Letters of Legacy Project: Films capture stories of sacrifice – New Mexico

“The Legacy of Letters Project seeks to find letters, e-mails and notes sent home by New Mexicans who have served in every war. The five-minute pilot for the project, which features the stories of three New Mexico veterans and their families, will be shown today at a film tribute to Hispanic veterans.

The event, organized by the department and the National Hispanic Cultural Center, is a response to Ken Burns’ 14-hour PBS documentary, The War, about World War II, which will air later this month. Many people criticized Burns for the lack of attention his documentary gave to the contributions of Hispanics. All of the films that will be shown at the tribute focus on the experience of New Mexicans in war, including another of Martinez’s films, Colors of Courage: Sons of New Mexico, Prisoners of Japan, and Mario Barrera’s film, Latino Stories of World War II.”

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