Our great nation recently celebrated the 60^th anniversary of VE and VJ day, as well as America’s triumph over the axis powers of World War II.  Over 300,000 service men and women lost their lives on the battlefields of Europe and the Pacific.  In honor of those brave Americans and all those that have served or are presently serving in our Armed Forces, I would like to invite Southern Nevadans to participate in the Veterans History Project.  

The Veterans History Project is administered through the Library of Congress’s American Folklife Center.  Currently, 19 million Americans are veterans of our Armed Forces, and every day 1,600 of them pass away.  According to the Department of Veterans Affairs we are losing 1,000 WWII vets per day, and by 2020 they will only make up 1% of the nations veterans population.  Motivated by the urgent need to collect the stories and experiences of war veterans while they are still among us, Congress created the Veterans History Project, which covers World War I, World War II, the Korean, Vietnam, and Persian Gulf wars.

The Veterans History Project includes the men and women who participated in those wars, and documents the contributions of civilian volunteers, support staff, and war industry workers as well.

The great state of Nevada is home to 248,000 veterans, with 165,000 living in Southern Nevada.  As a member of Congress, I am creating community partnerships with the goal of preserving the stories of Nevada’s veterans.

If you would like to participate in this important project please contact my Washington, DC, or Henderson, Nevada office for more information.  By working together we can ensure that future generations of Americans appreciate the sacrifices of the generations before them.