Building Character.
Honoring Service.

Watch our 2020 Video Tribute to help us celebrate the students and veterans of Since You Asked XVI: A Salute to Vietnam Veterans!
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School Partners

30

Veterans Interviewed

2,321

Scholarships Awarded

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Our Students

Students are empowered to discover their own potential by forging relationships with some of our nation's military heroes. By preserving their legacy, students develop confidence, character, and leadership skills of their own.
Educational Programs
Scholarships, civic engagement, and veteran speakers enhance our mission.
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Impact for our Students
Experiential learning is at the core of the program’s success.
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Our Veterans

By honoring veterans, we have created a platform for empowering young adults, the future leaders of America. Our veterans' legacy of service, sacrifice, duty, and loyalty helps guide the next generation.
Veteran Programs
Join the community of veterans who continue their legacy with Veterans Heritage Project.
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Impact to our Veterans
Attend our next Community Reception and Book Signing, where students honor participating veterans.
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Our Impact

Connecting Students with Veterans has led to 100% of student authors graduating, 95% pursing college, a quarter of veterans telling their story for the first time, and two-thirds of veterans finding the process cathartic.
Our Story
Over 2,000 veteran histories have inspired 43,000 students since 2004. 100% of veteran participants recommend VHP. Learn how it all began.
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Support VHP
VHP received the 2018 Citizen Honors Award, presented by Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients. Help VHP continue our path of excellence.
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Our Projects

Veterans Heritage Project is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with many opportunities for involvement.
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Inspire Your Workplace
Enhance your company culture with service stories.
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Chapter Locations
See if one of our school partners is in your community.
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SYA book
Since You Asked™
Our annual publication of service stories.
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Signature Events

Honor, Protect, Serve Event
Honor, Protect, Serve at Desert Mountain
Thank you for joining us on November 6, 2019 to hear the powerful service story of Vietnam Veteran Frank Lambert, and contribute to our mission. Thank you to our hosts, VHP Board Directors and VHP Ambassadors.
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Honorees with Emcee
Saluting Stories of Service
Our annual fundraising gala on March 7, 2020 honored Colonel Thomas H. Kirk, Jr., USAF (Ret.), a Vietnam POW, with our Storyteller Award for a legacy of service, and whose story has helped to build character in youth.
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book signing
Community Reception and Book Signing
Help us celebrate the completion of Since You Asked Volume XVI, the incredible veterans whose stories are featured in the books, and the students who preserved their legacies, by watching our 2020 Video Tribute
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Latest News

Ashely and Frank
Enlightening Youth
Ashley Durham was a sophomore at Cactus Shadows High School when she met a man by the name of Frank Lambert.
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Finding Strength
A good story does more than entertain; it connects us to each other and to our history in ways that nothing else can, breaking down the walls...
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Christopher James
Military History Class
Christopher James deployed to Iraq with the army as part of a 2007 troop surge meant to clear terrorism from the region.
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