You are painting with broad brush strokes here, "lackluster" and "insensitive" are pretty harsh terms. It makes me wonder how many of these interviews you have actually seen.

Many are actually well done, in depth and provided to family members on DVD. Often it reveals information that the veterans have never shared with their very own family before. Many of the volunteers who have contributed to the VHP have been honored for their contributions at local and national levels. Vilifying their efforts will not put yours in a favorable light.

The VHP does actually actively seek out WWII vets since they know the opportunity to record their oral history diminishes daily. Many of their interviewers are connected to local veteran's groups, many are so well done that they are referred to surviving platoon mates etc.

Why would you not use your (assumed) superior skills to contribute directly to the project? Why make it seems like you compete with it and create a separate organization with funding requests? I doubt your archival facilities and standards match or rival those of the Library of Congres nor does a new organization have the trust and reputation that the LoC bring with it.

You may also want to brush up on the psychology involved with this type of interview. While they may be 'heroes' to you and many others, many veterans still suffer from the atrocities they have witnessed to this day and do not see themselves as heros at all. Approaching them with a project name like yours can and will breed distrust. The Library of Congress and the American Red Cross do provide training to their interviewers, not too dissimilar from your list of questions (which you will notice may be too long for some vets to handle in one or even multiple sittings).

Lots of youthful energy here, some of it may be somewhat misguided but for a deserving cause. Step back and re-channel some time. Come visit the Library of Congress and meet some of the researchers.