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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
A conversation with Maxine Hong Kingston, author of "Veterans of War, Veterans of Peace." ( www.vowvop.org). PBS Airdate: Friday, May 25 at 9pm. Check local listings at: www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/abo... ... 01:57
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BILL MOYERS JOURNAL | Maxine Hong Kingston #1 | PBS
A conversation with Maxine Hong Kingston, author of "Veterans of War, Veterans of Peace." ( www.vowvop.org). PBS Airdate: Friday, May 25 at 9pm. Check local listings at: www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/abo... ... 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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Iowa Veteran of the War in Iraq: Jaymie Holschlag (#102)
Assignment Iowa profiles Jaymie Holschlag, a New Hampton woman who served as a medic for a bomb-hunting squad in Iraq.
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Iowa Veteran of the War in Iraq: Joe Gottschalk (#102)
Assignment Iowa profiles Joe Gottschalk, an Iraq War veteran from Tipton who sustained injuries after the truck he was driving was hit by a roadside IED.
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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 Brancaccio ... 09:16
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World War II Veteran: Malcolm Amos
Army Corpsman Malcolm Amos of Afton was among those captured in the Philippines on April 9, 1942. He became one of the more than 75 thousand allied forces, including and estimated 12,000 Americans, who ... 01:16
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World War II Veteran: Paul Aschbrenner
Aschbrenner was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma. On Sunday, December 7, 1941, the Oklahoma was docked in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The attack began at 7:55am, Hawaiian time.
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World War II Veteran: Ray Schleihs
In April of 1944, 27-year old Second Lieutenant Ray Schleihs of Johnston, was starting his overseas tour of duty. Schleihs had joined the Army Air Corps in March of 1942 and was now piloting B-17 Flying ...
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World War II Veteran: Russell Smith
By mid-summer 1944, members of company "I" were attacking German troops somewhere north of Rome, Italy. "Bill" Smith was returning to the battlefield after requesting an artillery barrage when he came ...
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World War II Veteran: Ruth Miller
After being commissioned as a Second Lieutenant, Ruth Miller was assigned to the 110th Evacuation Hospital and sent to Europe in 1944. The 110th's job was to set up near the battle front, bandage wounded ...
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World War II Veteran: Thelma Kardon
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 1942. ...
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World War II Veteran: Verle Buck
Technician Fourth Grade Verle Buck, a 21-year old from Jubilee, had been drafted in January of 1943 and was now a part of the 149th Combat Engineer Battalion. On June 6, 1944, a day that became known ...










