Founded in 1953, the George C. Marshall Foundation perpetuates the legacy of this great American and citizen of the world through its museum and archives in Lexington, Virginia, and education and outreach programs. The Foundation's collection contains the papers of Gen. Marshall and many of his contemporaries. Our holdings include documents, photographs, films, propaganda posters, maps, and other related material. Rick Atkinson, the 2003 Pulitzer Prize winner in history for An Army at Dawn, called the Marshall Foundation "a national treasure."

The Marshall Foundation seeks to make its resources available to students, scholars and amateur historians across the globe by digitizing its collection and putting its resources on line. You can view parts of the collection at http://www.marshallfoundation.org/pogue_interviews.html - Interviews with Marshall

http://www.marshallfoundation.org/memories_sample_memoirs.html - Exclusive memories from WWII and Korea, notes, journals, photos and more...

This is where we need your help.

Would you please consider joining The Marshall Foundation? Details of a Marshall Foundation membership can be found at http://www.marshallfoundation.org/marhsall_membership.html. For a minimum contribution of $25 you will receive our biennial newsletter, periodic email notices of events around the country, and invitations to Marshall Foundation events. More importantly, you will help make the unique holdings of our collection available to students and scholars around the world, while helping to preserve and perpetuate the legacy of one of the great soldier/statesmen of our time.

Please join now.

Sincerely,

Brian D. Shaw
Vice President
The George C. Marshall Foundation
Lexington, Va.

What did you do in the war?

Only you can tell your story and share it with future generations through the George C. Marshall Foundations
World War II - Korean War Memories Project
The George C. Marshall Foundation has launched a new Memories Project to collect and preserve personal World War II and Korean War experiences from veterans and civilians who lived during those years, to include stories, letters, diaries, anecdotes, original writing such as songs and poetry, photographs, and artifacts. These war-time memories will be indexed and made available to families, visitors, scholars, and researchers through the Marshall Foundation Library/Archives and Research Center.

Marshall Foundation Ex-President Albert J. Beveridge, III states: "We believe that the memories of thosee who served in World War II and the Korean War, in all of the services - Army, Air Corps, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard - as well as those who were part of the arsenal of democracy on the homefront, are worth sharing and saving. The war-time experiences of a generation that speaks to us of duty and honor, sacrifice and accomplishment, should be preserved and cherished as reminders of all that Americans today owe to these men and women."

Your voice is among those of a generation that has given so much, yet experience tells us that you have much more to share. All those who lived during the World War II and Korean War years are encouraged to share their memories. All personal recollections of wartime experiences on land, sea, or in the air, at home or overseas, will be welcome:

* Combat stories, songs, and poetry
* Nurses and Medical Corps experiences
* Homefront stories
* Contacts with allies and enemies
* Diaries, records, memoirs, etc...
* Jokes, anecdotes, cartoons


There is no limit to the length of your written personal narratives. We hope you will have some war-time anecdotes or experiences that you can describe in detail, with specific names, dates, and places.

The Memories project now includes over two hundred seperate submissions, including thousands of photos, stories, journals, a model ship, letters, and diaries.

If you are among the 22 million American men and women who served at home or abroad during World War II or the Korean War, we invite you to share your memories with us.

The George C. Marshall Foundation Library / Archives and Research Center can help you preserve your war-time letters, diaries, stories, photographs, and artifacts, and make them available to future generations.

PLEASE CALL OR WRITE FIRST:
CALL: 1-800-578-8524, Ext. 300
WRITE: Joellen K. Bland
Director, Memories Project
George C. Marshall Foundation
P.O. Drawer 1600, Dept. "M"
Lexington, Virginia 24450
E-MAIL: blandjk@vmi.edu

The Marshall Foundation also welcomes links to additional sites related to General Marshall - The Marshall ROTC Seminar is coming in April and will host some of the finest ROTC scholars from across the country - stay tuned to militaryspot.com and marshallfoundation.org for more announcements!

Also tomorrow night is the AUSA Marshall Award in our capital - look forward to seeing the winner!