WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senator Steve Daines today announced that he will be bringing the American Folklife Center’s Veterans History Project (VHP) to Montana to collect and preserve the stories of Montana’s wartime veterans in the Library of Congress.
Montana veterans who served in the United States military during wartime in any capacity from World War I through the present and are no longer serving, as well as civilians who served in support of a U.S. war effort in a professional capacity, are eligible to participate.
“The Veterans History Project’s mission is to collect, preserve and make accessible the personal accounts of American wartime veterans, resulting in an incredible resource for researchers, educators and future generations to hear directly from veterans and to better understand the realities of past wars,” Daines stated. “The recordings and documents that are collected ensure that Montana veterans’ stories are preserved for future generations. If you are a veteran and are willing to tell your wartime story, or if you know a veteran whose story should be told, I encourage you to participate in this important project.”
Congress created the Veterans History Project (VHP) in 2000 as part of the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress.
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