Our Veterans possess a unique perspective to share about our nation’s history. First hand recollections of their service provide a richer and more personal context to historical accounts.

MVHP is a not-for-profit corporation organized to interview and record the stories of Missouri Veterans.

• The University of Missouri System and its campuses

• The Missouri Veteran’s Commission

• Mid Missouri Honor Flight• U.S. Department of Veterans

Affairs

Other partners include:

• Train volunteers to interview and record stories of Veterans

• Organize community-based groups to interview as many Veterans as possible

• Provide recordings to Veterans free of charge

MVHP’S Primary Goals:

• 2000 - Congress passed legislation authorizing the Library of Congress to form Veterans History Project

• 2010 - program funding cut from Missouri state budget

• 2011 – volunteers founded the Missouri Veterans History Project

Our History:

History (cont.)

• 2012 - Board of Directors oversee and advise organization with members from various Veteran Organizations

• 2014 – interviewed our 500th Veteran

• Expand active MVHP chapters throughout the state

• Increase training opportunities for interviewers, volunteers

• Increase awareness about MVHP• Increase number of veterans

interviewed, especially WW II and Korea

Looking to the future:

A Missouri veteran helpedliberate Europe during World War II

• Support and expand staff• Open an office• Cover cost of supplies to continue

providing interviews at no charge• Upgrade equipment to allow highest

professional quality of recordings

Additional goals:

• DONATE• VOLUNTEER• INTERVIEW

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