May 20, 2005
Library of Congress contacts: Anneliesa Clump Behrend aclump@loc.gov;
Helen Dalrymple hdal@loc.gov
DEPUTY LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS TO DELIVER MEMORIAL DAY SPEECH
Gen. Donald L. Scott, Vietnam War Veteran, Calls
Veterans in Missouri to Participate
in the Veterans History Project
WHAT: |
Memorial Day celebration to commemorate those who have sacrificed their lives
to protect our nation, to honor local veterans of all wars and conflicts,
and to feature the Library of Congress’ Veterans History Project, a nationwide
volunteer effort to collect and preserve the stories of veterans and civilians
from 20th century wars. |
WHO: |
Gen. Donald L. Scott (retired from the U.S. Army), deputy librarian of Congress and veteran of the Vietnam War, will deliver the keynote Memorial Day address at Boots-Dickinson American Legion Post # 74. The program is free and open to the public. |
WHEN: |
10 a.m. on Monday, May 30 |
WHERE: |
Boots-Dickinson American Legion Post # 74, Greenwood Cemetery, Palmyra, Mo. |
Donald L. Scott was born in Hunnewell, Mo., attended the former
all African American Douglass High School in Hannibal and graduated from Monroe
City High School in 1956. Scott has served as the deputy librarian of Congress
and chief operating officer for the Library of Congress since 1996.
The Veterans History Project has several official partners in Missouri
including Americans Remembered, Branson Veterans Task Force, Cass County Historical
Society, Center for the Study of the Korean War and Drury University. The Veterans
History
Project of the American Folklife Center is a nationwide volunteer effort to
collect and preserve oral histories from America's war veterans. The collection
is housed at the Library of Congress. To date, the archive has received nearly
35,000 individual submissions. Those
who are interested in participating are encouraged to e-mail the Veterans History
Project at voph@loc.gov or to call toll-free (888) 371-5848 to request a free
project kit. For more information about the Veterans History Project, visit
http://www.loc.gov/vets.
# # # PR 05-128
05-20-05
ISSN 9731-3527
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