Press Release

Veterans Day Educational Opportunity

WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman Jeb Hensarling (TX-05) announced an educational program conducted by the Library of Congress and the Veterans History Project to educate students on the important contributions made by our nation’s veterans.

OPPORTUNITY FOR EDUCATORS
NATIONAL TEACH-IN IS OCTOBER 21st

HISTORY™, together with the Veterans History Project, will host a National Teach-In on Veterans History on Wednesday, October 21st, 2009, at 12pm EST. Educators and students nationwide can tune-in and view this LIVE webcast online at www.veterans.com.  The webcast will be broadcast live from the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. 

Each school or teacher that signs up for the October 21st webcast will receive a colorful WWII in HD poster and a field kit developed by the Veterans History Project of the Library of Congress. (These will mail in early October and are available while supplies last, so sign up now!) To register for this webcast and the Take a Veteran to School program, visit www.veterans.com. If you have any additional questions or feedback, contact us at veterans@aetn.com . There is no registration fee -- HISTORY has fully funded this event. 

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