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الثلاثاء، 13 ديسمبر 2016

Why Veteran Stories Are Important To Our History

By Margaret Schmidt


Military organizations, the United States government, and local and state governments are all cooperating in providing historical coverage for those who have fought in wars and other military operations. They have provided much to the country in terms of defending the rights, freedom and even lives. They have also protected American symbols, institutions and installations.

For Americans, wars have often meant leaner times. All national resources are put to good use and everyone is united in providing morale boosts for troops. Everyone hopes that lives are saved or survive battles. Those that do have a support network for reintegration and even records kept by organizations like Veteran Stories College Station TX.

Lately, people have woken up to the needs of combat veterans to have their stories officially recorded and preserved by the relevant organizations. All veterans have great individual stories that need to be told or at least taken down for the future. The veterans of olders wars like World War I are getting fewer and fewer each day.

To preserve their unique stories, citizens of the city College Station TX have made their own efforts at making interviews, records and relevant interactions with veterans. There is no better time than right now. Because there have not been earlier collective efforts for past wars, memories of dedicated soldiers have been lost to history.

Institutions that provide recording services like national libraries, archives and the Smithsonian Institution have provided impetus for gathering all the stories of individuals who have fought in wars. There are many of these in Texas, and the majority have remained silent for a long time. It is about time for them to be heard, and their experiences shared among the people, because these heroes deserve at least that much.

Most everyone knows somebody who has served in the armed services. Some may know one who is alive or actively serving. For anyone concerned, it is the constant need for democracy to be defended at any price that is the abiding belief. New studies made for the Vietnam War has provided greater insight into the motivations of veterans.

With the recent operations connected to the War on Terror, many professionals in the field of psychology and history have banded together for a great collective effort in accessing everything that can be studied in relation to military history. The main reason for it is to make the lives of former soldiers better. Plus, archiving can be vastly improved and any story has its lessons that can be learned to make less war and more peace.

Memorials and other statuary for soldiers can be found in lots of places in the state, but these are somewhat lacking. They are for dead heroes, or missing heroes, or heroes who are no longer alive to tell their tales. What has been found to be needed is for those who have survived to give their tales that can be honored and appreciated by the living.

What every American should be doing is to study the lives of soldiers more so that they will know how to deal with veterans. These are people in high need of encouragement and inspiration, and should not keep quiet about the horrors they have seen. Keeping silent might be a false heroism except for those who participated in classified operations. Ultimately, the histories of all soldiers can be of better use when they are opened up for people to learn from.




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