At 7 p.m. Thursday, students will premiere videos they put
together chronicling the tales of World War II veterans.
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This spring, 165 Gilroy High School sophomores produced videos chronicling the lives of local World War II veterans.
These Stories of Service recount tales of being the target of kamikaze attacks, surviving a holocaust camp, spending up to 45 days submerged in a submarine and much more.
For the films – which are generally narrated by the veteran – students worked in teams to get the veterans’ stories, find photos and videos from the time period, assemble the information into a cohesive visual and auditory narrative, and turned them into DVDs.
The videos will premiere 7 p.m. Thursday at the Gilroy City Council Chambers, 7351 Rosanna St.
The Dispatch is honoring these veterans and the work of these students by showing one of the 26 videos every Wednesday from today – the Wednesday before Memorial Day – to Nov. 12 – the day after Veterans Day.
In this Story of Service, Frank Pattie speaks about his perils as a fighter pilot.
Click on a date below to view a student-made movie about that week’s veteran.
Or check out: a story about the filmmaking process.