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In the first part of this story we heard from Uliana Bazar who, with her husband, Matthew Propert, left their home in Ukraine five hours before th...
- Added: Oct 16, 2023
- Length: 24:18
In the historic city of Magdeburg, Germany, there is a Johnny Cash themed country music festival called Nashville Days – complete with corndogs and...
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- Added: Mar 27, 2019
- Length: 28:01
- Purchases: 2
It is estimated that 30,000 Hessian soldiers fought for the British during the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). Where did they come from and...
- Added: Mar 25, 2019
- Length: 23:47
Gary Hankins is recruited from the air force during the Vietnam War to become a D.C. police officer.
- Added: Apr 30, 2018
- Length: 15:30
- Purchases: 2
An exploration of regional memories of the American Civil War and the ways we use story to hide or confront our complicated past.
- Added: Jul 24, 2017
- Length: 20:40
Commemorate the 100th anniversary of US involvement in World War I by accompanying Walter Price and the 314th Engineers on their tour of duty.
- Added: Jun 03, 2017
- Length: 08:19
A Japanese-American woman trapped in Japan in WWII
- Added: Mar 23, 2017
- Length: 25:05
- Purchases: 6
The Triangle Seagals, WAVES national unit #144 is a North Carolina based women’s organization for active, former active, retired, and reservists. F...
- Added: Jul 17, 2016
- Length: 36:27
With a national debate raging about the 2nd Amendment, we went to meet a man who epitomizes the right to bear arms: Dragonman. Born Mel Bernstein i...
- Added: Jan 18, 2016
- Length: 58:13
Air raid sirens were designed to alert the public of incoming enemy attacks during World War II. But 50 years ago--during the worst tornado outbrea...
- Added: Mar 18, 2015
- Length: 04:52
David Feinberg started the Center for Genocide & Holocaust Studies at the University of Minnesota more than 10 years ago. This year, a group of Gol...
- Added: Mar 18, 2015
- Length: 05:59
Part 2 of Phoenix 20 picks up right where part 1 ended. In this program, executive producer Sister Sue Sanders interviews host Dr. Peter Hilton abo...
- Added: Mar 01, 2013
- Length: 30:21
- Purchases: 2
The roles are reversed as Sister Susan Sanders interviews Veteran Matters host Dr. Peter Hilton about his time in the military during the Vietnam W...
- Added: Mar 01, 2013
- Length: 27:35
- Purchases: 2
Host Peter Hilton airs the final episode of this series of Veteran Matters. In this episode, Hilton welcomes back every veteran who has appeared on...
- Added: Mar 01, 2013
- Length: 24:43
- Purchases: 2
Host Peter Hilton continues the Veteran Matters series with the stories of Chris and Norm, two sailors in World War II who were apart of Operation ...
- Added: Mar 01, 2013
- Length: 27:28
- Purchases: 2
Host Peter Hilton welcomes to the program Bill. Bill is a veteran of the Korean War, and served at the front line of many operations in Korea. They...
- Added: Mar 01, 2013
- Length: 27:10
- Purchases: 2
Host Peter Hilton explores how spirituality may have affected the veteran's time in service, and what their experiences were like when they encount...
- Added: Mar 01, 2013
- Length: 27:55
- Purchases: 2
Veteran Matters continues with part 2 of this series. Host Peter Hilton introduces a new group of veterans, and we learn what roles animals may or ...
- Added: Mar 01, 2013
- Length: 27:43
- Purchases: 2
On this edition of Veteran Matters, host Peter Hilton welcomes to the program Norm, a veteran of World War II who served on the U.S.S. Bunker Hill ...
- Added: Mar 01, 2013
- Length: 28:23
- Purchases: 2
The Veteran Matters series continues with the stories of two army nurses, Joan who served in World War II and Karen who served in Iraq. Host Peter ...
- Added: Mar 01, 2013
- Length: 27:05
- Purchases: 2
Host Peter Hilton welcomes veterans Andy and Michael, to this edition of Veteran Matters, to discuss their overall military experiences. Andy discu...
- Added: Mar 01, 2013
- Length: 26:42
- Purchases: 2
On this edition of Veteran Matters, host Peter Hilton sits down with Steve, Buck, and Russ, veterans of World War II, Vietnam and Afghanistan. Stev...
- Added: Mar 01, 2013
- Length: 24:41
- Purchases: 2
On the first episode of Veteran Matters, host Peter Hilton introduces the Veterans that will be on the next four episodes of Veteran Matters and th...
- Added: Mar 01, 2013
- Length: 26:56
- Purchases: 2
- Added: May 28, 2008
- Length: 28:39
