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BHS and Queensborough Community College hosted a reading and discussion last Saturday of Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried Buy viagra cod, , a collection of short stories about a platoon of American soldiers in the Vietnam War. This event was part of The Big Read, an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts designed to encourage reading and cultural conversation.

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Listen to excerpts from the event:

Michele Cuomo and Anida Pobric from Queensborough Community College read from O'Brien's story "Good Form"
[audio: http://brooklynhistory.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/good-form.mp3]

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[audio: http://www.brooklynhistory.org/podcast/Joan Furey.mp3]

Joseph Giannini commanded a rifle platoon that was part of the Special Landing Force in Vietnam, he talks about loosing half his platoon, how surfing helped him begin to heal, parallels between his experiences and what men and women currently serving in Iraq and Afghanistan are going through, and he reads an excerpt from a short story he wrote called "Interval".
[audio: http://www.brooklynhistory.org/podcast/Joseph Giannini.mp3]

Anthony Wallace entered the military in 1969, he talks about why he chose to enter Noncommissioned Officers school, and describes the 90+ pounds of equipment and supplies he carried in his rucksack, as well as the memories and emotions he carries with him after surviving an attack that left 25 US wounded and seven dead.
[audio: http://www.brooklynhistory.org/podcast/Anthony Wallace.mp3]

Anthony, Joseph, and Joan talk about their experiences Coming Home from war:
[audio: http://www.brooklynhistory.org/podcast/Question.mp3]

More comments and questions about women in the military:
[audio: http://www.brooklynhistory.org/podcast/Comments.mp3].

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Written by Sady on September 30th, 2009

In Our Own Words: Portraits of Brooklyn's Vietnam Veteran's Viagra kopen, (2007 - ongoing) is the first exhibit in BHS's oral history gallery. With the use of oral histories, portraits, and personal artifacts this audio installation explores the impact of the Vietnam War on the lives of Brooklyn’s diverse residents, from the first person perspective. Meeting people who were touched by the Vietnam War, visitors are prompted to consider the on-going impact of the Vietnam War in the lives of Brooklynites, from their memories of the war to how it affects them today.

From portrait to portrait, from person to person, from personal narrative to personal narrative, a meta-narrative slowly emerges in which we empathize with the stories of the men and women who confront the chaos of an historical period, and share their memories and understanding of the history through which they lived.

Read reviews of the exhibit:

The New York Times December 2007

Journal of American History June 2009

Listen to audio clips from the exhibit:

[caption id="attachment_1375" align="alignleft" width="129" caption="photo courtesy of Ed German"][/caption]

Ed German, a member of one the first black families to live on Willoughby Street, joined the Marines and was sent to Vietnam in August 1968. He was wounded in May of 1969, bestill viagra online. Where to get viagra in kenya, In this clip, he talks about coming home: [audio: http://brooklynhistory.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/german-web2.mp3]

[caption id="attachment_1376" align="alignright" width="137" caption="photo courtesy of John Hamill"][/caption]

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[caption id="attachment_1377" align="alignleft" width="122" caption="photo by Bernard Edelman"][/caption]

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Admission to the exhibit will be free for all veterans and family on Veteran's Day, Wednesday, November 11, 2009..

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Written by Sady on August 28th, 2009

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History of the Brooklyn Historical Society

Original Press Release for exhibit, featuring short narrator biographies (PDF)

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The Impact of Listening and Being Heard, video panel held at BHS and aired online at Thirteen Forum

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[caption id="attachment_1258" align="aligncenter" width="202" caption="Anthony Wallace"][/caption]

Anthony Wallace's audio portrait:
[audio: http://brooklynhistory.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/tonyw-portrait.mp3]

The following clip from the feedback session begins with the very end of Tony's audio portrait, then the first voice you hear is Philip Napoli, followed by Tony's response, order viagra online. Viagra where to buy, Anthony Wallace's response to hearing his audio portrait for the first time:
[audio: http://brooklynhistory.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/tonyw-feedback-clip.mp3]

The feedback sessions had the unplanned effect of uniting the veterans (despite huge differences in political opinions then and now) and solidifying their feelings of ownership of the exhibition and connection to BHS, which has only increased over time thanks to their frequent visits and very willing participation in BHS public programs.

[caption id="attachment_1259" align="aligncenter" width="231" caption="Joan Furey"][/caption]

Joan Furey's draft audio portrait:
[audio: http://brooklynhistory.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/joan-draft-portrait.mp3]

Joan Furey's response to hearing her audio portrait for the first time:
[audio: http://brooklynhistory.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/joan-feedback-clip.mp3]

If it is not clear from this clip, Joan is explaining that the way that the audio portrait is edited in the draft version, the listener does not know the context of her statement "within two weeks, you're dealing with it all..." i.e. that this is her reflection on her very first day at the Evac Hospital, in the middle of a mass trauma situation, and that's why she felt so overwhelmed. It is important to her that the listener understand the extremity of the situation. Interestingly, the way Joan remembers telling Phil this story (chronologically, setting the scene) is not the way she actually told it in their interview. I did find the clip (below) and we all agree that her suggestion to add this to the beginning of the audio portrait (even though this is not the way the story was told during her interview) is more true to her intended meaning. Most interesting to me is how she speaks in the second person, says "you know" a lot, and in other ways makes it clear that it is important to her that the listener identifies with her as she remembers these experiences.

Joan Furey's added clip:
[audio: http://brooklynhistory.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/joan-added-clip.mp3]

Joan Furey's final audio portrait (with introduction added as well):
[audio: http://brooklynhistory.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/joan-final-portrait.mp3].

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Written by Sady on January 16th, 2009

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