October 23, 2009

Sen. Gary Nodler Announces Opportunity for Southwest Missouri Veterans to Share their Story

This just in from my local state senator.




MISSOURI SENATE
JEFFERSON CITY MO

For Immediate Release:
October 23, 2009
Contact: (573) 751-2306

Jefferson City – Senator Gary Nodler, R-Joplin, today announced that the Missouri Veteran Stories project will be scheduling interviews in Joplin. The state project honors Missouri veterans by capturing their stories on DVD to be preserved for future generations. Veterans’ interviews are being scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 3 at VFW Post 534 located at 110 E. Veterans Way in Joplin.



“Recording and preserving these stories gives future Missourians the opportunity to learn about this country’s history first-hand,” said Sen. Nodler. “At the same time, we are honoring our local veterans and valuing their experiences during their service. I am encouraging veterans in our area to participate and share their stories.”
The Missouri Veteran Stories project is open to all men and women currently residing in Missouri who have served in any branch of the U.S. military. Five- to seven-minute fully edited stories will be produced using interviews and conversations with each veteran. These stories will become part of the permanent Missouri Veteran Stories archive. The archive is available through www.missouriveteranstories.org and through touch-screen consoles in the State Capitol.
To set an appointment for Nov. 3 or to nominate a veteran, log on to http://www.missouriveteranstories.org or call 1-800-905-1536 for more information. For those interested in participating, interviews will be conducted in half-hour intervals throughout the day.

Gary Nodler
32nd Senate District
Capitol Building, Room 423
Jefferson City, MO 65101

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-Kook
via iPhone
Posted by KOOK on 10/23/2009



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Andrew33 103p · 805 weeks ago

I think you should have explained how you found out about this, and thanked the readers here.
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KOOK 91p · 805 weeks ago

I emailed him quite a while back, because I really think we all miss the boat by not focusing enough on our local politicians. I never heard anything back from him, until out of the blue he emailed me this press release. So, if he thinks enough of the blog to add me to his press release list, I will post whatever he sends me on the blog. Maybe we can eventually get to the point of influence with some of the local folks. Point being, if it were not for the fact that we are beginning to get something like real traffic, I doubt his staff would have taken notice and added us to the press list
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Andrew33 103p · 805 weeks ago

I too have noticed increased local readers on the hit counter after doing a few local stories. There may just be something to the localism stuff we heard in DC.

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