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- Phil Easley
- Username: phileasley
- Location: Harrisonburg, VA
- Joined PRX: Jan 15, 2004
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- "Johnny Comes Home"
- Summary: A 24-year old Marine veteran of the recent Iraq war returns home and tells us why he cannot sleep at night.
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Review of Johnny Comes Home
Phil Easley
Posted on February 17, 2004 at 03:36 PM
I think this piece will keep listeners in their driveways glued to the radio until the end. A soldier returns from Iraq, and says he saw "everything that probably a lot of Americans SHOULD see, but don't WANT to see." Then he tells of an incident that he may never forget. He's a patriot, without easy answers, one who is struggling with his conscience. He probably wants us to struggle along with him. If you put this story on the air you'll give your listeners a chance to do just that.