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Reflecting on three years of war in Tigray, Ethiopia: The 21st century's deadliest conflict
From: Jules Feeney
Caption: Salem Tewelde (left) and her cousin Jerusaliem Gebreziabher (right) during a trip to Sudan to document stories of refugees fleeing violence in Tigray., Credit: Courtesey of Salem Tewelde
On this three-year anniversary of war in Tigray, members of the diaspora spoke about their loss, grief and commitment to solidarity.

  • Added: Nov 11, 2023
  • Length: 04:50
Episode 23: Young Blood with Matthew Gallagher
From: Justin Hudnall
Series: Incoming
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Before he would ever know it, Matt Gallagher was at the forefront of new veteran voices fighting the Global War on Terror. Literally. He unknowingl...

  • Added: Jan 12, 2021
  • Length: 52:09
Let Us Be As One Hand
From: KXCI
Series: Mn Huna: Finding Refuge in Friendship
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Episode 8: Houda & Melanie refer to Houda’s apartment complex in Tucson as Small Syria—16 Syrian families live there today, but a year ago there we...

  • Added: May 10, 2017
  • Length: 03:36
Beau Buffkin: "Warfare over there is very, very impersonal."
From: University of Montana Journalism
Series: Combat Stories: Vets on War and Why They Went
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Beaufort Buffkin served with the U.S. Army as an infantry specialist during Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. Bravo Battery, with which he...

Bought by KALH


  • Added: Dec 30, 2014
  • Length: 03:35
  • Purchases: 1
Shawn Grove: "It was after 9/11 and I thought I could make a difference."
From: University of Montana Journalism
Series: Combat Stories: Vets on War and Why They Went
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Shawn Grove was a linguist in the U.S. Army for five years and served in Operation Iraqi Freedom. He spent a year in a horse stable, which he said ...

Bought by KALH


  • Added: Dec 30, 2014
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 1
Maxey Carpenter: "It was a good job. So it was like: Move out, kid."
From: University of Montana Journalism
Series: Combat Stories: Vets on War and Why They Went
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Maxey B. Carpenter achieved the rank of full colonel in the U.S. Army in a career that spanned nearly 30 years. He was deployed to Panama, the Phil...

Bought by KALH


  • Added: Dec 30, 2014
  • Length: 03:10
  • Purchases: 1
Craig Misajet: "Hey man, chill out. Your legs are still there. You're good."
From: University of Montana Journalism
Series: Combat Stories: Vets on War and Why They Went
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Craig Misajet joined the Marine Corps in Feburary 2008, partly to get out of the trouble he'd found in high school in Wyoming. He went to Iraq, whi...

Bought by KALH


  • Added: Dec 30, 2014
  • Length: 02:56
  • Purchases: 1
Bart Bauer: "That camera gave us a false sense of security."
From: University of Montana Journalism
Series: Combat Stories: Vets on War and Why They Went
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Bart Bauer retired from the U.S. Navy in 2014, after serving 24 years. In Iraq, he was a photographer, part of the Expeditionary Combat Camera oper...

Bought by KALH


  • Added: Dec 30, 2014
  • Length: 02:52
  • Purchases: 1
Charlotte Schnase: "Coming home was a big letdown."
From: University of Montana Journalism
Series: Combat Stories: Vets on War and Why They Went
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Charlotte Schnase was an E-4 in Iraq, a postal worker who got the mail where it needed to go. It's an overlooked job that took its toll on her, esp...

Bought by KALH


  • Added: Dec 30, 2014
  • Length: 03:14
  • Purchases: 1
Adam McCaw: "It's too dangerous to leave things without being smoothed over."
From: University of Montana Journalism
Series: Combat Stories: Vets on War and Why They Went
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Part of Adam McCaw's job with the U.S. Army's 4th Infantry 7th Special Forces Group was to train Afghanis to be police officers. He had to fire a f...

  • Added: Dec 29, 2014
  • Length: 03:02
Tylor Willis: "The day I got blown up is the first day that comes to mind."
From: University of Montana Journalism
Series: Combat Stories: Vets on War and Why They Went
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Tylor Willis was a Corporal E-4 who served with the U.S. Marines in Afghanistan in the Battle of Sangin. He was awarded a Purple Heart. While in co...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio and KALH


  • Added: Dec 29, 2014
  • Length: 02:50
  • Purchases: 2
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...

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  • Added: Jan 22, 2014
  • Length: 02:41
  • Purchases: 1
The Beat: Eric Chandler - "I Can Already Hear It"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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Eric Chandler is a husband, father, F-16 Pilot, and cross-country skier who lives in Duluth. He's a member of Lake Superior Writers, and has been p...

  • Added: Oct 17, 2013
  • Length: 01:50
The Beat: Dean Brooks - "Murderer"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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Dean Brooks graduated from Bemidji State University in 2012 with a degree in Creative Writing. He looks for inspiration in dusty corners, early mor...

  • Added: Sep 03, 2013
  • Length: 02:09
The Beat: Wendell Affield - "Streams"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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Wendell Affield grew up on a farm near Nebish, Minnesota. He's a Vietnam Veteran, wounded during his tour of duty on a gunboat in the Mekong Delta,...

  • Added: Jun 10, 2013
  • Length: 02:39
The Beat: Erin Lynn Marsh - "I Try To Imagine Eva Braun"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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Erin Lynn Marsh has been published in Sugarhouse Review, Post Road Magazine, and Paper Darts. She holds an MFA from Lesley University in Boston, is...

  • Added: Apr 10, 2013
  • Length: 02:00
The Beat: Mark Christensen - "Crutches"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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Mark Christensen is a published author, and a long time educator. He is Professor of English at Bemidji State University where is particular intere...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Mar 20, 2013
  • Length: 01:36
  • Purchases: 1
Muddy Jungle Rivers: Wendell Affield talk about his Vietnam memoir
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Realgoodwords
Caption: Muddy Jungle Rivers - Wendell Affield
Wendell Affield of Bemidji joins Charlie Pulkrabek to talk about his new memoir about his experience in the Mobile Riverine Force while serving as ...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jul 06, 2012
  • Length: 14:07
  • Purchases: 1
Military Combat Cameramen and Women
From: Jake Warga
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We have seen a lot of pictures from Iraq and Afghanistan over the past decade. Chances are that many of them were actually taken by the military. C...

Bought by KUT, KUOW, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 08, 2010
  • Length: 03:01
  • Purchases: 4
Staff Sergeant Treen
From: Jake Warga
Series: Soldiers Soundtracks to War--IRAQ
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Artist: Barbra Streisand Song: Send in the Clowns

Bought by KZYX, KHNS, KCRW, The Story, KFAI Minneapolis and more


  • Added: Jun 01, 2010
  • Length: 03:12
  • Purchases: 6