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Author Michael Korda and "Ike: An American Hero"
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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An author many times over and former editor-in-chief at Simon & Schuster, a major publishing company, Michael wrote this biography, “Ike: An Americ...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Jun 16, 2013
  • Length: 10:00
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps MVI: Travis Williams
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Iraq war Veteran Travis Williams, sole survivor of his 12-man squad, remembers the explosion that took his 11 teammates.

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: May 30, 2013
  • Length: 03:14
  • Purchases: 1
Veteran Repays Near-Half-Century Debt
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: Cliff Brody looks at an old photo of his deceased friend/sergeant, Joe Blakely, who changed Cliff’s life during the Vietnam War., Credit: Rebecca Sheir
How do you thank someone who saves you from tragedy? This Vietnam veteran knows.

Bought by Troy Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 17, 2013
  • Length: 05:40
  • Purchases: 3
Back to War
From: Traveling 219
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A weekend with the West Virginia Re-enactors Association, as they re-create the Battle of Droop Mountain.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 14, 2013
  • Length: 06:04
  • Purchases: 1
Back to Work
From: War News Radio
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This month on War News Radio, "Back to Work ". First, we examine the problem of youth unemployment in Morocco. Then, we look into the persecution ...

  • Added: Nov 18, 2012
  • Length: 29:01
StoryCorps: Harvey Hilbert
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Vietnam veteran Harvey Hilbert remembers one night from the war.

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Nov 09, 2012
  • Length: 02:24
  • Purchases: 1
Fields of Remembrance
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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To honor the young men who sacrificed their lives in the D-Day invasion, Brigadier General Casey Brower takes young cadets on tours of the American...

Bought by WJCT, Indie3 Radio, KVSC, Radio Catskill, KRZA and more


  • Added: Nov 09, 2012
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 17
StoryCorps: Joel Healy and Kelli Healy Salazar
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Joel Healy tells his daughter, Kelli Healy Salzar, about participating in Operation Plumbbob, one of the largest nuclear tests conducted by the U.S...

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Oct 16, 2012
  • Length: 02:37
  • Purchases: 1
Audio Postcard: Russky Jeep
From: Seattle Globalist
Series: Generation Putin
Caption: The Black Horse. A secret police car from Soviet days, Balaklava., Credit: Sarah Stuteville, The Seattle Globalist
A Generation Putin *extra*: Audio postcard from a military jeep ride in the former Soviet stronghold of Balaklava, Ukraine.

Bought by HowSound, KUOW, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 26, 2012
  • Length: 04:15
  • Purchases: 3
StoryCorps: Adeline Roccko and Zachariah Fike
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Army National Guard Capt. Zachariah Fike speaks with Adeline Rockko about returning her brother's lost Purple Heart medal.

Bought by WEZU, KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm, New Hampshire Public Radio, and KUOW


  • Added: Jul 06, 2012
  • Length: 01:48
  • Purchases: 4
StoryCorps: Harrison Wright and Sean Guess
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Harrison Wright (R) with his grandson, Sean Guess (L)
Harrison Wright tells his grandson, Sean Guess, about serving in the Army at the end of World War II.

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: May 25, 2012
  • Length: 01:56
  • Purchases: 1
Indie on Demand Reviews GARBO THE SPY
From: Daniel Persons
Series: The Indie on Demand Movie Review
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A review of the intriguing WWII documentary.

  • Added: Apr 25, 2012
  • Length: 01:59
Kentucky Exhibits Mark Civil War Sequicentennial
From: Louisville Public Media
Caption: Monument at Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site
Two historical exhibits now open in Louisville, Kentucky explore the state's unique position as a Civil War border state.

Bought by Listenwise


  • Added: Dec 15, 2011
  • Length: 03:50
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Frank Curre
From: StoryCorps
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88-year-old Frank Curre remembers serving on the U.S.S. Tennessee during the attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WDBM, WVBI-LP, WEZU, KUER and more


  • Added: Nov 18, 2011
  • Length: 02:23
  • Purchases: 10
Honoring Our Veterans
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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The nation is losing 850 World War II veterans a day. One Virginia general is seeing that their sacrifice is remembered. Kelley Libby reports.

Bought by KENW, KHSU, KKWE Niijii Radio, Delta College Public Radio, and KSQM 91.5 FM


  • Added: Oct 07, 2011
  • Length: 02:20
  • Purchases: 5
THE STRANGE HISTORY OF DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL -- Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato, San Francisco, CA 9/14/11, Credit: Andrea Chase
Filmmakers Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato talk lies, prejudice, and windows of opportunity.

  • Added: Sep 20, 2011
  • Length: 16:48
Take Care of the Living
From: With Good Reason
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When the American Civil War ended, Southern veterans faced the same shattered family lives and economic hardships that U.S. war veterans face today.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 18, 2011
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 1
Pioneers of Flight: Tuskegee Airmen in Transition
From: Andrew Hiller
Caption: Lt. Col. Ivan Ware, Credit: Courtesy Air Force Magazine
Lt. Col. Ivan Ware has known war. For thirty-two months, he served in Europe. He’s been bombed at, shot at, and fought back. But his battles did...

Bought by WCSU-FM


  • Added: Jan 24, 2011
  • Length: 04:07
  • Purchases: 1
I Didn't Know That (A Short People's History of the United States)
From: Stephanie Coleman
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A young rendering of an old story. All contributors between the ages of five and eight.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, KSRQ, KHNS, New Hampshire Public Radio, KUOW and more


  • Added: Sep 27, 2010
  • Length: 03:06
  • Purchases: 8
Penn State Students Make Big Archaeological Find
From: WPSU
Caption: Jonathan Burns, Credit: Emily Reddy
It’s not often that groups of undergrads get to make big archaeological discoveries. But a group of Penn State students has done just that. WPSU’...

  • Added: Jul 01, 2010
  • Length: 05:00
Rebel Yell
From: Peter Solomon
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A historian in Richmond, VA believes he has solved the riddle behind the legendary Confederate War cry that was thought to be lost to the ages.

Bought by WEZU, Louisville Public Media, PRX Remix, and Remix Radio


  • Added: Jul 08, 2009
  • Length: 03:48
  • Purchases: 4
Colonial Militia
From: Steve Clark
Series: Virginia: Colony to Commonwealth
Caption: Farm militia drill, Credit: Jamestown Yorktown Foundation
The colonial militias played an important role in the struggle for independence, but then, as now, not without some misunderstanding.

  • Added: Apr 16, 2009
  • Length: 02:30
WNR: Sgt. Chuck's Tour of Iraq
From: War News Radio
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From "Six Years In" (March 20, 2009): War News Radio features the story of an U.S. soldier who found himself in the Sunni Triangle in April of 2003.

  • Added: Mar 20, 2009
  • Length: 06:24
WNR: Boy Scouts in Iraq
From: War News Radio
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From "On My Honor" (February 27, 2009): War News Radio reports on one American's efforts to help bring scouting back to post-Saddam Iraq.

Bought by WBEZ


  • Added: Mar 09, 2009
  • Length: 07:25
  • Purchases: 1
This I Believe - Veterans Day Feature
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Veterans from World War I through the Iraq War discuss how their combat experiences shaped their beliefs.

Bought by WUTC, KKWE Niijii Radio, WEZU, KBGA 89.9 FM, Vocalo.org and more


  • Added: Nov 10, 2008
  • Length: 05:59
  • Purchases: 6