Michael Pitre’s “Fives and Twenty Fives”
ListenGuest: Michael Pitre
Iraq War veteran MICHAEL PITRE has written a new novel about a road repair and bomb disposal team working on the highways in Anbar Province during the war. To tell the story, Pitre uses the experiences of three very different men — a Marine, a medic and an Iraqi interpreter. The title of the book, Fives and Twenty-Fives, is a reference to the procedure the road crews used to check for bombs hiding in the potholes they were assigned to fill. Marty talks to Pitre about his novel, the war and returning home.
WHYY is your source for fact-based, in-depth journalism and information. As a nonprofit organization, we rely on financial support from readers like you. Please give today.
Brought to you by Radio Times
Radio Times
WHYY's Radio Times is an engaging and timely call-in program that tackles wide-ranging issues of concern to listeners in the Delaware Valley.
Subscribe for free
U.N. halts aid shipments through Gaza’s main crossing after looting. It blames the crisis on Israel
The decision could worsen the humanitarian crisis in Gaza as hundreds of thousands of people are living in squalid tent camps and rely on international food aid.
2 weeks ago
Israel’s ousted defense minister says the military has done all it can in Gaza
Yoav Gallant told families of Israeli hostages in Gaza that Israel's military achieved its goals in Gaza and that the prime minister is responsible for holding up a ceasefire.
1 month ago
Mideast violence is spiraling a year since the Gaza war began
When Hamas launched its attack on Oct. 7, 2023, it called on the Arab world to join it in a concerted campaign against Israel.
2 months ago