Victory in the Pacific: Stories of Local Veterans and Their Role in WWII
Local author, Ken Serey, shares firsthand accounts as told to him from Pacific Theater veterans on the anniversary of the end of WWII.
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Sun, Sep 15 2024
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Local author, Ken Serey, shares rare firsthand accounts as told to him from Pacific Theater veterans.
Local author, Ken Serey, shares rare firsthand accounts as told to him from Pacific Theater veterans. Their stories of endurance, survival, courage, and sacrifice were made in the name of our country and our freedom as they bravely served in the Pacific.
This program is part of the Far Hills Speaker Series presented by the Oakwood Historical Society & Wright Library. Seating is limited at Wright Library and attendees are encouraged to arrive early to secure a seat. A Zoom option is also available at wrightlibrary.org/local/speaker-series.
This programs marks an anniversary - On September 2, 1945, Japan surrendered on the decks of the USS Missouri ending World War II in the Pacific. Sharing these personal accounts is critical to preserve this historical moment. About 119,000 WWII veterans are still alive today out of approximately 16 million men and women who served during WWII, and we lose hundreds more each day.
Ken Serey (Tipp City, Ohio) is the author of “What’s the Story: Dayton Veterans’ Stories.” As the child of a WWII veteran, he has a longstanding involvement and commitment to veterans. While working for Visual Tech Connection, which specializes in helping people with poor vision, Serey met seniors connected to the war and realized their stories deserved to be written and preserved. The veterans’ stories in “What’s the Story” are documented accounts and tell what it was like to be at war in the true sense. As Ken says, “It is very important to preserve these stories and to preserve this fading part of the historical record."
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