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Military

Clarence Smoyer stands outside Midtown Scholar bookstore in Harrisburg at a book signing event. (Tim Lambert/WITF)
Community

96-year-old Army veteran from Allentown awarded Bronze Star in surprise ceremony at WWII Memorial

The "hero of Cologne" was denied the award nearly 75 years ago "over a stick of gum," according to author Adam Makos.

6 years ago

In this Dec. 16, 2005 photo, an Iraqi soldier guards at a checkpoint backdropped with posters, some are pictures of terror leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, in Baghdad, Iraq. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

“The Targeter:” tracking terrorism in Iraq after 9/11

Former CIA analyst Nada Bakos discusses her work tracking terrorism in Iraq, including ISIS founder Abu Masab al-Zarqawi, after 9/11.

Air Date: September 17, 2019 10:00 am

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Al Duncan of Malvern, a member of the Chester County Vietnam Veterans of America, salutes after placing the remains of Eugene Gorski in a niche at Washington Crossing National Cemetery. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

‘Finally at rest’: Unclaimed veterans buried with help from a former coroner’s office intern and reporters

It’s hard to prove military service for unclaimed bodies, one intern and two reporters helped vets get a proper burial.

6 years ago

Listen 1:14
Vintage military vehicles and reenactors take part in a reenactment of the liberation of Paris from German occupation to celebrate its 75th anniversary, in Paris, France, August 25, 2019.  REUTERS/Charles Platiau - RC18C82A7B40
Community
PBS NewsHour

Paris celebrates its liberation from Nazis, 75 years on

The liberation of Paris was both joyous and chaotic

6 years ago

FILE - This file photo from June 29, 2009 shows the Philadelphia Veterans Hospital (Bradley C Bower/AP Photo, File)
Health

Why is it harder for military families to get behavioral health care?

These families have access to care, but getting appointments can be harder than it is for civilians, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia research says.

6 years ago

A ULA Atlas V rocket carrying a U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center mission launched Thursday at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
(Walter Scriptunas II/Courtesy United Launch Alliance)
NPR
Science

With Congressional blessing, Space Force is closer to launch

The House and the Senate have both proposed plans for Space Force in their versions of the annual defense bill.

6 years ago

Jamie Wyeth, then in his early 20s, works from a stepladder while creating the mural for the Delaware Air National Guard. (Courtesy of Jamie Wyeth)
Community

Bare buttocks of Adam and Eve in Wyeth mural trigger military art controversy

The Wyeth mural has been on display at the Delaware Air National Guard for a half-century. The artist calls the notion of covering up the bare cheeks ‘absurd.’

6 years ago

Listen 1:45
Firefighting foam used here at Dover Air Force Base may be to blame for PFAS contamination in wells nearby. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Mauricio Campino)
Politics & Policy

Delaware delegation demands answers on PFAS contamination at Dover air base from Pentagon

Five wells near the Dover Air Force Base are contaminated with excessive levels of PFAS. Delaware’s three members of Congress want answers from the Pentagon.

6 years ago

Walter Dixon and his son Russ Dixon at their StoryCorps interview in Waynesville, Mo. (Modupeola Oyebolu/StoryCorps)
NPR
Community

Declared dead at war, he returned alive to find his world had moved on without him

After three wars, two marriages, and 30 months as a POW, Walter Dixon says he's proud of his time served in the military. "I'd do it again," he says.

6 years ago

Four veterans portray soldiers in the Shakespeare in Clark Park production of King Lear; (from left) Nelson Hawthorne, Floyd Crump Jr., Sheldon Rich and John Kearney. (Jonathan Wilson for WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Philly vets update ‘King Lear’ for modern knights

In West Philadelphia's annual Shakespeare in Clark Park adaptation, Lear's knights are played by four veterans and given a slightly bigger role.

6 years ago

Listen 2:52
Secretary of Defense Mark Esper speaks during a full honors welcoming ceremony for him at the Pentagon, Thursday, July 25, 2019, in Washington. President Donald Trump attended the ceremony. (Alex Brandon/AP Photo)
Community

Bucks and Montco activists skeptical about Pentagon PFAS task force

The new Secretary of Defense says he wants to review how chemicals in firefighting foam contaminated groundwater near military bases nationwide.

6 years ago

Observation Tower 7 is a fire control tower that was used at Fort Miles to locate targets and direct the firing of guns. Visitors who climb to the top get a great look at the rest of the park and into the Delaware Bay. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Community

Popular Delaware beach state park gets historic upgrades

Improvements at the popular Cape Henlopen State Park site help create what organizers call America’s “best WWII museum inside a WWII facility.”

7 years ago

(Jennifer Husar)
Down the Shore
Politics & Policy

N.J. Senate passes bill exempting disabled veterans from beach buggy permit fees

The bill would still require disabled veterans to abide by permit rules and not operate a beach buggy in municipalities that do not permit beach driving.

7 years ago

Nineteen-year-old Sikh airman Jaspreet Singh will march in the Independence Day Parade in Washington D.C. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

N.J.-Pa. Sikh veterans march in national Independence Day parade to combat discrimination

A New Jersey-based Sikh veterans organization has rallied a contingent of servicemen who practice the South Asian faith to march in Washington D.C. Independence Day Parade.

7 years ago

Listen 2:18
Monmouth Beach
Down the Shore
Community

N.J. bill would grant veterans, active duty military free access to state beaches

A bill pending in the New Jersey legislature would allow veterans and active duty military personnel free access to the state's parks, forests, and beaches. 

7 years ago

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