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Why and how has America’s treatment of its veterans changed over time? Join us virtually, as professor Jeb Wyman examines our country's relationship to wars and veterans over the last century.
Pierce County Library and Humanities Washington welcome you to join us online for this compelling conversation.
“Support our troops” is a common phrase, seen on lawn signs and bumper stickers across America. Veterans are welcomed home by enthusiastic crowds, and thousands of service organizations help veterans find jobs, secure housing, and heal from the experience of war.
But it wasn’t always this way. Veterans returning from Vietnam were often greeted by mobs accusing them of being “baby killers.” Veterans from Korea felt their war was forgotten and unknown. And veterans from World War I, destitute during the Great Depression, were treated like criminals by their government.
How have the country’s citizens responded to the call of duty from one war to the next? This presentation will look at what shapes our current national consciousness towards veterans and the wars they fight in our name.
Please register to attend this event. A link to the Zoom meeting will be sent via email on the day of the event. If this is your first time attending a Zoom meeting, give yourself a few extra minutes before the program to log in.
About Jeb Wyman
Jeb Wyman has been a faculty member for over twenty years at Seattle Central College. He has interviewed over seventy veterans for a collection of first-person accounts, What They Signed Up For: True Stories by Ordinary Soldiers. He is the academic director of the Clemente Course for Veterans at Antioch University, a program for veterans who study history, philosophy, art, and literature.
About Humanities Washington’s Speakers Bureau
Humanities Washington is a statewide nonprofit whose mission is to spark conversation and critical thinking using story as a catalyst, nurturing thoughtful and engaged communities across our state.
AGE GROUP: | Seniors (55+) | Adults (18+) |
EVENT TYPE: | Education | Author event |
