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The Asakawa Christmas Party
From: Graham Shelby
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Storyteller Graham Shelby is thinking about the WWII veterans in his family when he serves as guest of honor at an unusual Christmas party - one he...

  • Added: Dec 02, 2014
  • Length: 12:29
Humankind special: The Christmas Truce
From: David Freudberg
Caption: Wounded young soldier in WW1
Produced in association with WGBH/Boston. On the occasion of its 100th anniverary, we take a moving look at the 1914 Christmas Truce, in which oppo...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, Interlochen Public Radio, KWIT, KVSC, KWMR and more


  • Added: Nov 25, 2014
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 48
Veterans Day Ceremony Hosted At Monroe County Courthouse
From: WFHB
Series: Daily Local News
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Richard E. Dunbar, Commander, Burton Woolery American Legion Post #18, hosted a Veterans Day ceremony at the Monroe County Courthouse this morning....

  • Added: Nov 11, 2014
  • Length: 08:40
God's Sanctuary
From: Eric Winick
Caption: Harold Lerner, 1945
1943, The Pacific. Aboard a troop ship bound for New Guinea, under threat of enemy fire, a young private is tasked with an awesome responsibility.

  • Added: Jul 22, 2014
  • Length: 13:58
Messages From a Forgotten Troopship (Hour Long Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
Caption: Troops aboard the General Nelson M. Walker, Credit: Vietnam Graffiti Project
Sound-rich stories from and about a Vietnam War-era troopship, in the voices of people whose lives were affected by the journey to war.

Bought by WCNY, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WGCU, KMUN, KAZU Seaside, Calif. and more


  • Added: May 21, 2014
  • Length: 53:32
  • Purchases: 29
Star Spangled Banner
From: John Messmer
Caption: John A. Messmer, Jr. says:
A reading of the entire Star Spangled Banner.

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Mar 30, 2014
  • Length: 02:01
  • Purchases: 1
PROMO - Coming Home: A History of War Veterans [rebroadcast]
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Series: Promos for Upcoming Shows
Caption: Detail from 1919 Red Cross poster, “Facing the Future: Uncle Sam offers training to every man disabled in the service.”, Credit: Library of Congress
30-second promo for BackStory episode, "Coming Home: A History of War Veterans [rebroadcast]," with 5-second music bed at end for station-specific ...

Bought by WHRV, WUFT, and WLPR


  • Added: Nov 07, 2013
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 3
The American Connection (WWII)
From: Capital Public Radio
Series: Connections
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It is no coincidence that three of Aaron Copland's most powerful works -- Appalachian Spring, Fanfare for the Common Man, and A Lincoln Portrait --...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 03, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Students and Soldiers: Captivating Stories from Montana Veterans
From: Beth Anne Austein
Caption: Willard Alternative High School student, Keifer Clark, interviews 93-year-old Bataan Death March survivor, Ben Steele. , Credit: Julie Jorgenson
"Students and Soldiers" weaves together wartime stories from twelve Montana veterans of various branches of the U.S. Armed Forces. Interviewed by t...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KBRP Community Radio, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KMXT, and South Dakota Public Broadcasting - Radio


  • Added: Nov 09, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Helping people deal with post traumatic stress
From: Chuck Wolfe
Series: The Emotion Roadmap: Take the Wheel & Control How You Feel
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Dr. Julian Ford has a program and a grant targeted to help veterans deal with post traumatic stress syndrome. Dr. Ford's research, clinical work, a...

  • Added: Oct 21, 2011
  • Length: 49:40
Help for veterans returning home Part 2
From: Chuck Wolfe
Series: The Emotion Roadmap: Take the Wheel & Control How You Feel
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“One of the things that you can do for a member of the military who is currently serving is to help take care of their family. That happened for us...

  • Added: Oct 21, 2011
  • Length: 28:28
Help for veterans returning home
From: Chuck Wolfe
Series: The Emotion Roadmap: Take the Wheel & Control How You Feel
Caption: Tribute to my father
“Thank a returning veteran for their service.” Jean Stetz Puchalski What can each of us do to help veterans’ families when the veteran is still...

  • Added: Oct 21, 2011
  • Length: 31:43
Henry Nicholas Gunther, November 11, 1918
From: Jonathan Thomas Stratman
Series: Who Died Today
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Officially the last American to be killed in World War I. In a cruel twist of fate, Henry Gunther "cheated life" by dying needlessly on a field in ...

Bought by WRVG - Georgetown College Student Radio and KTRL


  • Added: Oct 09, 2011
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
To The Fallen: Memorial Day - Part 1
From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Kaleidoscope
Caption: Memorial Day Poster, Credit: Beverly & Pack
Part one of a two-hour remembrance for Memorial Day... Since the ending of the Civil War in 1865, America has lost over 700,000 soldiers. For Memor...

Bought by KTXK


  • Added: Apr 26, 2011
  • Length: 44:32
  • Purchases: 1
The True Glory: Veteran's Day
From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Chronicle
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Remembering both the fallen and the survivors.

Bought by WVIA, Northeast Indiana Public Radio, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), and KHNS


  • Added: Nov 05, 2010
  • Length: 53:45
  • Purchases: 4
Veterans Day 2010 - Lest We Forget 10-44
From: All Classical Public Media
Series: The Score with Edmund Stone
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This week on The Score, with Edmund Stone, we salute those who serve in Lest We Forget.

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, WUFT, GCR (Global Community Radio), and KPVL


  • Added: Nov 02, 2010
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
Eid Nowruz
From: War News Radio
Caption: Men dance during the celebration of the Nowruz holiday in Kabul., Credit: Associated Press
From Out With the Old, March 26, 2010: War News Radio reports on Eid Nouruz, the Persian New York.

  • Added: Mar 26, 2010
  • Length: 06:06
For Whom The Bell Stalls - audio autopsies of heroes, patriots and villians
From: Jay sapir
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Former U.N. chief nuclear weapons inspector is the "U.N. sleuth slammed by the truth." Ritter was the first high profile public official to tell t...

  • Added: Jun 14, 2009
  • Length: 13:52
Picking Up the Pieces: Veterans Special
From: AARP Radio
Series: Prime Time Radio
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How family and faith are healing veterans home from war.

Bought by KTOO, Indie3 Radio, WVTF, WCNY, KUER and more


  • Added: May 07, 2008
  • Length: 59:50
  • Purchases: 43
This I Believe - Steve Banko
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Buffalo listener Steve Banko believes Christmas music helped heal some of his Vietnam War wounds.

Bought by WEZU, New Hampshire Public Radio, WEZU, and WAMU


  • Added: Feb 21, 2008
  • Length: 03:48
  • Purchases: 4
Peace Talks Radio: Taken Too Soon-The Cost of War (A Memorial)[59:00/54:00/29:00 or Modules]
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Nearly 40 public radio producers from around the world lend their voices to a roll call of just some of the names of casualties from the wars in Ir...

Bought by WESM 91.3 FM, WAMU, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KBRP Community Radio, WSLR and more


  • Added: Mar 20, 2006
  • Length: 58:47
  • Purchases: 30
Thanksgiving Travels for the 59th QMCO
From: KRCC-FM
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Troops get home in time for Thanksgiving

  • Added: Nov 28, 2005
  • Length: 02:30
In Honor of Veterans
From: Western Folklife Center Media
Caption: PRX default Piece image
This Veterans' Day program pays tribute to America's fighting men and women through first-hand accounts of battle, as well as music and poetry that...

Bought by KSLU, KVLU, KMSU, KRCB 104.9, KBBI Alaska and more


  • Added: Oct 07, 2005
  • Length: 53:07
  • Purchases: 39
Memorial Day
From: David Duncan
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Memorial Day memories

Bought by Raven Radio


  • Added: Jun 07, 2005
  • Length: 04:14
  • Purchases: 1
Flag Day: Civil War Flag Bearer's Legacy
From: Melissa Ingells
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A Civil War Flag Bearer's Legacy Remembered on Flag Day

Bought by WTIP, KISU, and WKMS


  • Added: Jun 06, 2005
  • Length: 06:16
  • Purchases: 3