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300: What's In A Number? 10.28.2005

We're a nation at war, but it hardly feels like it. That contrast is especially jarring for ...Iraq • Veterans • War
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258: Leaving the Fold 01.30.2004

Host Ira Glass talks with two Vietnam veterans about what it was like to leave the army and come ...Military • Veterans
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War Story.

203: Recordings for Someone 01.11.2002

During the Persian Gulf War, John Brasfield was an army scout. He went on dangerous missions, in ...Iraq • Veterans • War
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201: Them 12.07.2001

Reporter Chris Brookes had always thought the story was a joke: During World War II, a black ...Race • Veterans • War
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138: The Real Thing 08.27.1999

The story of Jug Burkett, a businessman in Dallas and a Vietnam vet, who years ago routinely ...Business • Crime • Mental Health
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God Of War.

96: Pinned by History 03.13.1998

In Vietnam, Jeffrey Harris, with one year of grad school, judged which soldiers stayed and which ...History • Jobs/Employment • Mental Health
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71: Defying Sickness 08.01.1997

Host Ira Glass with Walt Strommer, on Dreams of Disabled People. (6 minutes)Health Care/Medicine • Veterans • War
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37: The Job That Takes Over Your Life 09.27.1996

The story of the worst stateside disaster during World War II, at Port Chicago, an ammunition ...Boats • History • Jobs/Employment
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