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War Vets

From Conrad Bishop | 00:56:15
Producers: Conrad Bishop

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The voices of men and women who served in the military during times of war.-

The voices of fourteen men and women who served in the military during times of war. What got you into the service? What did you do there? How were you different when you came home?

The program includes veterans from the Spanish Civil War through Vietnam ? a perspective that allows them to look back on how their extremely diverse experiences affected the whole span of their lives. It includes infantrymen, nurses, mechanics, a pilot, a medic, and people just sitting behind a desk.

It's interspersed with musical settings of quotes (both pro- and anti-war) from literature and history. The program was originally broadcast as a Veterans' Day feature on KPFA-FM, Berkeley, and five other stations in Northern California.
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The voices of fourteen men and women who served in the military during times of war. What got you into the service? What did you do there? How were you different when you came home?The program includes veterans from the Spanish Civil War through Vietnam ? a perspective that allows them to look back on how their extremely diverse experiences affected the whole span of their lives. It includes infantrymen, nurses, mechanics, a pilot, a medic, and people just sitting behind a desk.It's interspersed with musical settings of quotes (both pro- and anti-war) from literature and history. The program was originally broadcast as a Vet...
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Broadcast History

Broadcast as part of series "Hitchhiking off the Map" on stations in Northern California ? KPFA, KXYX/Z, KFCF, KRCB, and KWMR in November 2004.sever

Timing and Cues

Total running time 56:15. Music covers a 10-second break at 28:00.

Last vox/music after website info begins 55:18, :57 duration, fade complete by 56:15.

Content Advisory

Several graphic but very rief descriptions of war injuries, e.g. "he lifted up his face and his whole jaw was shot away."Total

Musical Works

(Original music throughout by co-producer Elizabeth Fuller - no copyright restrictions.)