THE WOUNDED WARRIOR EXPERIENCE Each year since 2010 , the American Veterans Center has produced The Wounded Warrior Experience , a Veterans Day television special spotlighting
the inspiring stories of resilience and recovery among wounded service members from the front lines today .
Hosted by Jennifer Griffin of Fox News Channel , The Wounded Warrior Experience calls attention to important issues facing wounded and injured veterans , and innovations helping to care for those who have sacrificed in service to America .
ORAL HISTORY PRESERVATION
A hallmark of our preservation efforts is the collection of oral histories from American veterans - each of which are recorded for use in future documentary projects and donated to the Library of Congress Veterans History Project .
Among the many oral histories collected this year were interviews with James Leavelle ( left ), the Pearl Harbor veteran who years later interrogated Lee Harvey Oswald following the Kennedy assassination .
Also interviewed was George Mendonsa ( right ), the “ sailor ” in the legendary “ VJ Day in Times Square ” kiss photo .
WORLD WAR II VETERANS COMMITTEE WORLD WAR II HIGH SCHOOL CURRICULUM
The World War II Veterans Committee has continued distribution of its World War II High School Curriculum nationwide . The curriculum is accessible to thousands of teachers and students , and offers a full week ’ s worth of material , providing an in-depth study of the importance of World War II in history .
ANDREW J . GOODPASTER PRIZE
The American Veterans Center ’ s annual Andrew J . Goodpaster Prize & Lecture recognizes outstanding work by “ soldier-scholars ” in the mold of the late General Andrew Goodpaster ( above ), a highly decorated soldier in WWII and later NATO commander .
The 2015 recipient of the Goodpaster Prize was famed author & commentator Lt . Col . Ralph Peters , who spoke on leadership in the Civil War .
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