IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 770 
Expressing support for designation of a National Veterans History Project 
Week to encourage public participation in a nationwide project that 
collects and preserves the stories of the men and women who served 
our nation in times of war and conflict. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 23, 2007 
Mr. PORTER (for himself, Mr. BOEHNER, Mr. HOYER, Mr. KIND, Ms. 
WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, and Mr. WAMP) submitted the following resolu-
tion; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing support for designation of a National Veterans 
History Project Week to encourage public participation 
in a nationwide project that collects and preserves the 
stories of the men and women who served our nation 
in times of war and conflict. 
Whereas the Veterans History Project was established by a 
unanimous vote of the United States Congress to collect 
and preserve the wartime stories of American veterans; 
Whereas Congress charged the American Folklife Center at 
the Library of Congress to undertake the Veterans His-
tory Project and to engage the public in the creation of 
a collection of oral histories that would be a lasting trib-
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ute to individual veterans and an abundant resource for 
scholars; 
Whereas there are 17,000,000 wartime veterans in America 
whose stories can educate people of all ages about impor-
tant moments and events in the history of the United 
States and the world and provide instructive narratives 
that illuminate the meanings of ‘‘service’’, ‘‘sacrifice’’, 
‘‘citizenship’’, and ‘‘democracy’’; 
Whereas the Veterans History Project relies on a corps of 
volunteer interviewers, partner organizations, and an 
array of civic minded institutions nationwide who inter-
view veterans according to the guidelines it provides; 
Whereas increasing public participation in the Veterans His-
tory Project will increase the number of oral histories 
that can be collected and preserved and increase the 
number of veterans it so honors; and 
Whereas ‘‘National Veterans Awareness Week’’ commendably 
preceded this resolution in the years 2005 and 2006: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes ‘‘National Veterans Awareness 
Week’’; 
(2) supports the designation of a ‘‘National 
Veterans History Project Week’’; 
(3) calls on the people of the United States to 
interview at least one veteran in their families or 
communities according to guidelines provided by the 
Veterans History Project; and 
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(4) encourages local, State, and national orga-
nizations along with Federal, State, city and county 
governmental institutions to participate in support 
of the effort to document, preserve, and honor the 
service of American wartime veterans. 
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