FORKS — A national project aimed to help save the stories, recollections and history of U.S. military veterans’ will involve citizens of the West End.
The city of Forks has announced a partnership with the Library of Congress to help gather and contribute to information for the Library’s Veteran’s History Project.
“I am excited about this partnership,” said Forks Mayor Nedra Reed. “We are the first city — the first community — in the country to join the Library of Congress’ Veteran’s History Project.”
The project was established by the 106th Congress to collect the memories of the nation’s veterans and enlists the public’s help in collecting them.
The project will include the city of Forks, the Quillayute Valley School District and possibly the Quileute tribe and local veterans organizations.
“They are pioneers in crafting a community-wide approach to collecting and saving the first-hand accounts of veterans and the civilians who supported them,” said Ellen Lovell, director of the Veterans History Project.
Lovell said citizens will collect interviews and documents from veterans and civilians who served the country during wartime.
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