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Caption: Daniel Moon in Seoul, Korea 1948
Sergeant Daniel Moon came to StoryCorps with his daughter Laura Moon to reflect on his memories of the Korean War.

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Oct 06, 2023
  • Length: 02:43
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: 101-year-old Joe Cooper survived the 1945 kamikaze attack on the USS Ommaney Bay. He calls it a "miracle" that divers have found and identified the wrecked aircraft carrier off the coast of the Philippines., Credit: Jay Price / American Homefront
101-year-old Joe Cooper was a crew member of the USS Ommaney Bay, which was attacked by a Japanese suicide pilot in World War II.

Bought by KPBS, WRFA-LP, Texas Public Radio, KRPS, and KUT


  • Added: Aug 01, 2023
  • Length: 03:54
  • Purchases: 5
Caption: Timely, In Depth Progressive Analysis Since 1991
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Putin’s Suspension of New START Nuclear Arms Treaty Requires Citizen Actio...

Bought by WFHB and WETS


  • Added: Mar 01, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
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KBFT Bois Forte Veterans Day Series featuring Anishinaabe Men and Women of the Bois Forte Nation of Chippewa in Minnesota. In this episode, we hear...

Bought by KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle


  • Added: Oct 20, 2021
  • Length: 05:08
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: 1st Lieutenant Edie Meeks, veteran of the U.S. Army., Credit: Insignia Films
Serving as a nurse in Vietnam, Edie Meeks struggled to balance compassionate care for her patients with the anger she felt about the war.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KGOU, RadioStPete Florida, KBBI Alaska, KUT and more


  • Added: Oct 17, 2021
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 8
Caption: Frank DeVita, veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard, holds a picture of himself in uniform when he served in World War II., Credit: Amanda Lalezarian
70 years after he worked a landing craft off the coast of France on D-Day, the memories of World War II still haunt Frank DeVita.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KGOU, RadioStPete Florida, KBBI Alaska, KCNP and more


  • Added: Oct 17, 2021
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 8
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KBFT Bois Forte Veterans Day Series featuring Anishinaabe Men and Women of the Bois Forte Nation of Chippewa in Minnesota. In this episode, we hear...

Bought by KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle


  • Added: Oct 14, 2021
  • Length: 05:36
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Veteran Marc Session points to some of his Navy mementos on display in his Chula Vista, California home., Credit: Steve Walsh / American Homefront
A VA Inspector General's report has found that the agency improperly denied benefits to thousands of veterans who couldn't see a doctor.

Bought by Texas Public Radio, KMXT, and KPCC


  • Added: Jan 12, 2021
  • Length: 03:28
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: 95-year-old World War II veteran Luther Hendricks poses with some of his military honors. He was a member of the Montford Point Marines, a group of African-American troops who trained at a segregated camp in North Carolina., Credit: Hendricks family
President Roosevelt opened all branches of the military to Black troops in 1941, but for African-American service members like Luther Hendricks, ra...

Bought by WUSF, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, Colorado Public Radio, KPBS, Texas Public Radio and more


  • Added: Nov 09, 2020
  • Length: 03:41
  • Purchases: 6
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Homelessness is an unfortunate reality for many military veterans. Jimmie Fedrick says having a support system and an active social life can be key...

Bought by WCNY, WMUU-LP, KXCV, WCMU Michigan, WTJU and more


  • Added: Aug 21, 2020
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 11
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Homelessness is an unfortunate reality for many military veterans. Jimmie Fedrick says having a support system and an active social life can be key...

Bought by KRZA, Kansas Public Radio, WJCT, KRDP, WYAP and more


  • Added: Aug 21, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 9
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Homelessness is an unfortunate reality for many military veterans. Jimmie Fedrick says having a support system and an active social life can be key...

Bought by KXCV, WNED Buffalo, and WNMU-FM


  • Added: Aug 21, 2020
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 3
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This is an archived edition of the Saturday Night Fish Fry from June 19, 2010.

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio)


  • Added: Jun 19, 2020
  • Length: 01:57:14
  • Purchases: 1
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This is an archived edition of the Saturday Night Fish Fry from June 13, 2009.

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio) and WYAP


  • Added: Jun 09, 2020
  • Length: 01:58:47
  • Purchases: 2
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This is an archived edition of the Saturday Night Fish Fry from June 9, 2012.

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio)


  • Added: Jun 04, 2020
  • Length: 01:58:02
  • Purchases: 1
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This is an archived edition of the Saturday Night Fish Fry from June 2, 2012.

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio)


  • Added: May 27, 2020
  • Length: 01:57:44
  • Purchases: 1
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This is an archived edition of the Saturday Night Fish Fry from Memorial Day weekend 2012.

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio) and WPCA-LP


  • Added: May 20, 2020
  • Length: 01:58:04
  • Purchases: 2
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This is an archived edition of the Saturday Night Fish Fry from May 17, 2014.

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio) and WPCA-LP


  • Added: May 12, 2020
  • Length: 01:58:10
  • Purchases: 2
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This is an archived edition of the Saturday Night Fish from the Mother's Day weekend of 2012.

  • Added: May 08, 2020
  • Length: 01:58:17
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This is an archived edition of the Saturday Night Fish Fry from April 28, 2012.

Bought by WPCA-LP


  • Added: May 01, 2020
  • Length: 01:57:27
  • Purchases: 1
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This is an archived edition of the Saturday Night Fish Fry from April 25, 2009.

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio) and WPCA-LP


  • Added: Apr 22, 2020
  • Length: 01:58:21
  • Purchases: 2
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This is an archived edition of the Saturday Night Fish Fry from April 10, 2010.

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio) and WPCA-LP


  • Added: Apr 16, 2020
  • Length: 01:57:27
  • Purchases: 2
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This is an Easter archived edition of the Saturday Night Fish Fry from 2010.

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio)


  • Added: Apr 10, 2020
  • Length: 01:58:41
  • Purchases: 1
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This is an archived edition of the Saturday Night Fish Fry from April 2012.

Bought by WPCA-LP and GCR (Global Community Radio)


  • Added: Apr 04, 2020
  • Length: 01:57:27
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Gene Popiolek, 68, (left) visits his father Bernie, 95, at an assisted living facility outside Baltimore. Bernie, a WWII veteran, pays to live here with help from the VA's Aid and Attendance benefit., Credit: Stephanie Colombini / American Homefront
The VA Aid and Attendance benefit can help some vets and spouses pay for nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and home health care. But the a...

Bought by KPBS, KPCC, and Texas Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 17, 2020
  • Length: 03:45
  • Purchases: 3