The Moth   /     The Moth Radio Hour: Veterans' Day Special

Summary

A special Veterans Day edition of The Moth Radio Hour. After returning from active duty in the Middle East, a marine searches for new meaning; a 97 year old woman describes training young men for WWII combat as a WASP; a father being deployed to Iraq must find a way to explain it to his children; and a WWII soldier from Wisconsin serves with the segregated 93rd Infantry Division in the South Pacific. This special hour is hosted by The Moth's Producing Director, Sarah Austin Jenness. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media. Storytellers: Mike Scotti finds new meaning after returning from active duty in the Middle East. Dawn Seymour becomes part of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), training young men stateside to enter WWII overseas. Bill Krieger tucks his daughter in at night before being deployed to Iraq.  William Cole serves as a radio operator in the 93rd Infantry Division, a segregated unit, in the South Pacific. Podcast # 356

Subtitle
A special Veterans Day edition of The Moth Radio Hour.
Duration
53:26
Publishing date
2024-11-12 05:00
Link
https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_24_574a1321-4b6e-40e8-a3c1-36208a969489&uf=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.themoth.org%2Fthemothpodcast
Contributors
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Enclosures
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Shownotes

A special Veterans Day edition of The Moth Radio Hour. After returning from active duty in the Middle East, a marine searches for new meaning; a 97 year old woman describes training young men for WWII combat as a WASP; a father being deployed to Iraq must find a way to explain it to his children; and a WWII soldier from Wisconsin serves with the segregated 93rd Infantry Division in the South Pacific. This special hour is hosted by The Moth's Producing Director, Sarah Austin Jenness. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media.

Storytellers:

Mike Scotti finds new meaning after returning from active duty in the Middle East.

Dawn Seymour becomes part of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), training young men stateside to enter WWII overseas.

Bill Krieger tucks his daughter in at night before being deployed to Iraq. 

William Cole serves as a radio operator in the 93rd Infantry Division, a segregated unit, in the South Pacific.

Podcast # 356