MURFREESBORO — Join
MTSU in paying tribute to our nation’s veterans by listening to them tell about
their personal military experiences on the day after Veterans Day.
“They Fought for Us: Stories of Service” is slated for 1 to
4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, at Stones River National Battlefield, 3501 Old
Nashville Highway in Murfreesboro. The main entrance to the park is at 1563 N.
Thompson Lane. The event is free and open to the public.
Staff and students of MTSU’s Albert Gore Research Center
will enable the public to hear the oral histories they have recorded for the
center’s Veterans History Project. Interested veterans may add their individual
histories to the collection at the ceremony.
“Tennesseans have a long and distinguished history of
serving in our nation’s military,” said center director Louis Kyriakoudes.
“Veterans Day is an opportunity for all of us to remember and honor that
service.”
Area vets will bring their sacrifices to life with uniforms,
equipment, photographs and other items, and veteran Ernest Newsome will provide
musical performances. A member of the 13th United States Colored
Infantry living history unit will illuminate the contributions of black
soldiers during the Civil War.
Members of
MTSU’s Writers Corps will share their original creative writing. The Writers
Corps is an informal group of student veterans who express themselves through
both poetry and prose and publish an annual literary journal titled “DMZ.”
In addition to
MTSU, “They Fought for Us: Stories of Service” is presented by the National
Park Service, the African-American Heritage Society of Rutherford County and
the Friends of Stones River National Battlefield.
For more information, contact the Albert Gore Research
Center at 615-898-2632 or the Stones River National Battlefield at
615-893-9501. To listen to the Veterans History Project oral histories, go to https://soundcloud.com/albertgoreresearchcenter.
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