As part of a national effort,
our American History class will be taking part in the Veterans
History Project, an effort to collect and preserve as much historical
information and personal data from surviving American military veterans
of World War I, World War II, the Korean Conflict, the Viet Nam War,
the Gulf War, and the current fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq.
My students will be asked
to study the sites found on the links
page and then to conduct an interview with a veteran from the
Rochester area (or with someone they know who lives outside our area).
Detailed instructions on the interview process will be given to each
student once he sets up his interview. The standard
release forms used by the national project will be followed by
the students in my class, in case they wish to submit their results
to the Library of Congress.
Each student is to complete
this assignment by May 31st. The grade on this project will count
as the equivalent of one (1) chapter test.
Students should hand in
their interview in one of the following formats:
** Work handed in typewritten
will not be included on our web site.
Students who wish to do so
are encouraged to send their work into the Veterans History Project
for inclusion in the national effort to preserve this living historical
record.
