Virtual Our Heroes’ Tree
The Military Family Research Institute at Purdue University is partnering with libraries around the globe to present the Our Heroes’ Tree initiative. Through this program, libraries are able to honor the contributions of past and present service members while also creating an awareness of military families affected by current military deployments. Participating libraries will be displaying a tree in October and early November. The trees will feature handmade ornaments created by community members to honor the service members in their lives. Libraries will also share resources to help these communities provide support and understand to local servicemen and women and their families.
How to Get Involved
To participate in the Our Heroes’ Tree initiative, simply create a handmade ornament honoring the service member in your family or community from past and present wars, conflicts or peacetime operations. Take the ornament to a participating library during the month of October where it will be placed on the tree with other ornaments. Stories about individual service members can also be submitted and displayed near the tree.
Ornaments submitted at participating local libraries will be a part of the Virtual State Heroes’ Tree.
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