When the man responsible for serving Florida’s 1.5 million veterans speaks, we listen. Major General James S. “Hammer” Hartsell, USMC (Ret.) and Executive Director of the Florida Department of Veterans Affairs, sat down with the Veterans Museum to share his thoughts on why preserving veteran stories matters and what the interview process means to those who experience it. This is a voice worth hearing. Watch the full interview on our YouTube channel at (youtube.com/@vetsmuseum).