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for Memorial Day -- Scott Simon hosts Alan Seeger: Instrument of Destiny
From: Murray Street Productions
Caption: Alan Seeger - Soldier, Diarist & Poet
From the trenches of The Great War, Alan Seeger's poems, letters and diaries spring to life in the voices of Cathedral Choir of St. John the Divine...

Bought by KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, WVIA, WHRV, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., RadioStPete Florida and more


  • Added: Mar 10, 2021
  • Length: 58:29
  • Purchases: 46
Disobeying Orders in Afghanistan
From: University of Montana Journalism
Caption: Lt. Kane, David Evans in the middle and Capt. Beissinger, right.
Under fire for more than 10 days, David Evans and a group of soldiers got an unusual call. It was for a medical evacuation. "I asked if it was one ...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Apr 23, 2019
  • Length: 07:53
  • Purchases: 1
A Vietnam Soundscape
From: WHRV
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Vietnam was the first war fought to a soundtrack, with over 4000 war-related songs written and recorded between 1965-73. The lyrics were patriotic,...

Bought by KHNS and WXXI Rochester


  • Added: Aug 29, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Immigrants Gardens War Death
From: Susan Barrett Price
Series: Family History: The Stars Who Guide Us
Caption: Funeral service in front of Barrett's Market 1942
A community garden project at Barrett Brothers Park in north St. Louis prompts memories of the Barrett family, who came to Missouri as Irish famine...

  • Added: May 28, 2017
  • Length: 03:23
Military Food - Is it healthy?
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Elements by Open Orchard Productions
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Military food has come a long way since the canned rations of World War I. However, has the overall quality of nourishment or taste necessarily imp...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Sep 03, 2014
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 1
Messages From a Forgotten Troopship (Hour Long Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
Caption: Troops aboard the General Nelson M. Walker, Credit: Vietnam Graffiti Project
Sound-rich stories from and about a Vietnam War-era troopship, in the voices of people whose lives were affected by the journey to war.

Bought by WCNY, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WGCU, KMUN, KAZU Seaside, Calif. and more


  • Added: May 21, 2014
  • Length: 53:32
  • Purchases: 29
Military Gumbo (7:07)
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Elements by Open Orchard Productions
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For soldiers on a battlefield, a hot meal can be more than just sustenance – it can be a morale booster. Army Veteran, Vic Vinson, shares his exper...

Bought by WWNO


  • Added: Oct 29, 2013
  • Length: 07:06
  • Purchases: 1
Ivy League Students in the ROTC (9:32)
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Elements by Open Orchard Productions
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Why would students at ivy league universities choose to be part of the military Reserve Officer Training Program (ROTC)? Listen to find out how and...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Oct 29, 2013
  • Length: 09:32
  • Purchases: 1
Author Anthony Swofford and Getting Past Fame and Fortune
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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Anthony’s latest book, “Hotels, Hospitals and Jails” describes his life after the pluses and minuses of the fame of "Jarhead." In that book he chro...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 25, 2013
  • Length: 10:02
  • Purchases: 2
The Decisions Project - 29 - Asking for Help
From: Aengus Anderson
Series: The Decisions Project
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A veteran of 25 years witnesses a fellow soldier kill an eight year-old girl. Upon returning home, he develops Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and f...

  • Added: Aug 18, 2011
  • Length: 05:31
A Hug on the Way Home
From: Julia Barton
Caption: Constance Carman says goodbye to a soldier., Credit: Julia Barton
When U.S. soldiers come back home on leave, they fly through a few central airports. For soldiers headed west of the Mississippi River, that airpor...

Bought by Connecticut Public (WNPR), KPVL, Troy Public Radio, Delta College Public Radio, The Story and more


  • Added: Jul 08, 2011
  • Length: 05:10
  • Purchases: 7
The Graffiti of War
From: War News Radio
Caption: Sgt Brandon Benton sent this to his wife Emily Benton, who waited for him at home near Fort Hood, Texas, when he got word of a return date., Credit: graffitiofwar.com
War News Radio talks with the founder of the Graffiti of War Project, which collects service members’ art left on the walls and buildings in the ba...

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Jul 05, 2011
  • Length: 06:38
  • Purchases: 1
Can Moral Injury Be a Wound of War?
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Global Ethics Corner
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Moral injury is a new concept to describe the harm done to combatants traumatized by war. Is this concept confined to combatants alone, or is moral...

  • Added: Nov 15, 2010
  • Length: 02:00
Project Compassion: Commemorating Those Who Have Served, One Painting At A Time
From: WTIP
Series: Arts and Culture
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In this feature, Bob Carter, with WTIP North Shore Community Radio, speaks with Kaziah Hancock, a goat rancher and painter who created Project Comp...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Aug 17, 2010
  • Length: 23:59
  • Purchases: 1
When Are These Wars Going To End?
From: Voces de Nuestro Mundo
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An update on the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: May 24, 2010
  • Length: 28:02
  • Purchases: 1