Military Memories & Veterans' Voices Part I: Students' and Scouts' Live Presentations
Channel: Voorheesville Public Library
Date: 26/07/2018

Part one of the Military Memories & Veteran's Voices program held at Voorheesville Public Library on December 3rd, 2017. The program shared stories from veterans and active service military members who had been interviewed by Voorheesville Central School District students and local Boy Scouts as a way to learn and to honor their service.

The program began with the young interviewers introducing the veteran or active military member in an audio-visual presentation. In the weeks prior to the presentation, local students ranging from grades five though eleven interviewed twenty-six military personnel. The interviewers developed a list of questions to better understand the life of our men and women in uniform and to appreciate the sacrifices that have been made: Where did you serve? What kind of food did you eat? What was your job in the military? What did you like to do in your down time? The interviewees’ age range spanned seven decades and their experiences stretched from those who fought on Iwo Jima to a current navigator in the Air Reserves flying research support missions to Antarctica. Through their conversations, the participants learned the stories of their neighbors and the living history around them.