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,,repres5tatives  ,july #bi1 #bjbj,mr4  
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,ne:\se1 ,ms4 ,/efanik1 & ,mr4 ,burgess7
 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,h\se         
,adm9i/ration1 & 9 addition to !        
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs1 = a   
p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !    
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,,resolution        
,commemorat+ ! #bj? anniv]s>y ( !       
,vet]ans ,hi/ory ,project ( ! ,am]ican  
,folklife ,c5t] ( ! ,libr>y ( ,congress4
  ,:]eas ! /ories ( ,unit$ ,/ates       
vet]ans are crucial to und]/&+ ! hi/ory 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas ! ,vet]ans'   
,oral ,hi/ory ,project ,act 0 pass$     
unanim\sly by ,congress & sign$ into law
 on ,octob] #bg1 #bjjj1 creat+ !        
,vet]ans ,hi/ory ,project at ! ,libr>y (
 ,congress ,am]ican ,folklife ,c5t]2    
,:]eas ! ,project pres]ves ! fir/h&     

int]views & o!r n>ratives ( ,unit$      
,/ates milit>y vet]ans f ,_w ,w> ,i     
?r\gh ! pres5t2 ,:]eas ! ,vet]ans       
,hi/ory ,project has collect$ /ories f  
vet]ans 9 e major ,unit$ ,/ates milit>y 
conflict s9ce ,_w ,w> ,i2 ,:]eas !      
,vet]ans ,hi/ory ,project has provid$   
opportunities to ?\s&s ( vet]ans to %>e 
_! p]sonal recollections :ile s]v+ _!   
c\ntry2 ,:]eas ! ,vet]ans ,hi/ory       
,project has collect$ & pres]v$ ov]     
#aaj1jjj records ( ,unit$ ,/ates        
vet]ans2 ,:]eas ! ,vet]ans ,hi/ory      
,project has digitiz$ ov] #g1jjj h\rs ( 
audio & #i1jjj h\rs ( video & made !m   
available on its website2 ,:]eas !      
,vet]ans ,hi/ory ,project provides      
res\rces to guide & assi/ ^? look+ to   
int]view vet]ans1 includ+ family memb]s1
 fri5ds1 neighbors1 & o!r vet]ans2      
,:]eas ! ,vet]ans ,hi/ory ,project w    
highlight select /ories to commemorate  
major anniv]s>ies1 includ+ ! #ge?       
anniv]s>y ( major ev5ts 9 ,_w ,w> ,,ii  
ov] ! la/ few ye>s2 ,:]eas educators    

across ! c\ntry are able to access &    
utilize ,vet]ans ,hi/ory ,project       
mat]ials :5 tea*+ ab\t ,unit$ ,/ates    
involvem5t 9 milit>y conflicts2 ,:]eas  
pres]v+ ! individual n>ratives ( vet]ans
 helps bett] und]/& ! lives (           
s]vicememb]s :o curr5tly s]ve ! ,unit$  
,/ates2 ,:]eas !n-,libr>ian ( ,congress 
,dr4 ,james ,bill+ton advocat$ = !      
successful laun* ( ! ,vet]ans ,hi/ory   
,project 9 ! e>ly #bjjjs1 & 8 ef=ts h   
be5 cont9u$ & /r5g!n$ by ,libr>ian ,dr4 
,c>la ,hayd52 ,:]eas ! ,vet]ans ,hi/ory 
,project utilizes valuable space 9 !    
alcoves ( ! ,libr>y ( ,congress' read+  
room to provide a tranquil & mean+ful   
space = vet]ans wi%+ to be int]view$2   
,:]eas ! ,vet]ans ,hi/ory ,project has  
p>tn]$ ) docum5t>ians & au?ors look+ to 
%>e ! exp]i5ces ( vet]ans :ile !y s]v$1 
includ+ ,k5 ,burns ) ,! ,vietnam ,w> &  
,liza ,mundy ) ,code ,girls2 ,:]eas !   
,vet]ans ,hi/ory ,project has           
collaborat$ ) o!r organizations1 includ+
 ! ,smi?sonian ,national ,museum ( !    

,am]ican ,indian1 to ga9 collections 9  
traditionally und]repres5t$ areas2      
,:]eas ! mission ( ! ,vet]ans ,hi/ory   
,project 0 exp&$ 9 #bjaf ) ! unanim\s   
passage ( ! ,gold ,/> ,families ,voices 
,act to also include oral hi/ories by   
imm$iate family memb]s ( memb]s ( !     
,arm$ ,=ces :o di$ z a result ( _!      
s]vice dur+ a p]iod ( w>2 ,:]eas !      
,vet]ans ,hi/ory ,project has p>tn]$ ) !
 ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives ,w\nd$ ,w>rior 
,fell[%ip ,program ) di/ricts across !  
c\ntry to tea* a mon?ly cadre ( ,fell[s 
ab\t ! ,project2 ,:]eas ! ,vet]ans      
,hi/ory ,project cont9ues to hold /rong 
bip>tisan support 9 ! ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives2 & ,:]eas ! ye> #bjbj   
m>ks ! #bj? anniv]s>y ( ! ,vet]ans      
,hi/ory ,project3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! 
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7          
commemorates ! "w t ! ,vet]ans ,hi/ory  
,project ( ! ,am]ican ,folklife ,c5t] ( 
! ,libr>y ( ,congress has done to honor 
! lives ( ,unit$ ,/ates vet]ans2  7#b7  
supports ! "w ( ! ,libr>y ( ,congress to

 pres]ve /ories critical to und]/&+ !   
hi/ory ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7#c7         
enc\rages vet]ans & _! families to      
p>ticipate 9 ! ,vet]ans ,hi/ory         
,project2 &  7#d7 enc\rages ! ,libr>y ( 
,congress to cont9ue to provide mat]ials
 = educators seek+ to tea* ! hi/ory ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates4