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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
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A conversation with James Douglass, author of "JFK and the Unspeakable: Why He Died and Why It Matters". Douglass makes the case for his theory tha...

Bought by WFHB, KVSC, KMXT, and KVSC


  • Added: Oct 24, 2013
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 4
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This hour features four Vermont soldiers captured at the Battle of the Bulge in World War II. The program weaves together their stories of capture,...

Bought by WXDU and KREV-LP


  • Added: Oct 23, 2013
  • Length: 56:00
  • Purchases: 2
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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...

Bought by WFHB and KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Mar 01, 2013
  • Length: 30:21
  • Purchases: 2
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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...

Bought by WFHB and KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Mar 01, 2013
  • Length: 27:35
  • Purchases: 2
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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...

Bought by WFHB and KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Mar 01, 2013
  • Length: 24:43
  • Purchases: 2
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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 ...

Bought by WFHB and KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Mar 01, 2013
  • Length: 27:28
  • Purchases: 2
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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...

Bought by WFHB and KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Mar 01, 2013
  • Length: 27:10
  • Purchases: 2
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Host Peter Hilton explores how spirituality may have affected the veteran's time in service, and what their experiences were like when they encount...

Bought by WFHB and KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Mar 01, 2013
  • Length: 27:55
  • Purchases: 2
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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 ...

Bought by WFHB and KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Mar 01, 2013
  • Length: 27:43
  • Purchases: 2
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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 ...

Bought by WFHB and KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Mar 01, 2013
  • Length: 28:23
  • Purchases: 2
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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 ...

Bought by WFHB and KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Mar 01, 2013
  • Length: 27:05
  • Purchases: 2
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Host Peter Hilton welcomes veterans Andy and Michael, to this edition of Veteran Matters, to discuss their overall military experiences. Andy discu...

Bought by WFHB and KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Mar 01, 2013
  • Length: 26:42
  • Purchases: 2
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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...

Bought by WFHB and KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Mar 01, 2013
  • Length: 24:41
  • Purchases: 2
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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...

Bought by WFHB and KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Mar 01, 2013
  • Length: 26:56
  • Purchases: 2
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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
Caption: American Troops Surrendering
The final segment describes the fall of Bataan and those who were able to escape to Corregidor Island. Interviews are with: Art Campbell, Ralph Lev...

Bought by KUER


  • Added: Oct 15, 2011
  • Length: 06:38
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: U.S.S. Canopus
This segment is about the Naval Ground Battalion that was created using sailors from the U.S.S. Canopus. The Imperial Japanese had started to land ...

Bought by KUER


  • Added: Oct 15, 2011
  • Length: 07:05
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Wounded Eating at Jungle Hospital on Bataan, Credit: National Archives
Segment Three Background Info: This segment goes into detail about how the food situation became so bad in the Philippines that the troops had to b...

Bought by KUER


  • Added: Oct 15, 2011
  • Length: 05:27
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Philippines bombed by the Imperial Japanese
This segment begins with the attack on the Philippine Islands shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor. At the beginning of the outbreak of the war...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 15, 2011
  • Length: 06:43
  • Purchases: 1
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The American Civil War has produced a number of mythical characters. Perhaps there are none like the notorious Champ Ferguson, a Confederate guerri...

Bought by WDVX


  • Added: Aug 22, 2011
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 1
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He was shy, geeky ... a genius ... and helped turn the tide in World War II.

  • Added: Apr 28, 2011
  • Length: 03:00
Caption: Battleship Missouri Memorial, Credit: USS Missouri Memorial Association
The Battleship Missouri is best known as the site where World War II officially ended on Sept. 2, 1945. Veterans share tales about the ship, nickn...

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., Delta College Public Radio, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., and KVMR


  • Added: Dec 06, 2006
  • Length: 05:06
  • Purchases: 4