Army Endorses Sacred Defense Oral History Projects
29 September 2012
The army of the Islamic Republic of Iran has announced its support for researchers and oral historians of the Sacred Defense.
IBNA: Cultural Deputy and Public Relations Manager of the Army’s Political-Religious Organization has told IBNA that the army would provide the means for oral history interviews by interested researchers with prominent Sacred Defense figures.
As he said, so far various memory and oral history books have been published or are about to be released based on the stories told by army commanders like Brigadier General Farzollah Shahinrad, Ahmad Torkan and Saeid Pourdarab.
Hujatoleslam Mohammad Reza Vahedi said 12 other volumes are being worked on to be published as oral history books by the army. The works will cover memories of air defense and airborne veterans.
He further elaborated on the organization’s programs during the Sacred Defense Week in Iran and said that many of the mentioned works are being proofread and will be published some time after the week.
Iran Book News Agency (IBNA)
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