Veteran's Day

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All campuses of Durham Tech, including the libraries, will be closed this year for Veteran's Day, Fri., Nov. 10.

Durham Tech's Veterans Services helps our veteran students succeed with support from GI Bill benefits. For questions about available resources, reach out to Demitrius Bullock, Durham Tech's Veterans Services Coordinator. 

American Veteran PBS documentary: You are never the same

Originally celebrated as Armistice Day after World War I, the first official Veteran's Day was in 1954, designated to remember and honor American veterans after large mobilizations of troops during World War II and the Korean War(link is external). 

Today, the United States designates November 11 (this year: November 10, observed) as our annual Veteran's Day, harkening back to the armistice of World War I prior to the official Treaty of Versailles. 

To learn more about the unique challenges and experiences of United States military veterans, explore American Veteran, available streaming through the Films on Demand database(link is external). (Log in from off-campus using your Durham Tech username and password, the same as for Self-Service or Canvas.) For expanded materials, go to PBS's American Veteran website(link is external), which has some additional digital video shorts and a podcast. 

The Durham Tech Library collections also have books on veterans' experiences and military history. Click on the image to go to the catalog record. 

Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk by Ben Fountain
Code Talker: A Novel about the Navajo Marines of World War II by Joseph Bruchac
Redeployment by Phil Klay
Facing the Mountain: An Inspiring Story of Japanese American Patriots in World War II by Daniel James Brown
War! What Is It Good For? Black Freedom Struggles and the US Military from World War II to Iraq by Kimberley L. Phillips
An American Family: A Memoir of Hope and Sacrifice by Khizr Khan
Mindfulness for Warriors: Empowering First Responders to Reduce Stress and Build Resilience by Kim Colegrove
The Leader's Code: Mission, Character, Service, and Getting the Job Done by Donovan Campbell
War by Sebastian Junger
Triage: A History of American Frontline Medics from Concord to COVID-19 by Martin King and Michael Collins
The American War in Afghanistan: A History by Carter Malkasian
The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War by Malcolm Gladwell
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