artwork from 35 Uniting U.S. veteran artists who have used art as therapy for several types of trauma.- Contributor: Library of Congress - Veterans History Project (U.S.)
- Date: 2022
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Film, VideoFrom Conflict to Creativity: Veteran Artists Showcase featuring Phyllis T. Miller "From Conflict to Creativity: Veteran Artists Showcase," features artwork from 35 Uniting U.S. veteran artists who have used art as therapy for several types of trauma.- Contributor: Library of Congress - Veterans History Project (U.S.)
- Date: 2022
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Film, VideoFrom Conflict to Creativity: Veteran Artists Showcase featuring Steve Kost "From Conflict to Creativity: Veteran Artists Showcase," features artwork from 35 Uniting U.S. veteran artists who have used art as therapy for several types of trauma.- Contributor: Library of Congress - Veterans History Project (U.S.)
- Date: 2022
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Film, VideoSharing Military Voices Archived at the American Folklife Center During this panel presentation, staff from the Library's Veterans History Project ("VHP") and StoryCorps' Military Voices Initiative will share collection materials and discuss the ways in which first person reflections and narratives help us understand the diverse experiences of active duty personnel and veterans alike. Hosted by the American Folklife Center - the archival home for VHP and StoryCorps - the event will offer…- Contributor: Library of Congress - Veterans History Project (U.S.)
- Date: 2022
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Film, VideoDear John: Searching for Love, Heartbreak and Humor Unexpectedly uncovering humor amongst the pathos, author Susan Carruthers shares her experiences of researching in the Library of Congress in preparation for her recently published book on love and loyalty during wartime. Speaking with Veterans History Project reference specialist, Megan Harris, she shares about a moment that made her laugh out loud in the American Folklife Center reading room. Her book "Dear John" explores…- Contributor: Library of Congress - Veterans History Project (U.S.)
- Date: 2022
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Film, VideoI Am Not Invisible 3.0. Marking International Women's Day, the Library of Congress Veterans History Project and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Center for Women Veterans sponsored this virtual panel, which explored the challenges women veterans face, the communities they represent and how we can all be better advocates. Please be advised that this video includes some discussion of difficult experiences during military service that some viewers may…- Contributor: Library of Congress - Veterans History Project (U.S.)
- Date: 2022
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Film, VideoMotherhood and the Military The Motherhood in the Military panel discussion, sponsored by the Veterans History Project, explores the dual roles of mother and soldier through the personal experiences of four service connected women. This event encourages women veterans to contribute their oral histories to the national collections of the Library of Congress.- Contributor: Library of Congress - Veterans History Project (U.S.)
- Date: 2021
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Film, VideoPost Traumatic Stress & Music: The Healing Power of Song A panel discussion that explores the efforts of musicians and music-based organizations to reach out to veterans diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress, and share their stories of how vets have used music to cope with traumatic experiences. The panel of expert musicians, veterans and musical organizations will be introduced by Gary Sinise, actor and founding member of the Lt. Dan Band.- Contributor: Library of Congress - Veterans History Project (U.S.)
- Date: 2021