Stories for Creative Forces

Series produced by Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife

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These stories were created during workshops for veterans, military service members, and their families during summer 2019. The workshops were part of the Creative Forces NEA grant.

Creative Forces®: NEA Military Healing Arts Network is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) in partnership with the U.S. Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs and the state and local arts agencies. This initiative serves the special needs of military patients and veterans with traumatic brain injury and psychological health conditions, as well as their families and caregivers. Administrative support for the initiative is provided by Americans for the Arts.


2 Pieces

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Don't Look Back
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Stories for Creative Forces
Caption: Cherry Woodburn (left) and Gary Emmert (right) editing audio., Credit: Texas Folklife
Gary Emmert was interviewed by Cherry Woodburn about his military experience. Gary enlisted when he was 18-years-old as a combat engineer, and reti...

  • Added: Sep 06, 2019
  • Length: 06:37
Linguist's Barracks
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Stories for Creative Forces
Caption: Vanessa Morgan and Tad Tuleja discuss narration for the story.
Vanessa Morgan was a Russian linguist at the end of the Cold War. She talks about her experience at the Defense Learning Institute in California.

  • Added: Aug 27, 2019
  • Length: 02:52