I would show them a Jefferson nickel and say, ‘I live near this man’s house.’ We can take for granted the significance of this community until we highlight it for someone else.” “I have spent a lot of time in the Middle East, and kids would ask me about where I was from. “We call it ‘A Nickel for Your Story,’” Saathoff said. Kavanaugh was the first veteran interviewed, about eight years ago. Its mission expanded to include the recording the personal histories of veterans for the Library of Congress’s Veterans History Project. ParadeRest Virginia started as a project to assist the families of local active-duty military personnel. Saathoff interviewed Kavanaugh for the hourlong film, which is interspersed with archival footage and still shots from the World War II and UVA.
Gregory Saathoff, a psychiatrist who trained under Kavanaugh and who is a co-founder of the ParadeRest Virginia organization. The event was organized and coordinated by Dr. Afterward, it will be available on the Colonnade Club and ParadeRest Virginia websites. The Colonnade Club is making this webcastavailable to the public at 7 p.m. Kavanaugh, who flew 25 bombing missions over Europe as a B-17 radio operator, is the subject of a filmed interview that will air tonight for members of the Colonnade Club and local veterans affiliated with ParadeRest Virginia.
Still feisty and sharp at 95, Kavanaugh – retired warrior, retired doctor, retired professor – readily engages with visitors, recalling his roles in war and peace, a history he is now sharing with the University of Virginia community. James Kavanaugh sits regally on his sofa, his walker nearby and his reading lamp at the ready, surrounded by more books than most people see.
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