Virtual- Kansas Museum of History - Virtual Museum After Hours
"A New Generation of Veterans: Stories from Iraq and Afghanistan"
The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan gave rise to a new generation of veterans. They challenged society’s traditional notions of military services and raised questions about the role of the US in global conflicts. Soldiers from Kansas were some of the first deployed to fight in Iraq and Afghanistan. They returned again and again, yet their stories remain largely untold. Modern communication platforms connected these veterans to family and friends instantaneously but left little written record for future generations. Speaker Murl Riedel reviews key events of America’s longest war to date and discusses methods to collect and share these stories from American veterans.
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This program will also stream live on the Kansas Historical Society YouTube channel.
