Radio Spotlight

Lest We Forget

Photo: Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

When Tracy Sugarman was stationed in Europe during World War II, he captured its people and war-torn nations with blue-pencil drawings and poetic words, sending hundreds of sketches and letters to his wife June (pictured with him), who saved each and every one. Sugarman's story is one of several shared in this extraordinary hour of intimate memoirs recorded by World War II veterans as part of the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project, which is airing on 91FM in honor of Memorial Day. As vivid as if they happened yesterday, these stories of the atrocities witnessed and unimaginable hardships endured by veterans are as invaluable as their honorable service to the United States. (This special preempts Voices in the Family.) -- Anna Christopher

Monday, May 31 at noon

Online Extras: Tracy and June Sugarman invited public radio listeners into their private lives when they shared the story of their wartime correspondence during Lest We Forget. View dozens of Tracy's sketches, read more than 250 of his personal letters and watch his entire interview with Peter Bartis of the Veterans History Project.

Listen to audio clips and learn more about the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project.