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The Louisiana Monument raises up near the rebel encampment on Seminary Ridge on the Gettysburg battlefield, July 1, 2013, the 150th anniversary of the first day of the historic 1863 battle. (Mark Pynes | mpynes@pennlive.com)
Community
PA Post

National Park Service: Confederate monuments at Gettysburg an ‘important part of the cultural landscape,’ will not be removed

The statement describes the Confederate monuments as representing an “important, if controversial, chapter in our nation’s history.”

6 years ago

President Donald Trump
Politics & Policy

Trump denies briefing on reported bounties against U.S. troops

Per a NYT report, American intelligence officials concluded months ago that Russian officials offered rewards for successful attacks on American service-members last year.

6 years ago

Britain's Prime Minister Winston Churchill, right, accompanied by officials, inspects the damage caused by German bombs in London's East End, Sept. 9, 1940, during the Blitz.  (AP Photo/British Official Photo)
Radio Times

Churchill and the Blitz: “The Splendid and the Vile”

Author Erik Larson on Winston Churchill's leadership through the Blitz, the nine months of German nighttime bombing raids that killed tens of thousands of British people.

Air Date: June 19, 2020 10:00 am

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In this photo an intercontinental ballistic missile lifts off from a truck-mounted launcher somewhere in Russia. The Russian military said the Avangard hypersonic weapon entered combat duty. The Kremlin has made modernization of Russia's strategic nuclear forces one of its top priorities. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Nuclear security and Chris Wallace on “Countdown 1945”

As U.S./ Russia nuclear weapons talks begin next week, we look at the state of nuclear proliferation and speak with Fox News' Chris Wallace about his book on the atomic bomb.

Air Date: June 16, 2020 10:00 am

Listen 49:13
Washington Monument
NPR
Community

Memorial Day honor flights canceled because of coronavirus crisis

For all their disappointment this year, veterans know something about the common good, says one Vietnam veteran.

6 years ago

Philadelphia Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Community
Billy Penn

Memorial Day in Philadelphia: 8 city landmarks that commemorate fallen heroes

From the Civil War to Beirut, a virtual tribute to those who've served.

6 years ago

Florence Hopp and J.J. Brania-Hopp
Community

Memorial Day even more poignant as veterans die from coronavirus

Memorial Day is meant to pay tribute to veterans who have perished. This year will be even more poignant because of the number of veterans who have died from coronavirus.

6 years ago

(AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Radio Times
Community

Regional Roundup: Memorial Day edition

This week: the difficulty of transitioning from military service to civilian life, saving John Coltrane's house, and teaching kids how to solve conflicts without violence.

Air Date: May 25, 2020 10:00 am

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The U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs Community Living Center in West Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health

How one nursing home is limiting the spread of COVID-19 among veterans

Testing is crucial at the VA Community Living Center in West Philly. Its medical center, a regional testing hub for infectious diseases, adapted equipment.

6 years ago

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, and Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly, in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Wednesday, May 20, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Health

AP fact check: Trump’s false ‘Choice’ on vets’ health care

President Trump is putting forth a false “Choice" when he boasts about a program aimed at improving veterans' health care by steering more patients to the private sector.

6 years ago

Rob Grier says if he weren't taking care of him, his dad, Robert Grier Sr., would probably need to be in a nursing home. (Courtesy of Rob Grier)
NPR
Community

Veterans see caregivers as even more crucial in the COVID-19 era

Veterans' homes have been ravaged by the virus. The VA has just announced new rules for its caregivers program, but veterans' groups fear thousands will be left behind.

6 years ago

Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie speaks about protecting seniors, in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, April 30, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Health

VA says it won’t stop use of unproven drug on vets for now

Facing growing criticism, the VA said Friday that it will not halt use of an unproven malaria drug on veterans with COVID-19 but that fewer of its patients are now taking it.

6 years ago

U.S. Air Force flyover
Down the Shore
Community

Jersey Shore on path of N.J. Air National Guard ‘morale boost’ flyover

The New Jersey Air National Guard will conduct a flyover Tuesday to honor COVID-19 frontline workers.

6 years ago

Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer
Health

Schumer calls on VA to explain use of unproven drug on vets

The Senate's top Democrat said the VA needs to provide Congress more information about a recent bulk order for $208,000 worth of hydroxychloroquine.

6 years ago

A screen capture from a U.S. Coast Guard video of the successful hoisting of two people from a grounded fishing vessel in the Barnegat Inlet Wednesday night. (U.S. Coast Guard)
Down the Shore
Community

Coast Guard hoists two people from grounded vessel in Barnegat Inlet

U.S. Coast Guard personnel rescued two people from a grounded fishing vessel in the Barnegat Inlet late Wednesday night, officials said. 

6 years ago

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