About this Event
Join us for an incredible event celebrating our brave veterans! This Veterans History Project is an in-person gathering that will take place at Cornerstone Church in Midwest City.
Located at 9900 SE 15th St, Midwest City, OK 73130
***If you need any assistnace with signing-up for this event please call 918-581-7651 and we can schedule you immediatley.
Thank you very much for your interest in assisting veterans and the Library of Congress in this interview event sponsored by the American Red Cross, U.S. Senator James Lankford, and the National Society of Colonial Dames of America. Veterans are free to speak about whatever they want in the interview, as long as it includes personal accounts of their military service.
Veterans telling their stories must fill out two required forms, the Biographical Data Form, and the Veteran's Release form. The release form gives the Veterans History Project permission to make your interview publicly available for nonprofit research purposes. It DOES NOT give away any rights. Copyright, likeness rights, and story rights are all retained by the veteran.
Please download, print, and bring the completed forms with you to your interview:
- Biographical data form: https://www.loc.gov/static/programs/veterans-history-project/documents/vhp-field-kit-biographical.pdf
- Veteran's Release form: https://www.loc.gov/static/programs/veterans-history-project/documents/vhp-field-kit-veterans-release.pdf
These interviews are unedited and uncensored, so their words will go into the historical record exactly as they said them.Here is a list of sample questions on the Library of Congress website: https://www.loc.gov/programs/veterans-history-project/how-to-participate/sample-interview-questions/
If you have any questions please contact Senator Lankford's Tulsa Office at (918) 581-7651 or email [email protected]
You’ll see for each interview we will need an interviewer and a note taker. OK Red Cross VHP training video for volunteers:
https://vimeo.com/902414865/3f8a2ace3e?share=copy
This event is a unique opportunity to honor and preserve the memories of those who have served our country.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
9900 SE 15th St, 9900 Southeast 15th Street, Midwest City, United States
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