[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1644 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1644

  Expressing support for designation of a ``National Veterans History 
                            Project Week''.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 22, 2010

Mr. Kind (for himself and Mr. Wamp) submitted the following resolution; 
        which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Expressing support for designation of a ``National Veterans History 
                            Project Week''.

Whereas 2010 marks the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the Veterans 
        History Project by the United States Congress in order to collect and 
        preserve the wartime stories of United States veterans;
Whereas Congress charged the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress 
        to undertake the Veterans History Project and to engage the public in 
        the creation of a collection of oral histories that would be a lasting 
        tribute to individual veterans;
Whereas the Veterans History Project relies on a corps of volunteer 
        interviewers, partner organizations, and an array of civic minded 
        institutions nationwide who interview veterans according to the 
        guidelines it provides;
Whereas these oral histories have created an abundant resource for scholars to 
        gather first-hand accounts of veterans' experience in World War I, World 
        War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Persian Gulf War, and the 
        Afghanistan and Iraq conflicts;
Whereas there are 17,000,000 wartime veterans in the United States whose stories 
        can educate people of all ages about important 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 more than 70,000 oral histories have already been collected and more 
        than 8,000 oral histories are fully digitized and available through the 
        website of the Library of Congress;
Whereas the Veterans History Project will increase the number of oral histories 
        that can be collected and preserved and increase the number of veterans 
        it honors; and
Whereas ``National Veterans Awareness Week'' has been recognized by Congress in 
        previous years: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) supports the designation of a ``National Veterans 
        History Project Week'';
            (2) recognizes ``National Veterans Awareness 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
            (4) encourages local, State, and national organizations 
        along with Federal, State, city, and county governmental 
        institutions to participate in support of the effort to 
        document, preserve, and honor the service of United States 
        wartime veterans.
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