Collier County Government

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In an effort to preserve the memories of our local World War II veterans so future generations can hear first hand the sacrifices made by the "Greatest Generation," the Collier County Communication and Customer Relations Department developed an aggressive plan to identify and coordinate interviews with Collier County World War II veterans to record their war experiences on audiotape. The goal of this oral history project is to capture the memories of these veterans and share with the community personal stories that reflect the tremendous sacrifices this generation made so that we could continue to live in a free nation. Since the department had never participated in an oral history project, staff searched the Internet for organizations that specialized in oral history projects and contacted the Women in Military Service For America Memorial Foundation Inc., in Arlington, Va. to learn more about how to conduct a successful oral history project...

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