The following message comes from our friend, Jerry Rosenthal, who served in both the 381st and 488th Squadrons of the 310th and 340th Bomb Groups. Be sure to check out Jerry's Our Commander in Chief video! Thanks Jerry!!
Old friends:
For some time, since 1998, I have been involved with an intergenerational
story telling program called Stories of Service, the gathering of video
vignettes of veterans of our war. Guided by young, digitally knowledgeable
youngsters, these stories preserve our history for families, local history
organizations, the Library of Congress and the Smithsonian.
The program is an offshoot of the Digital Clubhouse Network www.digiclub.org that was founded in
1996 to improve the computer skills of young people. Led by Warren Hegg, then of
SRI, for NASA, the group in now independent and is affiliated with the History
Channel, the Franklyn Roosevelt Foundation, the Smithsonian, the Library of
Congress and many similar organizations.
Examples of these stories can be viewed at:
http://www.digiclub.org/sofs/index.php?page_id=17&video_id=168 Please look at Our Commander in Chief,
one of the stories that I did that is now used by all history teachers in the
San Jose area!
For those who are interested in participating, having your stories told,
contact:
Ryan Hegg, Program Director, Stories of Service
www.stories-of-service.org
Executive Director, DCN-NYC
www.digiclubnyc.org
ryan@digiclubnyc.org
212.269.4284
While all areas are not yet covered, Ryan can help in getting a group started in
your part of the country!
