History Project Urgent ; Library Seeks War Stories 'Before It's Too Late'
The Washington Times › May 17, 2004
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The Library of Congress is stepping up its effort to collect oral histories from the World War II generation because an estimated 1,000 veterans are dying every day.
The Veterans History Project started three years ago, but officials at the Library of Congress say there is a new sense of urgency to talk to veterans before memories of the war are lost forever.See the full content of this document
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History Project Urgent ; Library Seeks War Stories 'Before It's Too Late'
"There's a sense of, 'Get the story now before it's too late,' " said Diane Kresh, volunteer coordinator at the project, which in 2001 began collecting audio and video recordings ...
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