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Programs |
Date |
Time |
| Walter Gabalski speaks with several military chaplains who served during World War II |
Monday, September 17 |
6:51 & 8:51 a.m. |
| Graham Jesmer takes us to the NYS Veterans Cemetary |
Tuesday, September 18 |
6:35 & 8:35 a.m. |
| Rachel Ward looks at the experiences of gay veterans |
Wednesday, September 19 |
6:35 & 8:35 a.m. |
| Peter Iglinski speaks with D-Day Veteran and WXXI-FM Host Richard Gladwell |
Thursday, September 20 |
6:51 & 8:51 a.m. |
| Julie Philipp talks with WWII veteran Dick Bedford |
Friday, September 21 |
6:51 & 8:51 a.m. |
KEN BURNS INTERVIEW
Morning Edition’s Renee Montagne
speaks with Ken Burns about his
newest documentary, The War.
|
Friday, September 21 |
During Morning Edition
(5 a.m. – 10 a.m.) |
TENTH MOUNTAIN DIVISION
A reconstituted 10th is fighting
in Iraq and Afghanistan but the
original division was formed in
WW2. NPR’s Joe Richman
tells the story of the original 10th.
|
Friday, September 21 |
During All Things Considered
(4 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.) |
MEXICAN AMERICANS:
BECOMING MEXICAN AMERICAN
Latino veterans who fought in
WWII speak about how the war
helped them become more
comfortable with accepting
themselves as Americans.
|
Sunday, September 23 |
During Weekend Edition (8 a.m. – 9 a.m.) and
All Things Considered
(5 p.m. – 6 p.m.) |
MEXICAN AMERICANS: THE
PIED PIPER OF SAIPAN
While growing up Mexican American
in an adopted Japanese family in
East L.A., Guy Gabaldon tells the
story of capturing 1500 Japanese
soldiers single-handedly
during WWII.
|
Sunday, September 23 |
During All Things Considered
(5 p.m.- 8 p.m.) |
KATE NOLAN, COMBAT NURSE
Kate Nolan treated injured soldiers
in almost every major battle in the
European theater during WWII and
also treated concentration camp
survivors after the German surrender.
|
Monday, September 24 |
During Morning Edition
(5 a.m. – 10 a.m.) |
THE ANGEL OF AHLEM
In 1945 American GI Vernon Tott
helped liberate a small concentration
camp in Germany, and photographed
the rescue. In 1997 Tott responded to
an ad from a survivor looking for the photographer and Tott went to track
down this survivor and
others he photographed.
|
Tuesday, September 25 |
During Morning Edition
(5 a.m. – 10 a.m.) |
THE GHOST SOLDIERS
OF THE 23rd HEADQUARTERS
SPECIAL TROOPS
The 23rd was a top-secret
“deception unit” that included
artists, musicians, actors,
writers and audio technicians
who were dispatched to Europe
after the Normandy invasion to
fool the Germans with sound
effects, inflatable tanks, cast iron
soldiers, and fake camouflage
designed to be spotted |
Tuesday, September 25 |
During All Things Considered
(4 p.m.- 6:30 p.m.) |
