BEFORE HISTORY FADES AWAY.Byline: - Addison Addison, village (1990 pop. 32,058), Du Page co., NE Ill.; inc. 1884. An industrial suburb of Chicago, it manufactures machinery and plastic items. Pate World War II veteran and Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. resident Earle For use of this word as a surname, see .
Lord wrote a memoir memoir History or record composed from personal observation and experience. Closely related to autobiography, a memoir differs chiefly in the degree of emphasis on external events. of those historic and exciting times titled ``My Weird Little War: 18 Months in the U.S. Army.'' ``The main reason I wrote the book is that I met some really incredible people and I thought their stories deserved to be told,'' Lord says. Now the Library of Congress is asking other vets to tell their stories, too. There are almost 19 million war veterans living in America America [for Amerigo Vespucci], the lands of the Western Hemisphere—North America, Central (or Middle) America, and South America. The world map published in 1507 by Martin Waldseemüller is the first known cartographic use of the name. , but of those, more than 1,600 die each day. The government has established the Veterans History Project. Working with the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., this project collects and preserves oral histories from war veterans beginning with World War I. The histories can be anything from audio and video recordings to letters, journals and photographs from both military personnel and the civilians who supported them. On Veterans Day, Nov. 11, the Veterans History Project will be conducting a workshop titled ``Veterans' Voices of California'' in Sacramento. Veterans from around the state are invited to attend and learn more about adding their voices to history. VETERANS' VOICES OF CALIFORNIA California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). , Sheraton Grand Sacramento Hotel, 1230 J St., Sacramento. (877) 926-8300. 10 to 11:30 a.m. Nov. 11. Or contact the Veterans History Project at (800) 315-8300 or www.loc.gov/veterans. CAPTION(S): box Box: no caption (``VETERANS HISTORY PROJECT'') |
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