What is the Gold Star Families Voices Act?

The 2016 Gold Star Families Voices Act expanded the original scope of the Veterans History Project to also include oral histories by immediate family members (parent, spouse, sibling, or child) of “members of the Armed Forces who died as a result of their service during a period of war.” Due to the sensitive nature of the Gold Star oral histories, the Veterans History Project requires a minimum age of 18 for both the interviewers and the interviewees.

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Veterans History Project

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Field Kit and Participation Forms

A participant may be a veteran, an interviewer, or person donating a veteran’s collection.

Veterans History Project Blog

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Please Note

We cannot provide service records for veterans (contact the National Archives); advice on veteran benefits (contact the Department of Veterans Affairs).

For general information on military history, contact our general reference librarians.

Additional Ways to Contact Us

Send written correspondence to:

Veterans History Project
Library of Congress
101 Independence Ave. SE
Washington, DC 20540

(202) 707-4916

(202) 252-2046 (fax)

vohp@loc.gov

Frequently Asked Questions: Veterans History Project