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Attention Fulton County and surrounding area WWII Veterans:

Astoria High School is Seeking Fulton County WWII Veterans to Interview On behalf of the ILLINOIS World War II Veterans’ Memorial Board Classroom Project

Astoria High School has been chosen to participate in a three-year statewide WWII project designed to digitally capture the stories of Illinois WWII veterans. The project is funded by the Illinois World War II Veteran’s Memorial Board (http://ww2il.com/), and is administered by the Illinois Learning Technology Centers and its partners.    

For more information click HERE.

To sign up for the interview contact Astoria High School at (309) 329-2156 during the day or Doug Banwart at (309) 838-0196 after 4 pm.   

Veterans and those with memories from the home front who are willing to be interviewed are welcome to respond.