May 19, 2004
Press contacts: Helen Dalrymple (202) 707-1940, Anneliesa Clump
Behrend (202) 707-9822
Public contact: (888) 371-5848
URL: http://www.loc.gov/vets/
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS PRESENTS MEMORIAL DAY SPECIAL
ON PUBLIC RADIO
“Lest We Forget” Honors the
World War II Generation
[jump to stations/cities
carrying Lest We Forget] In honor of Memorial Day, the American Folklife Center at the
Library of Congress will present a one-hour special titled, “Lest
We Forget.” The program, drawn from the oral histories
gathered by the American Folklife Center as part of its Veterans
History Project, will be aired on and around May 31 on some
90 Public Radio International (PRI) affiliate stations around the
country. Check your local listings for the dates and times of "Lest
We Forget," which is made possible through the support of
AARP, a major funder of the Veterans History Project.
Featuring stories and voices from the Veterans History Project
collection, "Lest We Forget" shares the personal memoirs of World
War II veterans who sacrificed their youth, lost their innocence,
saw a larger world and survived unimaginable hardships to tell
their stories.
"Lest We Forget" is the second program in the acclaimed Experiencing
War series. Former U.S. Senator Max Cleland is host of this series,
created and produced by Lee Woodman. The first program in the
series, "Coming Home," garnered a Gracie Allen Award from American
Women in Radio and Television for "superior quality in writing
and production" in December 2003.
"This Memorial Day, the nation will pay tribute to the World
War II generation. By participating in our Veterans History Project,
these veterans and all others who come forward to tell their
story of service help us preserve and add to our nation's collective
memory," said Librarian of Congress James H. Billington.
Host Max Cleland is an American war hero, a son of a World War
II veteran and a champion of the human spirit. He is a veteran
who lost both legs and his right arm in a grenade blast in Vietnam.
He understands firsthand the emotional wounds of war and has
become a powerful force in garnering support for U.S. war veterans
and their stories.
World War II forced America to grow up quickly. A nation that
was once "green" became seasoned at the art of war. Fresh-faced
young men left home for the first time and witnessed atrocities
that changed them forever.
Peter Rubino was with the first wave of allied troops that
stormed the beaches of Normandy, France, on D-Day, June 6,
1944. "It
looked like the Fourth of July; they were shooting up a storm.
... When I got to the hill, one young lieutenant says, 'fellas,
we have two choices: we stay here and get killed or we run up
the hill and get killed.' We decided to run up the hill."
Veterans from World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam and
the Persian Gulf War and the civilians who supported them are
coming forward to record their personal stories for a growing
archives in the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress.
The goal of the Veterans History Project is to collect, preserve
and share with future generations the stories of all our war
veterans, as well as those who supported them at home and in
the field.
To learn more about the project and the stories it has collected
so far, visit the VHP Web site at http://www.loc.gov/vets/,
where you will find digital interviews, wartime memorabilia and
information
about how to participate in the VHP.
Congress created the Veterans History Project with legislation
sponsored by Rep. Ron Kind (D-Wis.), Rep. Amo Houghton (R-N.Y.),
Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), Sen. Max Cleland (D-Ga.) and Sen. Chuck
Hagel (R-Neb.). The project is developing the way Congress envisioned:
with grandchildren interviewing grandparents; veterans interviewing
each other; and students conducting interviews with neighbors
as classroom assignments. The project is unusual in that it is
one of the few nationwide oral history efforts relying on volunteers
rather than professional oral historians to collect stories and
artifacts.
Hundreds of organizations around the country are participating
in the Veterans History Project.
Veterans History Project kits are available on the VHP Web site
at http://www.loc.gov/vets/.
The American Folklife Center was created by Congress in 1976
and placed at the Library of Congress to "preserve and present
American folklife" through programs of research, documentation,
archival preservation, reference service, live performance, exhibition,
public programs and training. The center includes the Archive
of Folk Culture, which was established in the Library in 1928
and is now one of the largest collections of ethnographic material
from the United States and around the world.
PRI is a Minneapolis-based public radio network and audio publisher
that supports and distributes programs, many of which are created
by leading national producers and are broadcast by its 744 public
radio station affiliates. PRI programming also is available on
locally-branded public radio station Web sites, internationally
through the World Radio Network and nationwide via Sirius Satellite
Radio.
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Stations/Cities carrying the Lest We Forget program
List updated 5/19/2004
City |
Station |
Broadcast Time |
Broadcast Date |
Albany, GA |
WUNV-FM |
8:00 p.m. |
5/31/2004 (Monday) |
Alexandria, LA |
KLSA-FM |
11:00 a.m. |
5/31/2004 (Monday) |
Ames, IA |
WOI-AM |
9:00 p.m. |
5/30/2004 (Sunday) |
Appleton, MN |
KNCM-FM |
12:00 p.m. |
5/28/2004 (Friday) |
Athens, GA |
WUGA-FM |
8:00 p.m. |
5/31/2004 (Monday) |
Atlanta, GA |
WABE-FM |
7:00 p.m. |
5/25/2004 (Tuesday) |
Augusta, GA |
WACG-FM |
8:00 p.m. |
5/31/2004 (Monday) |
Beckley, WV |
WVPB-FM |
3:00 p.m. |
5/31/2004 (Monday) |
Bemidji, MN |
KNBJ-FM |
12:00 p.m. |
5/28/2004 (Friday) |
Boston, MA |
WGBH-FM |
10:00 p.m. |
5/31/2004 (Monday) |
Brunswick, GA |
WWIO-FM |
8:00 p.m. |
5/31/2004 (Monday) |
Buckhannon, WV |
WVPW-FM |
3:00 p.m. |
5/31/2004 (Monday) |
Buhl, MN |
WIRN-FM |
12:00 p.m. |
5/28/2004 (Friday) |
Carroll, IA |
KWOI-FM |
9:00 p.m. |
5/30/2004 (Sunday) |
Carrollton, GA |
WUWG-FM |
8:00 p.m. |
5/31/2004 (Monday) |
Charleston, WV |
WVPN-FM |
3:00 p.m. |
5/31/2004 (Monday) |
Cleveland, OH |
WCPN-FM |
12:00 p.m. |
5/31/2004 (Monday) |
Collegeville, MN |
KNSR-FM |
12:00 p.m. |
5/28/2004 (Friday) |
Columbus, GA |
WJSP-FM |
8:00 p.m. |
5/31/2004 (Monday) |
Columbus, OH |
WOSU-FM |
11:00 a.m. |
5/31/2004 (Monday) |
Dahlonega, GA |
WNGU-FM |
8:00 p.m. |
5/31/2004 (Monday) |
Decorah, IA |
KLNI-FM |
12:00 p.m. |
5/28/2004 (Friday) |
Demorest, GA |
WPPR-FM |
8:00 p.m. |
5/31/2004 (Monday) |
Duluth, MN |
WSCN-FM |
12:00 p.m. |
5/28/2004 (Friday) |
El Dorado, AR |
KBSA-FM |
11:00 a.m. |
5/31/2004 (Monday) |
Elkhart, IN |
WVPE-FM |
7:00 p.m. |
5/31/2004 (Monday) |
Fergus Fall, MN |
KNWF-FM |
12:00 p.m. |
5/28/2004 (Friday) |
Fort Dodge, IA |
KTPR-FM |
9:00 p.m. |
5/30/2004 (Sunday) |
Fort Gaines, GA |
WJWV-FM |
8:00 p.m. |
5/31/2004 (Monday) |
Gainesville, FL |
WUFT-FM |
12:00 p.m. |
5/28/2004 (Friday) |
Garden City, KS |
KANZ-FM |
9:00 a.m. |
5/31/2004 (Monday) |
Grand Marais, MN |
WLSN-FM |
12:00 p.m. |
5/28/2004 (Friday) |
Grand Rapids, MI |
WGVU-AM |
10:00 a.m. |
5/31/2004 (Monday) |
Grand Rapids, MI |
WGVU-FM |
10:00 a.m. |
5/31/2004 (Monday) |
Hartford, CT |
WPKT-FM |
4:00 p.m. |
5/30/2004 (Sunday) |
Hill City/Hays, KS |
KZNA-FM |
9:00 a.m. |
5/31/2004 (Monday) |
Honolulu, HI |
KIPO-FM |
8:00 a.m. |
5/31/2004 (Monday) |
Huntington, WV |
WVWV-FM |
3:00 p.m. |
5/31/2004 (Monday) |
Inverness, FL |
WJUF-FM |
12:00 p.m. |
5/28/2004 (Friday) |
LaCrosse, WI |
KXLC-FM |
12:00 p.m. |
5/28/2004 (Friday) |
Louisville, KY |
WFPL-FM |
1:00 p.m. |
5/31/2004 (Monday) |
Louisville, KY |
WFPL-FM |
9:00 p.m. |
5/31/2004 (Monday) |
Lufkin, TX |
KLDN-FM |
11:00 a.m. |
5/31/2004 (Monday) |
Macon, GA |
WDCO-FM |
8:00 p.m. |
5/31/2004 (Monday) |
Mankato/St. Peter, MN |
KNGA-FM |
12:00 p.m. |
5/28/2004 (Friday) |
Martinsburg, WV |
WVEP-FM |
3:00 p.m. |
5/31/2004 (Monday) |
Moorhead, MN |
KCCD-FM |
12:00 p.m. |
5/28/2004 (Friday) |
Morgantown, WV |
WVPM-FM |
3:00 p.m. |
5/31/2004 (Monday) |
Muskegon, MI |
WGVS-AM |
10:00 a.m. |
5/31/2004 (Monday) |
Norfolk, VA |
WHRV-FM |
12:00 p.m. |
5/31/2004 (Monday) |
Norman, OK |
KGOU-FM |
11:00 a.m. |
5/30/2004 (Sunday) |
Norwich, CT |
WNPR-FM |
4:00 p.m. |
5/30/2004 (Sunday) |
Oklahoma City, OK |
KROU-FM |
11:00 a.m. |
5/30/2004 (Sunday) |
Oklahoma City, OK |
KROU-FM |
11:00 a.m. |
5/31/2004 (Monday) |
Omaha, NE |
KIOS-FM |
12:00 p.m. |
5/31/2004 (Monday) |
Parkersburg, WV |
WVPG-FM |
3:00 p.m. |
5/31/2004 (Monday) |
Petersburg, WV |
WAUA-FM |
3:00 p.m. |
5/31/2004 (Monday) |
Philadelphia, PA |
WHYY-FM |
12:00 p.m. |
5/31/2004 (Monday) |
Pittsburgh, PA |
WDUQ-FM |
7:00 a.m. |
5/30/2004 (Sunday) |
Pittsburgh, PA |
WDUQ-FM |
9:00 a.m. |
5/31/2004 (Monday) |
Provo, UT |
KBYU-FM |
9:00 a.m. |
5/31/2004 (Monday) |
Provo, UT |
KBYU-FM |
4:00 p.m. |
5/31/2004 (Monday) |
Richmond, VA |
WCVE-FM |
2:00 p.m. |
5/31/2004 (Monday) |
Rochester, MN |
KZSE-FM |
12:00 p.m. |
5/28/2004 (Friday) |
Rochester, NY |
WXXI-AM |
1:00 p.m. |
5/31/2004 (Monday) |
Rochester, NY |
WXXI-AM |
10:00 p.m. |
5/31/2004 (Monday) |
Savannah, GA |
WSVH-FM |
8:00 p.m. |
5/31/2004 (Monday) |
Seattle, WA |
KOUW-FM |
9:00 a.m. |
5/31/2004 (Monday) |
Shreveport, LA |
KDAQ-FM |
11:00 a.m. |
5/31/2004 (Monday) |
Southampton, NY |
WRLI-FM |
4:00 p.m. |
5/30/2004 (Sunday) |
Spearman, TX |
KTOT-FM |
9:00 a.m. |
5/31/2004 (Monday) |
St. Marys, GA |
WWIO-AM |
8:00 p.m. |
5/31/2004 (Monday) |
St. Paul, Minneapolis, MN |
KNOW-FM |
12:00 p.m. |
5/28/2004 (Friday) |
Stamford, CT |
WEDW-FM |
4:00 p.m. |
5/30/2004 (Sunday) |
Thief River Falls, MN |
KNTN-FM |
12:00 p.m. |
5/28/2004 (Friday) |
Tifton, GA |
WABR-FM |
8:00 p.m. |
5/31/2004 (Monday) |
Urbana, IL |
WILL-AM |
2:00 p.m. |
5/31/2004 (Monday) |
Valdosta, GA |
WWET-FM |
8:00 p.m. |
5/31/2004 (Monday) |
Washington, DC |
WAMU-FM |
3:00 p.m. |
5/31/2004 (Monday) |
Waycross, GA |
WXVS-FM |
8:00 p.m. |
5/31/2004 (Monday) |
West Lafayette, IN |
WBAA-AM |
3:00 p.m. |
5/31/2004 (Monday) |
Wheeling, WV |
WVNP-FM |
3:00 p.m. |
5/31/2004 (Monday) |
Whitehall, MI |
WGVS-FM |
10:00 a.m. |
5/31/2004 (Monday) |
Willimantic, CT |
WECS-FM |
4:00 p.m. |
5/30/2004 (Sunday) |
Winston-Salem, NC |
WFDD-FM |
9:00 p.m. |
5/24/2004 (Monday) |
Worthington, MN |
KNSW-FM |
12:00 p.m. |
5/28/2004 (Friday) |
Yellow Springs/Dayton, OH |
WYSO-FM |
11:00 a.m. |
5/30/2004 (Sunday) |
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