Jan 24th, 2005 · Among the U.S. troops serving in Iraq, a small group of soldier-poets convene to share their verses. At Camp Victory, a U.S. military base at Baghdad's international airport, the "poetry jams" occur every two weeks.
Jan 23rd, 2005 · Nancy Marshall-Genzer has this obituary of Kirk Bosselmann, a young man from the Washington, D.C., area who was killed in combat near Fallujah, Iraq.
Jan 22nd, 2005 · A member of the National Guard stationed in Iraq has been chronicling the birds and other forms of wildlife he has observed there for almost a year. He talks about his latest sightings. We last spoke with Jon in October. He's getting ready to leave Iraq soon, and so it seemed the perfect excuse to ask him about his latest sightings.
Jan 12th, 2005 · Peter Singer's new book, Children at War, takes a look at the use of children as soldiers -- which happens much more than many of us would like to think. From Afghanistan, Thailand and Lebanon to Sudan, Kosovo and Sierra Leone, Singer examines how children are recruited and indoctrinated into warfare. He also says Western forces should prepare themselves for facing children in battle. Singer is the Olin Fellow in the Foreign Policy Studies Program at the Brookings Institution.
Jan 6th, 2005 · Getting a tattoo has long been a rite of passage in the military. In Baghdad, two American National Guardsmen decide to bring body art to their fellow soldiers. Kristian Foden-Vencil of Oregon Public Broadcasting reports.
Dec 12th, 2004 · Sixty years ago, Adolf Hitler launched one last attempt to maintain Germany's hold on Europe. During the ensuing Battle of the Bulge, one small American platoon was captured and held in POW camps until the end of WWII. They all survived. Alex Kershaw tells their story in The Longest Winter.
Dec 10th, 2004 · A new report shows that servicemen in the field have never had a better chance of surviving a wound. Wounded vets talk about going through the process of rehabilitation. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep.
Nov 13th, 2004 · Shades of Green, an exclusive Florida resort, caters to military personnel. Reporter Christopher Elliott talks with soldiers who are vacationing after completing recent tours of duty.