In addition to the documentary, KLRU hosted a series of events designed to continue the discussion beyond the television shows. KLRU’s award-winning Outreach Department worked in collaboration with other organizations, including The Austin History Center and the National Museum of the Pacific War, to provide educational activities and advance screenings with panel discussions on the impact of World War II. Events included:
| July 21 - December 31 | Veterans History Exhibit at the Austin History Center |
| September 1 | A preview screening and discussion related to The War series with The National Museum of the Pacific War in Fredericksburg. For more information or to register, view the event flyer (pdf). |
| September 8 | A local workshop at the Austin History Center presented by the Library of Congress Veterans History Project on how to gather and submit oral histories from WWII veterans |
| Monday, October 15 | Specail Screeing Texas State University- Round Rock Higher Education Center |
| September 27 | Teachers used the free
classroom digital media experience, Echoes of War: Stories from the
Big Red One. It focused on the famed 1st Infantry Division of the
U.S. Army, bringing to life the heroics and humanity of the first to
land on the beaches of Normandy as told by veterans who witnessed them
first hand. For more information, visit http://www.bsu.edu/wipb/echoesofwar/. |
