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Of all the Medals Upon our Chest From the Battles and War we knew, The one admired as THE VERY BEST
Is the one of Infantry Blue. It is only a rifle upon a wreath,
So why should it mean so much?
It is WHAT IT TOOK TO EARN IT
That gives it that Magic Touch. To earn this special accolade
You faced the enemy's fire
Whether you survived or not
God dialed that one desired.
For those of us who served the cause
It is the
COMBAT INFANTRYMAN'S BADGE...
THAT REALLY TELLS THE STORY

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45- Veterans Oral History Project for the Combat Infantryman

 
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In this episode of H21 Southern Branch, Austin Chapter, of the Combat Infantrymen’s Association, we deliver the opportunity for the combat infantryman to tell the story of his experiences during his time in the Army within one of several programs encompassing the VETERANS ORAL HISTORY PROJECT.

As you will hear in this audio episode, there are 3 major programs within the project that solicit your participation to preserve your story of your experiences when you were in the Army and gave military service:

1.  NATIONAL PROGRAM chartered by the US Congress and implemented by the Library of Congress - THE VETERANS ORAL HISTORY PROJECT.

2. UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS program called the WORLD WAR II LATINO ORAL HISTORY PROJECT – mainly comprising of the stories from Latinos in Texas from World War II — and now stretching to Vietnam, Korea and the conflicts to the present day; 

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3. TEXAS VETERANS LAND BOARD program called “VOICES OF THE VETERANS,” which does not specify a particular branch of service, unit or MOS — it is for veterans of all campaigns and all branches.

 

As you can see from the image, above, the Texas Veterans Land Board “Voices of the Veterans” program delivers 4 sets of CDs to the veteran, with the audio recording of the interview. In addition, there is a nicely done, professional folio that is awarded to the interviewee, with a great letter and certificate thanking the veteran.

To see the pdf document of the certificate from the Texas Veterans Land Board, CLICK HERE.

In addition to the description of the VETERANS ORAL HISTORY PROJECT, we also deliver to you the announcement of the next meeting:

Saturday, 14 August 2010, at VFW Post 8787 in Austin Texas (at 500 VFW Way, on the northbound access road just north of Braker Lane.)

The meeting will start at 11:45 a.m. and will be a joint meeting with the 82nd Airborne Division Association Alamo Chapter.

For more information or if you need a ride, please contact Tony Martinez ( Tel: 512-228-7045)

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