Veterans "oral" histories

I had a chance over the weekend to speak to John Setlin, who was a Sgt. in the Ia Drang Valley, in 1965. He currently builds match grade rifles, and is mentioned prominently in Hal Moore's book, "We Were soliders Once..And Young." It is really interesting to read a book or see a movie, and then actually speak to someone there...puts everything into context. I know I used to really cherish my conversations with Gunny Hathcock and his buddies Norm Chandler the rest of the Iron Brigade gang. Hopefully this thread will inspire others to take an active role in keeping veterans histories alive...