VETERANS HISTORY PROJECT

My most lasting and memorable communications legacy is the letter of recognition my students and I received by Colorado Congressman Ed Perlmutter for the submission of student documented filmed recordings of the first-hand recollections of over a hundred veterans of the U.S. military branches of service, now archived at the American Folklife Center of the Library of Congress, ensuring that the legacy of these veterans will not be forgotten. This project was done at multiple schools throughout my career and encompassed the cognitive, motivational and skill development of my students. It also helped develop their intellectual independence through their tasks of locating their veteran and communicating with their veteran in completing numerous forms required in the Veterans History Project field-kit, as well as through the filming, editing, production and submission of a 30 plus minute interview. (Search Veteran Collections: Dan Marcus)