by Tim Wolfrum | Feb 27, 2023 | Blog
Dave Mapp volunteered to join the U.S. Marine Corps as an 18-year-old just months after the end of the Vietnam War. Though he never saw combat during his two years of military service, he would later learn just what he sacrificed for his country. Mapp was stationed at...
by Kim Snarr | Feb 21, 2023 | Media Coverage
In honor of Black History Month, we are conducting Veterans History Project interviews specifically for African American service members. Read about the goal of the Veterans History Project to collect firsthand accounts of military experiences for future generations...
by Kim Snarr | Jun 25, 2021 | Media Coverage
Empath Health Director of Volunteer Services Melissa Moré was recently on Bloom TV to discuss the Veterans History Project. This month in honor of Women Veterans Day Empath Health recorded stories of female veterans for future generations.
by Kim Snarr | Jul 4, 2019 | Blog, Community, Veterans, Volunteers
Israel “Butch” Miller joined the Navy with his sight set on going to Vietnam. Instead he landed in California at Naval Hospital Oakland. He served as a lieutenant and one of the first commissioned male nurses in the Navy, caring for many service members wounded in...
by Kim Snarr | Aug 21, 2018 | Blog, Community, Partnership, Teen Volunteers, Veterans, Volunteers
Suncoast Hospice and the Veterans Art Center of Tampa Bay in St. Petersburg recently partnered again for their 2nd Veterans History Project Community Story Day hosted at the center. Nine local wartime veterans, spanning many branches and generations, were interviewed...
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