Surviving a Prisoner of War (POW) Camp, describing the
sight, sounds and smells of Vietnam, feeling the bitter cold of a Korean
winter. Sara has heard them all and wants to share these amazing first-hand
accounts with you. No one speaks better about the experiences of war than the
veterans themselves. Sara preserves these stories through video to help educate
the public about life in the military. You will hear accounts of the day Pearl
Harbor was bombed and the morning the Twin Towers were attacked, what it was
like to be a woman in the military in WWII and what it feels like to be in and
IED explosion driving across Iraq.
In 2007, Sara was asked to volunteer to interview some
veterans to help The Iowa Gold Star Museum on a video project for their
upcoming POW exhibit. What started as a volunteer opportunity quickly evolved
into a mission to interview our nation's heroes before the stories of their
service are lost with the veterans who carry them.
Sara founded the Iowa Veterans’ Perspective in 2017 in
hopes of continuing the veteran storytelling program. She often presents to
churches, veteran’s groups, youth camps and much more. She focuses on letting
the veterans tell their own stories through her powerful videos using
historical photos and video to better tell the story. Her passion for
storytelling and ability to speak with veterans in their own language makes her
the perfect catalyst for veteran and civilians to connect with each other.
This program is made possible by Humanities Iowa.