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World War II Veteran: Harold Lamont Schoolen
Harold Schoolen of Ottumwa, Iowa was a truck driver in the 2nd Cavalry Division. Harold shares his adventures hauling troops and ammunition in France and Italy. 09:47
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World War II Veteran: Donald R. Vaughn (Don)
Don Vaughn of Ottumwa, Iowa talks about his training after being drafted in the Army in March, 1943 and his service in Europe as Staff Sergeant in the coast artillery and field artillery. 10:25
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World War II Veteran: Richard Henneman
Richard Henneman talks about surviving a brutally cold winter in France, Germany and Belgium. 10:21
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World War II Veteran: Richard O. Keep (Dick)
Dick Keep learned to speak German from his mother and grandmother growing up on the farm. He served as interpreter for his little squadron or platoon of 20 soldiers. 10:18
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BILL MOYERS JOURNAL | Maxine Hong Kingston #2 | PBS (#1106)
A conversation with Maxine Hong Kingston, author of "Veterans of War, Veterans of Peace." For the last 15 years, award-winning author, Maxine Hong Kingston has been coaxing words from veterans -... 01:57
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BILL MOYERS JOURNAL | Maxine Hong Kingston #1 | PBS (#1106)
A conversation with Maxine Hong Kingston, author of "Veterans of War, Veterans of Peace." For the last 15 years, award-winning author, Maxine Hong Kingston has been coaxing words from veterans -... 03:35
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World War II Veteran: Robert A. Helgerson (Bob)
Bob Helgerson of Ottumwa, Iowa talks about his '90 day wonder' training in the Navy, and his experiences aboard the Intrepid. 10:58
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Independent Lens | KNOCKING | PBS (#825)
They are moral conservatives who stay out of politics, but they won a record number of court cases expanding freedom for everyone. They refuse blood transfusions on religious grounds, but they... 01:12
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NOW | A Tribute To Kurt Vonnegut | PBS
As a tribute to Kurt Vonnegut, the literary icon who passed away April 11, 2007, NOW proudly shares one of his last broadcast television interviews. On our October 7, 2005 program, NOW Host David... 09:16
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World War II and the Home Front: Ed Tubbs (#1)
To help win the fight from the home front, the U.S. government asked its citizens to increase production of everything from ammunition to food. Ed Tubbs went to work for the Jasper Country Extension... 01:14
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World War II and the Home Front: Vivian Schleihs Builds Aircraft in Des Moines (#2006)
During some of the breaks between flying missions there was time for relaxation and, of course, letter writing, the most common long distance communication device of the day. Back in Iowa, Ray... 01:00
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World War II Veteran: Thelma Kardon (#2006)
For some, joining the service was a chance to relocate. Thelma Kardon, formerly Sherman, was a 21 year-old native of Chelsea, Massachusetts who joined the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps in November of... 01:32
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World War II and the Home Front: Rex Holmes (#1)
As the battle raged on in Tunisia, 15-year old Rex Holmes of Red Oak waited in the Western Union Telegraph office in the Red Oak Hotel. 01:50
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World War II and the Home Front: Working at Maytag in Newton | Hollys "Pat" Harrison (#1)
Maytag was one of the Iowa firms that stopped producing consumer goods and started making war supplies. 01:04
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World War II and the Home Front: Jeanne Ersland and the Des Moines Ordnance Plant (#1)
As more men were sent away to fight, women were hired to take over their positions on the assembly lines. Before World War II, women had generally been discouraged from working outside the home.... 01:59
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