In 2009, WITF's Impact of War project focused on the emotional toll a deployment has on the families of service men and women . . and how the community copes with their absence.
As the Impact of War series continues, Tuesday's Radio Smart Talk and Friday's Smart Talk TV program will feature several war veterans sharing their experiences. Radio Smart Talk takes more of a historic point of view as we hear from a World War II hero who survived Christmas 1944 surrounded by Germans as part of the Battle of the Bulge.
Peter van Agtmael, a photographer who has chronicled the American wars in Afghanistan and Iraq in his new book 2nd Tour Hope I Don't Die will also be on the show.
Guests:
Jan Yupcavage, Team Leader, Harrisburg Vets Center, U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs
Gelu Negrea, former, U.S. Marine and Iraq War veteran
Paul Lehman, a decorated World War II veteran from Halifax, Dauphin County who served with the 101st Airborne Division and saw action throughout Europe
Listen to the program:
Watch Paul Lehman in WITF's "The War Stories":
Additional audio files:
In the summer of 2007, midstate residents and veterans Arman Leo, Harold Billow, and Paul Lehman spoke with WITF's Scott Lamar about their memories of World War II. Their comments were edited by Craig Cohen.
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In the summer of 2007, midstate residents Helen Bender Metzger and Pat McIntyre spoke with WITF's Scott Lamar about memories of the home front during World War II. Their comments were edited by Craig Cohen.
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