Veterans Day Nov 11
The Experience of War
Table of Contents
Drop-Ins
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The Military Honor Guard (long version)
Charles Lane, 04:50 - A look at the history and tradition of the military funeral.
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The Military Honor Guard (short version)
Charles Lane, 04:30 - A look at the history and tradition of the military funeral.
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War Photography
Shia Levitt, 04:16 - Interview with war photographer Ron Haviv about the impact of graphic images during wartime.
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Mothers in Uniform
Eric Whitney, 05:20 - Eric Whitney talks to military mothers who are deployed in Iraq. They tell us what it's like to be serving their country far away from their children.
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WWI and Armistice Day (*)
Lester Graham, 03:45
- A look at World War One and the day that ultimately became Veterans Day.
Segment
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Retiring with Dahlias
Liz Jones, 08:20 - A WW2 vet reflects on his time as a marine and his passion for growing dahlias.
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The Cost of War (*)
Blunt Youth Radio Project, 07:44 - Chris and Lavinia Gelineau met violent deaths within one year of each other.
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Anna on the Homefront (*)
Whit Richardson, 09:19
- An intimate look at a wife of a National Guard member deployed to Iraq.
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Vietnam Bones (*)
Karen Brown, 10:01 - A man tries to repatriate the bones of a Viet Cong soldier that his father took from the jungle, 35 years earlier.
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The WASPs: Women Pilots of WWII (*)
Joe Richman/Radio Diaries, 22:00 -
The story of the first female pilots in WWII.
"An interesting, informative, engaging portrait of these women and of this period in history that is so beautifully produced it?s nearly cinematic in effect."
Lewis | full review
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Stories of Liberation
Catherine Komp, 10:20 - Two World War II veterans recall memories of serving on the front lines, and helping to liberate two concentration camps.
Half-hour
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Civil War biographer Carol Bundy talks with ThoughtCast (*)
Jenny Attiyeh, 28:30 - ThoughtCast talks with biographer Carol Bundy about the short, heroic life of Charles Russell Lowell, Jr., an elite, abolitionist cavalryman who turned the tide at the Battle of Cedar Creek in 1864, and in so doing, died at the age of 29.
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The Best of Times, the Worst of Times - War and Memory (*)
Radio Netherlands, 29:30 - How war influences identity and memory in both the individual and the national sense.
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A Diary of War and Liberation
Radio Netherlands, 29:30 - An 80- year-old Dutchman opens up the diary he kept as a teenager during the German occupation of Holland and the liberation by Canadian troops for the first time since the war ended in May 1945.
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Unquiet Graves Memorial Day Special (*)
Marjorie Van Halteren and Helen Englehardt, 29:22 - This sonically-rich half-hour essay includes: a battlefield tour, memorials, dreams of the dead and voices of the living ? a view of our world as seen from France. (Note: does not contain references to Memorial Day)
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Love and War (*)
Helen Borten, 28:58 - Professional soldiers in Fort Benning, Georgia talk of the challenges facing themselves and their families as they prepare to go to war.
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Vietnam Blues (*)
Tina Antolini, 28:38 - Vince Gabriel is a Vietnam veteran who's written an album of songs chronicling his experience of the war. He takes listeners back to 1968, to the jungle of Vietnam.
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Soldiering On (*)
Radio Netherlands, 29:30 - The soldier?s experience of battle.
Hour+ Specials
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Prisoners of War: A Story of Four American Soldiers
Vermont Folklife Center Media, 58:41 - Four Vermont soldiers talk about life in German prison camps after their capture at the Battle of the Bulge, and the life-changing effects of this experience.
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World War One Living History Project
Will Everett / Treehouse Productions, 118:00 - Interviews with the last surviving veterans of World War I. Hosted by Walter Cronkite. Also comes in a newshole-compatible format.
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Seekers of the Truth: The Veterans' Sangha
Peacespeak Productions, 59:27
- Exploring the Legacy of War at a Thich Nhat Hanh Retreat.
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War Vets
Conrad Bishop, 56:15
- The voices of men and women who served in the military during times of war.
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War and Forgiveness (*)
Soundprint, 59:00
- Two emotional long-form features about victims and perpetrators of wartime atrocities.
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Korea: The Unfinished War (*)
American Radio Works, 60:00
- To understand how the United States wages war, it is important to look at this often-overlooked war that helped define global politics and American life for the second half of the 20th century.
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In Honor of Veterans
Western Folklife Center Media, 53:10 - Voices of the West: Veterans' Day pays tribute to the fighting men and women of America's armed forces through story, music and poetry.
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Spiritual Reflections From Combat: The Bill Schiebler Story (*)
Ronald Duffy, 57:50 - "Spiritual Reflections From Combat" is a story about Bill Schiebler, army ranger and Viet Nam war veteran, who shares inspiring stories from his remarkable combat experiences in Viet Nam during 1965 and 66. Two program lengths available: 57:50 and 52:00.
- Image by Christopher James.
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