Fighter Quote by Spencer Bachus

I conduct very few interviews with veterans. The contemporaneous, or near-contemporaneous, record for WWII is so spectacularly deep that latter-day recollections are largely unnecessary…

— Rick Atkinson

The Veteran's History Project, a nationwide volunteer effort to collect oral histories from America's war veterans, provides an avenue to do just that. Now…

— Spencer Bachus

“At times I was aware, while they were happening, that I was a witness to extraordinary events, and I tried to remember them as…

— Henry Orenstein

In researching this volume, I interviewed veterans who had been at the front during World War II. I read countless books, examined film footage,…

— Hiromu Arakawa

As a veteran, I am always appreciative when filmmakers bring to the screen stories of those who have served.

— Wes Studi

My grandfather served as a pilot with the Army Air Corps, and he was shot down over Normandy in August 1944.

— Mikie Sherrill

I know that I'm already in the history books and that people are going to remember me as the prisoner of war and the…

— Jessica Lynch

As well as remembering the service of the non-white soldiers and auxiliaries of the first world war, we have also to remember what happened…

— David Olusoga

I was a veteran, before I was a teenager.

— Michael Jackson

My daddy was a veteran, and it's something dear to my heart. I helped him, he stayed with me until he passed away, and…

— 2 Chainz

My story would not be possible without the community that helped me, and I am dedicated to making sure that every one of our…

— Colin Allred

My dad served in World War II and died on active duty after the war.

— Tommy Tuberville