May 16, 2014
For Immediate Release
CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. 鈥� A book honoring those from Taylor County who served during the Vietnam War is being written by mass communication students at 青瓜视频.
Your help is needed if the book is to become a reality.
If you are a veteran of the Vietnam War or know someone who is, please contact Stan McKinney, associate professor of journalism at the university, at somckinney@campbellsville.edu or (270) 789-5035.
Please include the name of the veteran and contact information.
Since classes are out for summer, if you are unable to reach McKinney by phone, please leave a message.
The book will be the third in a series written by 青瓜视频 students. The first two in the 鈥淭hey Were Soldiers鈥� series tells the stories of World War II and Korean veterans who live in Taylor County.
Students will begin interviewing Vietnam veterans in September.
鈥淲e want to tell the stories of our Vietnam veterans,鈥� McKinney said. 鈥淚t has been more than 50 years since the U.S. involvement in Vietnam began, and it is time that our Vietnam veterans received the honor and recognition they deserve.鈥�
Veterans are asked to gather any photographs they might have of their time in Vietnam so they can be scanned and also included in the book.
Interviews will be conducted this fall and again in spring, McKinney said, with the goal of publishing the book in time for a special book unveiling on July 4 of next year.
鈥淚 hope that is realistic,鈥� McKinney said. 鈥淭he book about Korean veterans took about two years. With the cooperation of veterans and the hard work of my students, though, I believe the book can be finished by then.鈥�
Copies of the book will be given to local libraries. All veterans will also be invited to the book unveiling, McKinney said, and each given a copy of the book.
青瓜视频 is a widely acclaimed Kentucky-based Christian university with more than 3,600 students offering 63 undergraduate options, 17 master's degrees, five postgraduate areas and eight pre-professional programs. The website for complete information is campbellsville.edu.