Branson Veterans History Project Reaches Important Milestone
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On Sunday May 30, the Branson Veterans History Project conducted its 999th and 1,000th interviews, just in time to commemorate Memorial Day 2010.
Interview subjects were Branson/Springfield area veterans Parke Piper of Hollister, who was a drill instructor for the United States Marine Corps and served in World War II, and his brother Guy Piper of Springfield. Piper was a Navy Seaman, Second Class stationed at the base on Ford Island when Pearl Harbor was attacked. Piper served in the Navy for 21 years and is also a veteran of the Korean War. He is one of the last remaining survivors of Pearl Harbor in this area.
The Branson Veterans History Project has been capturing the stories of veterans since 2004 as part of the Veterans History Project that was originated by Congress in 2000. Their videotaped interviews are conducted by a skilled interviewer, to capture the most compelling moments of their subjects’ wartime experiences. All interviews are copied and sent to the Library of Congress as well as archived locally at the College of the Ozarks.
Below is a segment of the interview with both Parke and Guy Piper.
Interviewer: Dick Erickson Camera & Editing: Jim Barber
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June 5th, 2010 at 6:50 pm
The Branson Veterans Task Force has been an archiving partner of the Library of Congress' History Program since 2002. Volunteers are envolved in recording the experiences of citizens during war-time, like the two heros in this video clip. We are proud to have the opportunity to preserve these stories for future generations. The public may access these files with the video recordings at the Lyons Memorial Library at the College of the Ozarks. Dick Erickson
June 22nd, 2010 at 10:10 pm
Dick and Jim,
Thanks for recording these gentlemen and making their stories accessible. This is an awesome accomplishment for the Veterans History Project.
We’ll be sure to cover this in the fall edition of The Bugle.