Lowering the flag on Memorial Day. Photo by Elizabeth Threlkeld.
This week on War News Radio, we mark this year’s Memorial Day with some of our favorite pieces about the men and women who serve in the U.S. military.
First, we head to Philadelphia for the unveiling of a new memorial to local service members who have died while serving in Iraq [...]
A demonstration for women’s rights in Baghdad. Photo courtesy of the Associated Press.
This week on War News Radio, we hear what an Iraqi women’s rights activist is doing to change laws and attitudes in her country. Gabriel Ramirez reports.
Then, we talk with Ellen Spiro, co-director of the documentary Body of War, about how the young veteran featured in the film [...]
Refugees in Darfur listen to a radio program. Photo courtesy of the Associated Press.
This week, War News Radio brings you a program from our sister studio, The Darfur Radio Project.
First, we explore how a small radio studio in the Netherlands is connecting Darfuris to each other–and to the rest of the world. Chelsea Davis reports.
Next, we [...]
A US soldier guards detainees outside of Kirkuk. Photo courtesy of the Associated Press.
This week on War News Radio, four Iraqis share their memories of the invasion of Iraq in 2003. Listen here.
Then, we get the story of an American soldier in the Sunni Triangle at the start of the war, who found the Army’s rough tactics hard to support. [...]
An Iraqi Palestinian family at a camp on the Syrian-Iraqi border. Photo courtesy of the Associated Press / UNHCR.
This week on War News Radio, we hear the stories of Palestinian Iraqis who struggled to escape persecution in Iraq. Gabriel Ramirez reports.
We also hear about small businesses in Afghanistan that are trying to offer farmers an alternative to planting poppies by [...]
