Questions for Vet Project

Greetings and Salutations Introduce yourself, school, teacher, assignment Explain why you are asking them these questions Ask to set up a good time to talk – will be at least a ½ hour, or, about 30 mins or so via email Ask if ok to tape/record if you plan on doing that Be sure to write/send/say some kind of thank you at end Be sure to get contact information, ask if it is ok if you can contact them again if you need to follow up If they need to, my contact info is: kaitlinpappert@ccusd.org Finally, ask if they would like a copy of the assignment

Basic information to get: name age when they served, dates they served, where/location of service, what war, which branch, why did you go to war, hometown, medals and what they stand for, what was your job like, daily experience/routine, ranking, where stationed, what it looks like, equipment used

Open-Ended, $10 Questions! What was it like after the war? What was your most memorable experience? What impacted you during the war? What was the most _______ thing that happened to you in the war? If you could describe a specific detail about your war life, what would it be? How would you prepare someone going to war now?

DO NOT: Be weird. Or insensitive. Ask questions where the answer is simple or straightforward. Consider the difference between these: Did you make good friends? What experience or event helped establish a friendship?