Episodes
Saturday Mar 14, 2020
TOGETHER WE SERVE: Tom Meier
Saturday Mar 14, 2020
Saturday Mar 14, 2020
Iain Woessner interviews military veteran Tom Meier, a member of the Disabled American Veterans, who attended the July 2013 DAV Convention in Albuquerque.
Saturday Mar 14, 2020
TOGETHER WE SERVE: Steve Bassett
Saturday Mar 14, 2020
Saturday Mar 14, 2020
Steve Bassett talks about service and his book, the Golden Ghetto, in a 2013 interview.
Here's a description of the book and a link to Steve's website.
GOLDEN GHETTO: HOW THE AMERICANS AND FRENCH FELL IN AND OUT OF LOVE DURING THE COLD WAR (Red Hen Press published September 1, 2013)
“Golden Ghetto” is a Cold War tale from France of birth, growth and death of a huge U.S. Air Force base as relived through the heretofore dormant memories and voices of both the occupier and the occupied.
Tens of thousands of American GIs passed through Dèols-Châteauroux Air Station during the sixteen years that it was the largest U.S. Air Force supply base in Europe. Hundreds of hours of interviews and long forgotten photos provide for the first time a unique blend of voices seldom if ever heard.
French citizens describe what it was like to have foreign troops roaming the streets of their city. The Americans recount what it was like to be viewed with initial distrust and suspicion, if not outright hatred, fueled by a local communist anti-American propaganda machine under the direct control of the Kremlin.
When the end came and the base was padlocked, it was our reluctant friend and ally Charles de Gaulle who administered the coup de grâce and NATO vanished from France. Although “Golden Ghetto” is uniquely a French and American story, this saga is also a microcosm of what was experienced by the 120 million American men and women who served in the military during the Cold War, 27 million of them overseas. Considering the suspicions, jealousies, bigotry, and crass opportunism inherent whenever one foreign power occupies another, “Golden Ghetto” pieces together an improbable love story.
To learn more, check out Steve's website at: https://stevebassettworld.com
Friday Mar 13, 2020
AMERICA REMEMBERS 'NAM: Larry Hurtado
Friday Mar 13, 2020
Friday Mar 13, 2020
Larry Hurtado, a Vietnam veteran, is the founder of the Sandoval County Vietnam Veterans Memorial in the town of Bernalillo, NM. MAMF Director Circe Olson Woessner interviewed him in July 2013.
Friday Mar 13, 2020
AT EASE! Military Brat Marc Curtis
Friday Mar 13, 2020
Friday Mar 13, 2020
Military Brat Registry founder Marc Curtis has had an interesting career in broadcasting, and now now has formed two companies overseas. Enjoy the first of many travelogues and interviews from Marc in China.
Thursday Mar 12, 2020
PTSD CHAT RADIO SHOW
Thursday Mar 12, 2020
Thursday Mar 12, 2020
MAMF Director Circe Olson Woessner joined Brat and Veteran author Steve Sparks on PTSD Chat, an online radio show in 2007
Thursday Mar 12, 2020
SCHOOLING WITH UNCLE SAM: Bill Woessner
Thursday Mar 12, 2020
Thursday Mar 12, 2020
Bill Woessner was the son of a US Diplomat, and he attended schools overseas and stateside. He was interviewed December 15, 2012
Thursday Mar 12, 2020
SCHOOLING WITH UNCLE SAM: Allen Dale Olson
Thursday Mar 12, 2020
Thursday Mar 12, 2020
Former DODDS teacher, administrator and public affairs office Allen Dale "Ole" Olson talks about the history of DODDS (USDESEA) and the roles he had over his long career. This was recorded in September 2012.
Thursday Mar 12, 2020
SCHOOLING WITH UNCLE SAM: DODDS Reunion
Thursday Mar 12, 2020
Thursday Mar 12, 2020
MAMF Director Circe Olson Woessner attended the 2012 DODDS Reunion in Denver in July, 2012, and interviewed former DODDS teachers.
Thursday Mar 12, 2020
SCHOOLING WITH UNCLE SAM: Tina Calo
Thursday Mar 12, 2020
Thursday Mar 12, 2020
Former President of the American Overseas Schools Historical Society (AOSHS) Tina Calo spoke to Circe Olson Woessner in July 2013.
Thursday Mar 12, 2020
TOGETHER WE SERVE: Barbara Wright, Military Spouse
Thursday Mar 12, 2020
Thursday Mar 12, 2020
Barbara Wright, Military Spouse, comes from a long line of service families.She is part of the Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary and talks about her family how she continues to serve. This was recorded on July 2. 2013
Thursday Mar 12, 2020
TOGETHER WE SERVE: Claude and Nancy Lewis, Military Family
Thursday Mar 12, 2020
Thursday Mar 12, 2020
Claude and Nancy Lewis talk about their experiences as a military family during the Korean War. This was recorded in July, 2013
Thursday Mar 12, 2020
TOGETHER WE SERVE: Ed Whittwer, Veteran
Thursday Mar 12, 2020
Thursday Mar 12, 2020
Ed Whittwer talks about his service, and that of his families. This was recorded on August 21, 2012.