From:
Brian Michael Miga
315 724-4545
BMiga41@aol.com
To:
Local Writers
Re:
Veteran’s Stories
I
hope you will consider using your talents to honor local veterans. Please take
a look at this brief introduction. This will be a rewarding project for all
involved. - BMM
WRITERS
HONORING VETERANS 2017
Sam
had moved a few feet to aid in the navigation of the plane while they were
taking fire; he looked back and could see that that place he had been standing
seconds ago was now riddled with bullet holes. Half of the mission crew had
parachuted out. Sam stayed to help navigate, hopefully back over the Channel.
This is all we will ever learn of
the 29 bombing missions over France that Sam made. The mission referenced
hereinabove was one of the fiercest but the skeleton crew left in the plane was
able to limp back over the Channel.
Sam has passed and took so many
stories with him; we are losing our veterans (at rate of 492 per day for WW2
vets alone!) and their personal stories every day.
Are you a writer willing to spend
some time and talent to help great people like Sam preserve their stories for
all purposes? I was fortunate to be able to put together one soldier's story
that of a Silver Medal Recipient who saved his company when it wqas pinned down
by machine gun fire near Cherbourg. His
family (my family) saved his letters and even torn postcards for seven decades.
His relatives and friends are very
appreciative to have a written account of his exploits. His story is even in the World War II Museum
in New Orleans, local libraries, Utica college and two historical societies.
Our veterans deserve to be honored;
their stories should not pass with them. You have the talent to tell their
story. It takes some commitment. What commitment did the veterans have? We have
started a program - Writers Honoring Veterans 2017- which is briefly outlined
here. We have met with several veteran group leaders (we will be contacting
more soon) and they are quite excited about the possibilities and were throwing
one name after another at me. If you are
a writer who can give some of your talent and time to help a very worthy cause,
please email or call. Their stories should not perish. Their families will
receive copies and we will ask the Oneida County Historical Society to preserve
their stories. We will set deadlines for
writer commitments, veteran applications, writing completion (rough), printing
of booklets and presentation to veterans and families on Veterans Day. This is a worthy way to use your talent.
Brian
Michael Miga
315
724-4545
BMiga41@aol.com
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