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ERIC Number: EJ1043130
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Oct
Pages: 3
Abstractor: ERIC
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ISSN: ISSN-0037-7724
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Preserving the Memories of World War II: An Intergenerational Interview Project
Percoco, James A.
Social Education, v77 n5 p232-234 Oct 2013
The Friends of the National World War II Memorial was established in 2007 to serve, in part, as an organization devoted to educating young people and visitors to the memorial in an effort to ensure that the lessons, legacy, and sacrifices of World War II not be forgotten. After 32 years of teaching history at West Springfield High School in Fairfax County, Virginia, James Percoco joined Friends as their director of education in June 2012. This article describes a groundbreaking project that was developed related to the Honor Flight program--video interviewing veterans at the memorial, and archiving these interviews online in a systematic way that permitted family members, teachers, scholars, and students to access them. Percoco and his team considered this project a golden opportunity to bring the "latest generation" in contact with the "greatest generation."
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: District of Columbia; Virginia
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