{"id":13105,"date":"2021-05-31T08:04:51","date_gmt":"2021-05-31T12:04:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.talkdeath.com\/?p=13105"},"modified":"2021-05-31T10:12:03","modified_gmt":"2021-05-31T14:12:03","slug":"veterans-legacy-memorial-technology-to-defy-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/talkdeath.com\/veterans-legacy-memorial-technology-to-defy-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Veterans Legacy Memorial \u2013 Using Technology To Defy the Third Death"},"content":{"rendered":"

As gathering restrictions are loosened and people resume in-person activities, many long for a return to life as it was before March 2020. Not everyone loves working from home and attending important meetings on Zoom. Virtual Dungeons and Dragons sessions, for example, can pale in comparison to in-person sessions (I <\/span>know<\/span><\/i> the Wood Elf Paladin in my party was fudging their dice rolls!). As families were forced to use technology for work and leisure more than ever before, technology\u2019s vital role in facilitating collaboration and communication became clearer.<\/span><\/p>\n

This was not as clear last year when gathering restrictions were first imposed. Families found it difficult to share their stories and connect following a loss. However, grief does not change things\u2014it reveals. The need for families to collectively grieve and remember has always been present. Families simply realized the full extent of how technology can help.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Veterans Legacy Memorial \u2013 Using Technology To Defy the Third Death<\/h2>\n

Our sister site,<\/span> Keeper Memorials<\/span><\/a>, enables users to create online memorials\u2014collaborative spaces where friends and family can leave tribute messages, upload photos, like, share, comment, connect, and remember those who are dearly missed. Even as in-person funerals and memorials resume, families continue to find value in using online spaces to collectively remember, share stories, and grieve.<\/span><\/p>\n

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LILLIAN KINKELA KEIL’s VLM Memorial Page. Click to learn more.<\/p><\/div>\n

Families and friends of US Veterans now have a way to collaboratively pay tribute and honor those who have sacrificed their lives for their country.<\/span> On Memorial Day 2019, phase one of the Veterans Legacy Memorials (VLM) was launched<\/span><\/a> in collaboration with Keeper’s online memorial solution. At the time, VLM provided military service and memorial information on a digital memorial page for each of the 3.7 million veterans laid to rest in National Cemeteries. Each veteran\u2019s page includes their name, date of birth and death, service history, and monument location within a National Cemetery.<\/span><\/p>\n

On Memorial Day of 2020, VLM expanded its features and capabilities to enable VLM site visitors, including family, friends, fellow service members, and members of the public, to leave messages of condolence and share their stories and memories.<\/span><\/p>\n