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July 30, 2006: Paulette Carlson's Homage to Vietnam Veterans Jul 30, 2006

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Paulette Carlson gained country music fame in the late eighties and early nineties as the founder and lead singer with the band Highway 101. She recently performed her new song “Thank You Vets” from her “It’s About Time” album at the VVA’s Leadership Conference in Tucson. “Thank You Vets” is a tribute to her brother Gary, a Vietnam veteran who died in 2005, and to other Vietnam veterans she has known through the years. Dale Throneberry talks with the incredibly talented Paulette Carlson about her life and her music.

July 23, 2006: In Search of the Lost Black Sheep Jul 23, 2006

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What happens when four boyhood friends gather on a front porch in Texas on December 7, 1941 and agree that it is time to go to war; and on that porch promise each other that no matter what happens, they will all come back. Years later the remaining three approach a man they have followed in the news; a former Marine pilot and Vietnam Veteran, who, after his retirement, set many single-engine aircraft world records. Their request: go to the jungles of Espiritu Santo (present-day Vanuatu) and find their lost friend. The story of the recovery of 2nd Lt. Wayland Bennett after eight years of persistent searching includes intrigue, jungle adventures, double-crossing and low-life black marketeers that even today search for and trade in the remains of missing American aircraft and crews.

July 16, 2006: What Is The Veterans Initiative? Jul 16, 2006

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The Veterans Initiative is an historic effort that brings former enemies together to attempt to resolve the issue of those missing on both sides of the Vietnam War. By sharing information veteran-to-veteran, America and Vietnam’s veterans will be able to develop new sources of information that will help resolve this painful issue.

July 2, 2006: Cost of Freedom Jul 02, 2006

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“The cost of freedom is never free.”

We look at two of the most important battles in military history. Both began on the 1st of July.

The Battle of the Somme: One hundred thousand men climbed out of their trenches and advanced shoulder to shoulder in line across the crater-torn waste of No Man’s Land. The casualties sustained by the British army in the opening day of the Battle of Somme totaled almost 60,000.

Battle of Gettysburg: The turning battle of the Civil War. We talk with a group of Civil War reenactors to find out what really happened those beginning days of July 1863 outside of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

June 25, 2006: Paul Reickhoff / Chasing Ghosts Jun 25, 2006

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Our guest, Paul Rieckhoff, founder and Executive Director of the Iraq Afghanistan Veterans of America discusses his new book: Chasing Ghosts: A Soldier's Fight for America from Baghdad to Washington.

June 18, 2006: Father's Day Jun 18, 2006

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Father’s Day has a special meaning for all of us. It has an extra special meaning for those who have lost a father, mother, son or daughter in war.

Join us as we talk with members of Sons and Daughters in Touch. Part of their mission is: To locate, unite and provide support to Sons, Daughters and other family members of those who died or remain missing as a result of the Vietnam War. Also joining us is Allen Hoe, son of warriors and father of warriors. Don’t miss this incredible story of his service in Vietnam with the 196th Light Infantry Brigade and that of his son with the same unit in Iraq. You won’t believe the courage and sacrifice of this American family.

June 11, 2006: Submarines! Jun 11, 2006

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We all know submarines played a major role in the war in the Pacific. But did you know 27 subs were built in Wisconsin? We talk to Jerry Pilger who worked on the first seven built there. But, what was it really like to be a crew member on a sub? How crowded and cramped were they? What was it like to be hunted by Japanese ships and attacked with depth charges? We ask World War II submarine veterans Earl Fosgard and Bud Masinck. What is life like aboard a modern day sub? Kevin Rolan served on a “Boomer” in the early nineties and tells us all about it.

June 4, 2006: Leonard Lomell / D-Day Jun 04, 2006

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D-Day, 6 June 1944, was the largest invasion in the history of the world. Pointe-Du-Hoc was a nearly 100-meter high cliff, with perpendicular sides jutting out into the English Channel. You won’t believe the story of this incredible example of American ingenuity as we learn how this small group of Rangers was finally able to accomplish their mission despite all the SNAFUs.

Join us as we talk with Leonard Lomell, the last survivor of the assault on Pointe-Du-Hoc. Other guests will include Nick Mueller, Museum Director for the National D-Day Museum, and Brigadier General William Leszczynski (Ret.), Executive Director and COO of the American Battle Monuments Commission.

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