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Billy Penn

Philly’s Holocaust Memorial Plaza is ready for its closeup

The Philadelphia Holocaust Remembrance Foundation, which has been working on the project since 2006, developed an app with free self-guided tours and first-person stories from

7 years ago

Capt. Charles W. Felt (in black tunic in background) training members of the U.S. Army Dental Corps at the 186th General Hospital, Fairford, UK. (Courtesy U.S. Army, National Archives, Washington, DC.)
Community

On D-Day a dentist helps a wounded engineer

The fake eye an Army dentist constructed for Capt. Arthur F. Hoffmann became one of the few positive things Hoffman shared with his family about D-Day.

7 years ago

Acting U.S. Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan delivers his speech entitled 'The U.S. Vision for Indo-Pacific Security' during the first plenary session of the 18th International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-la Dialogue, an annual defense and security forum in Asia, in Singapore, Saturday, June 1, 2019. (Yong Teck Lim/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Defense chief calls out China on tech theft, South China Sea

U.S. Acting Defense Secretary Shanahan on Saturday denounced China's efforts to steal technology from other nations and militarize man-made outposts in the South China Sea.

7 years ago

In this Dec. 24, 2011 file photo, a soldier walks with his family following a ceremony at Fort Hood, Texas, for soldiers from the U.S. Army 1st Cavalry 3rd Brigade, who returned home from deployment in Iraq. (Erich Schlegel/AP)
NPR
Community

A U.S. Army tweet asking ‘How has serving impacted you?’ got an agonizing response

Among the thousands of responses: harrowing tales of trauma, depression and sexual assault.

7 years ago

2019 Memorial Day parade in Glassboro, N.J. (Miguel Martinez/WHYY)
Community

Memorial Day traditions big and small celebrated across the Philly region

South Jersey residents turned out, as they have for years, to honor those who have served.

7 years ago

A trio of veterans groups — the Latin American Legion Post 840, Auxiliary Unit 840 and Friends of the Medal of Honor Grove — hosted a rededication ceremony at the Grove on Sunday.  (photo provided by Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge)
Community

Puerto Rico’s Medal of Honor recipients honored at Valley Forge rededication

The names of Puerto Rico’s 9 Medal of Honor recipients are now etched into a seven-foot granite obelisk in Chester Co., steps away from Valley Forge National Historical Park.

7 years ago

Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Anna Orso/Billy Penn)
Community
Billy Penn

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

From the Civil War to Beirut, where to remember those who’ve served.

7 years ago

Vice Commander Don Minnick and Walt Davidson of the Jesse Soby American Legion Post 148 in Langhorne, Pa. (Ximena Conde/WHYY)
Community

As number of American Legion posts dwindle across Pa., top brass seeking new members

With fewer veterans to draw from and so many societal changes, top brass at American Legion posts across the U.S. and Pennsylvania look for ways to preserve tradition.

7 years ago

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U.S. Marine Tim Chambers salutes to participants in last year's Rolling Thunder motorcycle demonstration. (Jose Luis Magana/AP)
NPR
Lifestyle

Rolling to a halt: Memorial Day motorcycle rally ends 30-year tradition

After a three-decade run, a veteran advocacy group will hold its last motorcycle demonstration ride – called "Rolling Thunder" – in the U.S. capital this Memorial Day weekend.

7 years ago

An American flag flies above Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium during an NCAA college football game between Navy and Air Force in Annapolis, Md., Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Radio Times

Veterans Court

As we get ready to observe Memorial Day, Marine Corps Veteran TIMOTH ...

7 years ago

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Noelia Rivera-Calderón is the lead author of the National Women's Law Center report on Latina students and mental health. (Courtesy of Noelia Rivera-Calderón)
Radio Times
Community

Latina mental health / Veterans Court

First, we talk with a veteran about his rocky return from combat. Then, we'll discuss a new report detailing the serious mental health problems among Philadelphia's Latinas.

Air Date: May 24, 2019

Listen 49:47
An F-35B fighter jet lands at Luke Air Force Base in this Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013 file photo, in Goodyear, Ariz. Luke Air Force Base's roster of F-35s has grown and that means the pilot-training installation on the west side of metro Phoenix will produce more flights and more noise. Luke now has 85 F-35s, well en route to its planned full complement of 144, and the base in January reached a milestone of more than 1,000 flights from the base in one month. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

America’s military price tag / Iran tensions

We'll examine the amount of dollars the government spends on national defense. Then, we'll discuss the heightening tensions between the U.S. and Iran.

Air Date: May 20, 2019

Listen 49:00
Commercial airliners flying over the Persian Gulf risk being targeted by
Politics & Policy

Saudis say they don’t want war, but will defend themselves

Saudi Arabia does not want war but will not hesitate to defend itself against Iran, a top Saudi diplomat said Sunday.

7 years ago

Opposition leader Juan Guaidó and congresswoman Olivia Lozano join in the singing of the national anthem during a rally in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, May 11, 2019. Guaidó has called for nationwide marches protesting the Maduro government, demanding new elections and the release of jailed opposition lawmakers. (Rodrigo Abd/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Venezuela’s Guaidó asks for relations with U.S. military

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó on Saturday said he's instructed his political envoy in Washington to immediately open relations with the U.S. military.

7 years ago

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan, (left), speaks with troops near McAllen, Texas, about the military’s role in support of the Department of Homeland Security’s effort to secure the Southwest border. At right is Kevin McAleenan, acting DHS secretary. (Robert Burns/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Shanahan wants secure border without continuous military aid

Shanahan said he intends to accelerate planning to secure the border and bolster the administration's ability to accomplish that without the Pentagon's continuous help.

7 years ago

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