My husband is a 94 year old veteran of the Italian Campaign and the Anzio invasion of January, 1943. He didn't talk about the war for years and the only indication of what might have happened was his nightmares when January came around. Then on the 30th anniversary of the war he opened up and told us about and compiled a complete archive of his experiences, including maps, photos, descriptions and wonderful art work (he's a graduate of Pratt Institute). His nightmares stopped. Now we have a complete record of his experiences that our kids and grandkids appreciate. And they have an understanding of the war they couldn't have had before. He's in the 13th year of Alzheimers now, but he sometimes talks about the invasion, and yesterday just started talking almost nonstop about his experiences, almost a miracle since it's hard for him to form sentences. If you can persuade your veteran of any war to do the same it would be a favor to the family and posterity. You can't honor them too much for their bravery and sacrifice. They were just ordinary kids doing an extraordinary thing that saved our freedom.