Imprints of Honor Students Publish Anthology
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Imprints of Honor Students Publish Anthology
Work of Veteran Stories will be archived in the Library of Congress
By Shane Gilreath
With Memorial Day around the corner and Americans remembering the sacrifices of men and women in arms for VE Day, Oneida High School is set to host a patriotic book signing event through its Imprints of Honor club. According to Stephanie Duncan, co-founder of the club, the event, which takes place on May 17th at 10am in the gym, will feature five veterans who were interviewed by students and whose stories are featured in the anthology Since You Asked, a part of the annual student led project to document and preserve the heroic efforts of the men and women of Scott County.
“Our students are now published authors,” Duncan told SCN. “And their interviews will be archived in the Library of Congress (LOC).” Once the collection becomes a part of the national collection, it will find itself among the millions of books and printed materials, maps, manuscripts, photographs, films, audio and video recordings, and prints and drawings that collectively tell the nation’s story. Despite what is often assumed, the LOC does not immediately obtain copies of every publication in the country, and while the LOC receives additions from various national and international partnerships, selection offers review every submission and painstakingly choose what should be stored for posterity, an honor in and of itself.
“This event celebrates those stories and shares them with the community,” Duncan says. “We will also recognize the six previous veterans whose stories appeared in last year’s anthology.”
The invited is open to the public and the Honor Club hopes to share their recognition with Scott County, to celebrate the service of veterans and recognize the efforts of the students.
“We want to share this with the community, to allow the community to purchase a book, and to have those books signed by the veterans whose stories are featured,” Duncan explained. “We planned this to be on Armed Forces Day to emphasize the importance of military service and the importance of recognizing such noble service.”
The Imprints of Honor organization is a national organization whose mission is to involve American students in the preservation of veteran service stories in hopes that they will be empowered to discover their own potential by forging relationships with some of the nation’s military heroes. By preserving their legacy and interaction with military veterans, the organization hopes that students develop confidence, character, and leadership skills of their own, and are inspired to live a life of honor.
