We as civilians—who elect certain leaders and rally behind a war—have an obligation to understand what were asking [the troops to give up] and I hope that these letters do that, says Andrew Carroll, a Washington, D.C., based historian. Carroll has devoted the past 16 years to collecting and preserving war correspondences throughout American history.These letters provide an intimate look into the experiences of the men and women who have fought Americas wars. Its not the president or general whos far-removed from the battlefield, its the individual whos right there in the trenches or in the foxholes, thats what brings war to life, says Carroll.He hopes that these letters will humanize the men and women in uniform so that [Americans] no longer see them as just soldiers, airman, marines, or sailors, but as somebodys spouse or child or parent or best friend. His collection, which now contains over 100,000 letters ranging from the Revolutionary War to the War on Terror, was re Capture date : 29/09/14 Publication date : 30/09/14 Duration : 02:54 dailymotion/video/x26yfhg_why-civilians-must-acknowledge-the-individual-cost-of-war-war-letters-collector-andrew-carroll_news
Posted on: Tue, 30 Sep 2014 21:41:32 +0000