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Preserving Vermont Veterans' Untold Stories | Montpelier News
Independent historian Charles Fish is on a mission to preserve Vermont veterans’ voices before they vanish—traveling across the state to record intimate, emotional stories that formal histories ignore. Inspired by his high school interview with a WWII aviator and his work with LGBTQ+ archives, Fish now documents veterans’ experiences from Korea to Vietnam and beyond, revealing the human texture behind military service. He captures not just facts, but the unspoken feelings and contradictions—like how a Vietnam veteran on the USS Ranger felt his emotional truth was often dismissed. While the…
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