Veterans’ Oral History Project Act, October 27, 2000 [First document] Veterans’ Oral History Project Act, October 27, 2000 Congress authorized the Veterans History Project to capture the memories and stories of thousands of veterans for future generations. More than 21 million Americans served in both world wars. Six million veterans of World War II were alive in 2000. By 2016 only 620,000 World War II veterans remained, and their number is rapidly diminishing. General Records of the U.S. Government, National Archives and Records Administration [Second document] V-mail letter from Robert B. Ware to his wife Martha W. Ware, April 13, 1943 [Third document]
Veterans’ Oral History Project Act, October 27, 2000 [First document] Veterans’ Oral History Project Act, October 27, 2000 Congress authorized the Veterans History Project to capture the memories and stories of thousands of veterans for future generations. More than 21 million Americans served in both world wars. Six million veterans of World War II were alive in 2000. By 2016 only 620,000 World War II veterans remained, and their number is rapidly diminishing. General Records of the U.S. Government, National Archives and Records Administration [Second document] V-mail letter from Robert B. Ware to his wife Martha W. Ware, April 13, 1943 [Third document]