Surviving a Deployment, at Home and Away
Tuesday, September 27 2011
Surviving a deployment, at home and away
We hear a lot in the news about the strain that war puts on military couples. Deacon Holton is a Marine Sergeant who’s logged 10 years with the corps. He’s served lengthy deployments in both Iraq and Afghanistan and, in a way, so has his wife, Julie.They say they’ve figured out how to make long deployments work: communication (sometimes in code) is key.
WANGARI MAATHAI: PLANTING TREES, CHANGING HER WORLD
2004 Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai passed away on Sunday. She was known for her efforts to combat poverty in Kenya by planting trees. Today, we listen back to a conversation that Dick had with her soon after she was awarded her Nobel.
IN WHITE LIGHT
Waiting and wondering about what’s happening when you’re far away… Matthew Cosgrove knows that story intimately. Matthew served in the first Armored Division in Iraq. This is a story about how a song, In White Light, bridged the miles between mother and son.
Music in this episode: El Pico, Ratatat; In White Light, Rachel Bissex; Fusion of the Five Elements, Michael Hedges
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