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Making of FRONTLINE Bad Voodoo's War | PBS (#2610)
www.pbs.org/frontline/badvoodo... SGT J.P. Borda, SFC Toby Nunn and director Deborah Scranton tell the story of how a virtual friendship led to the making of Bad Voodoo's War, coming April 1 to PBS ... 04:15
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FRONTLINE | Extras: "Bad Voodoo's War" | PBS (#2610)
www.pbs.org/frontline/badvoodo... SFC Toby Nunn pays tribute to his fallen friend who took 18 rounds on the ramp of a Stryker, giving the rest of his men time to get to safety, from "Bad Voodoo's ... 02:34
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TAVIS SMILEY | Guest: Gen. Wesley Clark | PBS
www.pbs.org/kcet/tavissmiley/a... Retired U.S. Army Gen. Wesley Clark responds to Vice President Cheney's interview on ABC News about the grim milestone of 4,000 American deaths in Iraq. Check local ... 04:09
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World War II Veteran: Bob Benson
Bob Benson was farming with his father on 200 acres near Story City. The army deferred him. When it was his time to go, Bob joined the Navy and served aboard the U.S.S. Chincoteague, a seaplane tender ... 08:21
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World War II Veteran: Jack Smith
Jack Smith says his service really began in High School. He had 3 years of junior ROTC and knew he wanted to fly. He joined the Navy and flew Wildcats and Hellcats. 12:56
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World War II Veteran: Vincent Martinez
Vincent Martinez served as a first class petty officer 1943-1945. When the war ended, he liked the Navy, and reenlisted. During the war, he could not tell his parents where he was. He sent letters ... 02:02
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World War II Veteran: Maurice Vasquez
Maurice Vasquez served as a ship fitter second class on a net tender.They moved around the southern Solomon islands, Guadalcanal and Tulagi area in the Pacific securing harbors, putting out nets and laying ... 02:54
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World War II Veteran: Anthony Navarro
Anthony Navarro was born in Durango, Mexico. He was a Sergeant 1880 aviation engineers. He worked on the Burma Road in the China-Burma-India theater. 10:29
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World War II Veteran: Samuel A. Vasquez
Sam Vasquez was a sergeant with the 8th field artillery of the 25th infantry – the “Old Hawaiian Division”. He served at Luzon Island in the Philippines. Sam talks about the dangers of being in the jungles ... 08:14
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World War II Veteran: Elizes Chaves "Al"
Elizes Chaves was born and raised in Davenport. He volunteered for the service in September, 1942 because he was mad at the Japanese. He trained in aviation mechanics at Corpus Christi, Texas and then ... 07:50
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World War II Veteran: James Peavey
James Peavey was a professional tap dancer in Davenport before the War. He went to intelligence school, and was with the Eisenhower command. He worked in Washington D.C. and in Japan in counter intelligence.... 10:20
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World War II Veteran: Ivan W. Crees
Ivan Crees was a farm boy from Atalissa, Iowa. He served in Africa and Italy in the military police. 07:06
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World War II Veteran: Lonnie Conger
Lonnie Conger hitch-hiked 60 miles to Des Moines to enlist in the Navy. He trained as an aviation mechanic and served with the fighter squadron aboard the U.S.S. Intrepid. 10:18
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World War II Veteran: Robert Sullivan “Bob or Sully”
Sully tells us that patriotism was very high in the 40’s, and at 17, you don’t feel the war can be won without you. So he enlisted in the Marine Corps. 12:50
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World War II Veteran: Jerry Corrigan
Jerry Corrigan was the third oldest of 11 boys on the family farm north of Harper’s Ferry, Iowa. He tells us about the build-up in February 1945, toward the invasion of Japan. 09:14






