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With a name inspired by the First Amendment, 1A explores important issues such as policy, politics, technology, and what connects us across the fissures that divide the country. The program also delves into pop culture, sports, and humor. 1A's goal is to act as a national mirror-taking time to help America look at itself and to ask what it wants to be.

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Military

Veterans Sue McConnell (left) and Kristyn Weed bonded quickly after meeting at a weekly VA transgender support group.
NPR
Community

2 transgender veterans find courage — and sisterhood — off the battlefield

In a recent StoryCorps conversation, the two veterans talk about how they found support through one another.

8 years ago

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NPR
Politics & Policy

The ‘rules of war’ are being broken. What exactly are they?

It's a timely question in the wake of attacks on civilians, aid workers and hospitals in conflict zones around the world.

8 years ago

John Edward James Jr., an Army veteran of World War II, is pinned with the rank of second lieutenant by his daughters Brenda Roberta Watts (left) and Dr. Marion Teresa Lane. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

After 76 years, Philly World War II vet finally saluted as officer

John James of Southwest Philadelphia, now 98, completed officer training in 1942, but he was denied his rightfully earned bars because he is black.

8 years ago

W.D. Ehrhart makes introductions at an event at Fergies's Pub in Center City to celebrate a recently released book of poetry by Vietnam veterans. (Brad Larrison for WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

Veterans’ poems address psychic wounds of Vietnam

Vietnam vets gather in Center City to share contributions to a new anthology of poetry about the scars of war.

8 years ago

Listen 6:56
Veterans and dignitaries, including political consul Yoon Jung Kim of the Republic of Korea, place a wreath in front of the Korean War Memorial at Penn's Landing during a ceremony held annuallly on the anniversary of the start of the war.
Community

Korean War vets gather in Philadelphia to remember ‘Forgotten War’

More than 5 million soldiers and civilians died during the conflict, including more than 600 from the Philadelphia region.

8 years ago

In this June 24, 2018 photo, Coast Guard personnel stand in front of a plane on a secured beach on the southeast side of the U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Cape May after it landed illegally and there was no sign of the pilot. The Coast Guard says officers became aware of the incident when the plane was spotted on closed-circuit cameras. (Petty Officer 2nd Class Richard/U.S. Coast Guard via AP)
Down the Shore
Community

Pilot flees after illegally landing plane on N.J. Coast Guard beach

Authorities are searching for the pilot of a single-engine red plane that illegally landed on a Coast Guard beach in New Jersey.

8 years ago

A photo of President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is on display as a member of People's Democratic Party stands in opposition of military exercises between the United States and South Korea near the U.S. embassy in Seoul on Tuesday. (Ahn Young-joon/AP)
NPR
Politics & Policy

U.S. and South Korea agree to suspend upcoming military exercises indefinitely

The announcement comes on the heels of the summit in Singapore between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on June 12.

8 years ago

Stryker vehicles are loaded on rail cars at Naval Support Activity, Mechanicsburg to be transported to the National Training Center on June 20, 2018. (Rachel McDevitt/WITF)
Community

Pa. National Guard 56th Stryker Brigade prepares for intensive training

Every element of the unit, from mechanics to medics to infantry soldiers, will be tested and evaluated on their performance.

8 years ago

Employees at the Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System in Montgomery, Ala., say they face retaliation when reporting mismanagement or abuse. (Eric Westervelt/NPR)
NPR
Community

For VA whistleblowers, a culture of fear and retaliation

More than 30 current and former VA employees spoke to NPR.

8 years ago

The 2018 Purple Heart Truck Run stops in Philadelphia, June 20, 2018.
Community

Purple Heart truck road trip helps blaze a trail for veterans starting over

At the end of the run, the truck will go to U.S. Army Sgt. Justin Burdette, who received the Purple Heart medal when he lost both legs below the knee in Afghanistan.

8 years ago

South Korean marines march during a military exercise as a part of the annual joint military training called Foal Eagle between South Korea and the U.S. in Pohang, South Korea, April 5, 2018.  REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji - RC16612DBE90
PBS NewsHour
Politics & Policy

Pentagon suspends August military drills with South Korea

8 years ago

A casket team carries the remains of U.S. Army Cpl. Robert E. Meyers, a Korean War soldier, at Arlington National Cemetery in 2015. Meyers' remains were identified decades after his unit was involved in combat operations near Sonchu, North Korea. (Andrew Harnik/AP)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Trump wins pledge from Kim to return remains of Americans from Korean War

It may not have been the focus of the summit, but Korean War vets and their families were hoping the issue would come up.

8 years ago

Radio Times
Politics & Policy

The Trump/Kim summit

Guests: John Tierney, Trudy Rubin, Michael Green President Trump met Supreme Leader of North Korea Kim and ...

Air Date: June 12, 2018 10:00 am

Listen 48:56
Joe Quinn (left), executive director of Headstrong, announces that the program that brings free mental health care to veterans and their families is coming to Philadelphia. He is joined by (from left) Deb D'Arcangelo, chief executive officer of Council for Relationships, Gerard Ilaria, clinical director of Headstrong, and former U.S. Army Secretary Patrick Murphy.
Health

Headstrong offers Philadelphia-area vets another option for free mental health care

In the Philadelphia region, Headstrong is referring vets to therapists at the Council for Relationships in West Philadelphia.

8 years ago

Service members and veterans participated in the annual Memorial Day service in New Castle, Delaware, Wednesday. (Zoe Read/WHYY)
Community

Delawareans remember fallen soldiers at memorial service

The service honoring Delaware's fallen military members takes place May 30, the date Memorial Day was observed until 1970.

8 years ago

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