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No Rice (In the Wake of Vietnam)
From: WBEZ
Series: Vocalo Presents
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William and Yvonne Russell talk about life after his return from Vietnam; and how they dealt with PTSD before the term existed.

  • Added: Sep 17, 2014
  • Length: 04:45
Ray Brown: Black and Radical in Vietnam
From: WBEZ
Series: Vocalo Presents
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Ray has been an activist most of his life. He organized lunch counter sit-ins and participated in the March on Washington. When he was drafted to f...

  • Added: Sep 15, 2014
  • Length: 23:59
It's Not About the Fish
From: Jessica Murri
Caption: George Nickel was once in an armed standoff with the Boise Police Department. Today, he fly fishes. , Credit: Jessica Murri
Six military vets go fly fishing in Southwestern Idaho, to cope with the war that left their lives in ruins.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 04, 2014
  • Length: 06:29
  • Purchases: 1
Messages From a Forgotten Troopship (Half Hour Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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In the 1960s, it took almost three weeks to cross the sea from America to Vietnam. Three weeks for young men in crowded cabins, with salt water sho...

Bought by WHFR, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WJCT, KYUK, KFAI Minneapolis and more


  • Added: Jun 06, 2014
  • Length: 26:24
  • Purchases: 10
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
Dogs Help Vets with PTSD
From: WITF
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Learning to train their dogs as service dogs helps Veterans with PTSD deal with their issues in positive ways.

Bought by Boise State Public Radio, WDBM, WTIP, and West Virginia Public Broadcasting


  • Added: May 14, 2014
  • Length: 07:33
  • Purchases: 4
Veterans and Disabilities (Feature)
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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The army is scrambling to recover missing war records from Iraq and Afghanistan, and in the meantime, many veterans struggle to get their disabilit...

Bought by KENW, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and WXDU


  • Added: May 02, 2014
  • Length: 02:37
  • Purchases: 3
Star Spangled Banner
From: John Messmer
Caption: John A. Messmer, Jr. says:
A reading of the entire Star Spangled Banner.

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Mar 30, 2014
  • Length: 02:01
  • Purchases: 1
Remember the Veterans
From: John Messmer
Caption: John A. Messmer, Jr. says:
During this time of year remember the veterans.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Mar 27, 2014
  • Length: :10
  • Purchases: 1
Tony Lin: "You would only join the Marine Corps if you wanted to see action."
From: University of Montana Journalism
Series: Combat Stories: Vets on War and Why They Went
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Tony Lin served from 2005 to 2013 and was deployed five times, including two Marine Expeditionary Unit deployments and three to Afghanistan. He ser...

Bought by KALH and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jan 22, 2014
  • Length: 02:59
  • Purchases: 2
Katie Stevens Goidich: "Was this really worth 14 years of my life?"
From: University of Montana Journalism
Series: Combat Stories: Vets on War and Why They Went
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Katie Stevens Goidich served with the U.S. Navy from 1997 to 2006 on active duty and from 2007 to 2012 in the Navy Reserve. After bootcamp and the ...

Bought by KALH and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jan 22, 2014
  • Length: 03:40
  • Purchases: 2
Ross Holcomb: "You're not allowed to sit there and not do anything."
From: University of Montana Journalism
Series: Combat Stories: Vets on War and Why They Went
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Ross Holcomb served with the 2nd Battalion 3rd Marines for four years and was deployed to Fallujah Iraq, and Goullistan, Afghanistan.

Bought by KALH


  • Added: Jan 22, 2014
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Miles Netzer: "What opportunity would I have ever had without joining?"
From: University of Montana Journalism
Series: Combat Stories: Vets on War and Why They Went
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Miles Netzer served with the U.S. Marines from June 2002 through July 2011. He deployed several times to multiple theaters. His parent unit was VMG...

Bought by KALH and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 22, 2014
  • Length: 02:40
  • Purchases: 2
Tyler Preston: "I knew then that we were going to war."
From: University of Montana Journalism
Series: Combat Stories: Vets on War and Why They Went
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Tyler Preston joined the Navy on Sept. 14, 1999, and served 11 years as an Aircrew Survival Equipmentman or "Parachute Rigger" and was stationed wi...

Bought by KALH


  • Added: Jan 22, 2014
  • Length: 03:06
  • Purchases: 1
Sorn Jessen: "I grew up in Eastern Montana on the Crow Reservation."
From: University of Montana Journalism
Series: Combat Stories: Vets on War and Why They Went
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Sorn Jessen was attached to the 513th Military Intelligence Battalion out of Fort Gordon, Ga. He deployed with his unit to Camp Doha, Kuwait, in Se...

Bought by KALH


  • Added: Jan 22, 2014
  • Length: 02:41
  • Purchases: 1
Mike Warner: "I don't know how many lives were saved by handing them two MREs."
From: University of Montana Journalism
Series: Combat Stories: Vets on War and Why They Went
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Michael Warner served with the U.S. Marines from 2002 to 2008, deploying to Iraq from 2003 to the end of 2005. His tank unit cleared a large number...

Bought by KALH and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 22, 2014
  • Length: 02:57
  • Purchases: 2
Larry Himes: "Because if he's got a bomb, I'm gonna blow up."
From: University of Montana Journalism
Series: Combat Stories: Vets on War and Why They Went
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Larry G. Himes served in the U.S. Air Force, the U.S Army National Guard and the U.S. Army. His service began in 1980. He deployed with the Nationa...

Bought by KALH


  • Added: Jan 22, 2014
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Mikaila Stinar: "When people look at me, they don't see soldier. They just see a girl."
From: University of Montana Journalism
Series: Combat Stories: Vets on War and Why They Went
Caption: Mikaila Stinar, far left, Credit: contributed photo
Mikaila Stinar served in Iraq from 2010 to 2011 with Echo Co. 145th BSB attached to the 1-163rd Infantry Battalion. Her unit provided convoy securi...

Bought by KALH, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jan 22, 2014
  • Length: 02:56
  • Purchases: 3
A TRIBUTE to Veterans and Horses: Helping Each Other to Heal
From: Chuck Wolfe
Series: The Emotion Roadmap: Take the Wheel & Control How You Feel
Caption: Horseback riding on Daphne
Listen to this fascinating interview with Mike Beck, singer, song writer, horseman, and volunteer contributor to the Joyful Horse Project. The Joyf...

  • Added: Jan 06, 2014
  • Length: 48:09
Addressing chronic homelessness with permanent supportive housing
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: Veterans Commons resident Jesse Breedwolf, 74, Credit: Liz Pfeffer
California has the largest concentration of homeless veterans in the nation, and in San Francisco, it’s likely that more than 700 homeless vets wil...

  • Added: Dec 29, 2013
  • Length: 07:22
The Forgotten 14% – Our Female Vets
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
Caption: Host Martha Burk
When it comes to how we treat our veterans,we do pretty well in some areas, but fall down in others. Homelessness is one of the worst. It’s way t...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Nov 06, 2013
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 1
Veterans Day 2013: Soldiers & Veterans 13-45
From: All Classical Public Media
Series: The Score with Edmund Stone
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This week on The Score with Edmund Stone music from films about soldiers and veterans.

Bought by Troy Public Radio, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WCRI, KHNS, KPVL and more


  • Added: Nov 05, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
Latino Veterans
From: New Visions, New Voices
Series: Experience Hispanic Heritage
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Latino veterans have been fighting in America's wars since the mid 1800s. Though many join out of a sense of duty, the military benefits and the pr...

Bought by WOUB, KICI Iowa City, KZYX, KRZA, and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Oct 14, 2013
  • Length: 05:29
  • Purchases: 5
Where do older prisoners go when they get out?
From: KALW
Caption: Frank Williams, SEOP Director
The older we get, the harder it is to think of ourselves as “old.” But as far as the government is concerned – specifically, the federal correction...

  • Added: Jun 22, 2013
  • Length: 09:45
Author Robert Hicks and a Civil War cemetery
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
Caption: McGavock Confederate Cemetery, Credit: Gene Korte
This historical novel brings to life the “Widow of the South,” Carrie McGavock. The bloodiest battle of the Civil War took place on November 30, 18...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Apr 14, 2013
  • Length: 09:52
  • Purchases: 1

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