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The State We're In 2012, Story of the Week, part 21

From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: The State We're In 2012, Story of the Week
Length: 05:00

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THE STATE WE’RE IN, STORY OF THE WEEK

DATE:    25 May 2012

HOST:   Jonathan Groubert

 

TAGS: Iran-Iraq War, reconciliation, war trauma

 

DESCRIPTION: The lives of two men cross during the Iran-Iraq war. An Iraqi soldier is horribly wounded. But his life is saved by an Iranian medic, who risked his own life to do so. Eighteen years after the war, and halfway across the world, the two men meet again in a breathtaking coincidence which sees the Iraqi now saving the live of the Iranian.

 

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IN: I’m Jonathan Groubert...

RUNS: 5:00  

OUT: ... ... dot.org. [last word at 4:55]

 

SUGGESTED OUTRO/EXTRO:

You can hear the full version of this amazing story with host Jonathan Groubert on The State We’re In from Radio Netherlands at TIME here on STATION.

 

 

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THE STATE WE’RE IN, STORY OF THE WEEK

DATE:    25 May 2012

HOST:   Jonathan Groubert

 

TAGS: Iran-Iraq War, reconciliation, war trauma

 

DESCRIPTION: The lives of two men cross during the Iran-Iraq war. An Iraqi soldier is horribly wounded. But his life is saved by an Iranian medic, who risked his own life to do so. Eighteen years after the war, and halfway across the world, the two men meet again in a breathtaking coincidence which sees the Iraqi now saving the live of the Iranian.

 

TSWI, STORY OF THE WEEK

IN: I’m Jonathan Groubert...

RUNS: 5:00  

OUT: ... ... dot.org. [last word at 4:55]

 

SUGGESTED OUTRO/EXTRO:

You can hear the full version of this amazing story with host Jonathan Groubert on The State We’re In from Radio Netherlands at TIME here on STATION.