South Florida Remembers WWII

We're launching a new initiative at the station that seeks to bring the voices and memories of WWII veterans to both our on-air and online audience. Between now and September 2007, we will be taping interviews with veterans. We'll be starting with veterans in Broward County where Divisional commander Dan Duffy is gathering members for us. This is an exciting project because oral histories are one way to preserve our experiences and history.

"South Florida Remembers WWII" will be our local contribution to the PBS/Ken Burns documentary series THE WAR. Clips from our interviews will air before and around the new seven part series. Directed and produced by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, THE WAR "explores the history and horror of the Second World War from an American perspective by following the fortunes of so-called ordinary men and women who get caught up in the greatest cataclysm in human history."

We know South Florida has its share of ordinary men and women who served. So I would like to extend an offer to every WWII veteran in South Florida to share their experience with us. If you want to do an on-camera interview, give me a call at 305-424-4005. If you'd rather send me a written account of your wartime experience, e-mail at jack_kelly@wpbt.org. And for either, please bring along or send any photographs you have of yourself at that time. A visual reference is a great addition.

- Jack Kelly