Argot: Audio Short Story Collection – Episode 18

Lewis Cooke: I’m Much Different Today <img width=”776″ height=”776″ src=”https://thesocialvoiceproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/ARGOT_LEWIS-COOKE-COVER-ART.jpg” alt=”” loading=”lazy” sizes=”100vw” /> On this episode of <em>Argot: Audio Short Stories from the Veteran Voices of Pittsburgh Oral History Collection</em>, Vietnam veteran Lewis Cooke of Tionesta, Pennsylvania shares a story about his buddy <a href=”http://www.vvmf.org/Wall-of-Faces/3594/ARNOLD-BENSON-JR”>Arnold Benson</a> and the inadvertent keepsake Arnie left behind. Lewis …

Veteran Voices: The Oral History Podcast – Episode 33

Tom Flynn | Avenue of 444 Flags & the War on Terror Memorial On episode 33 of Veteran Voices: The Oral History Podcast, we have a conversation with Tom Flynn of Mercer County, and we talk about patriotism, remembering, and preserving stories through his Avenue of 444 Flags and War on Terror veterans memorials in …

Argot: Audio Short Story Collection – Episode 17

Fran Rifugiato: Lucky Man <img width=”785″ height=”785″ src=”https://thesocialvoiceproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Untitled.jpg” alt=”” loading=”lazy” sizes=”100vw” /> On this episode of <em>Argot: Audio Short Stories from the Veteran Voices of Pittsburgh Oral History Collection</em>, WWII veteran Francis Rifugiato of Pittsburgh shares a story about the death of his army buddy Charlie and his own fortunate life, as originally told in …

Argot: Audio Short Story Collection – Episode 16

Guy Prestia: Keep It Clean  <h2>MEMORIAL DAY 2023: SOMETIMES THE ENEMY COMES FROM WITHIN</h2>  Examining a wide range of military records and other government data as far back at 1819, historians tell us that rates of suicide while in uniform have fluctuated greatly from era to era, war to war. The highest peak on record …

Veteran Voices: The Oral History Podcast – Episode 32

Jay Paisley: The Huffman Letters <img width=”300″ height=”300″ src=”https://thesocialvoiceproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/VV-PODCAST-EP32-COVER-ART-300×300.jpg” alt=”” loading=”lazy” sizes=”100vw” /> On episode 32 of <em>Veteran Voices: The Oral History Podcast</em>, we have a conversation with Jay Paisley, author of <em>The Huffman Letters: Civil War Letters to Beaver County, Pennsylvania. </em> “In 1861, sixteen year old William Henry Huffman enlisted in the Union Army,” writes …

Argot: Audio Short Story Collection – Episode 15

It Made Us Awful Angry | Tony Sercel   On this episode of Argot: Audio Short Stories from the Veteran Voices of Pittsburgh Oral History Collection, WWII veteran Tony Sercel shares a story about serving in Europe with the Army’s 82 Airborne Division, as originally told in June 2013 to the Veteran Voices of Pittsburgh Oral History Initiative …

Argot: Audio Short Story Collection – Episode 14

The Guys on the Hill | Bernie Pular   On this episode of Argot: Audio Short Stories from the Veteran Voices of Pittsburgh Oral History Collection, Korean War veteran Bernie Pular shares a story about receiving the Silver Star medal, as originally told in March 2014 to the Veteran Voices of Pittsburgh Oral History Initiative in Tionesta, …

Veteran Voices: The Oral History Podcast – Episode 31

Herschel Luckinbill | Fox Valley Veterans Breakfast Club On episode 31 of Veteran Voices: The Oral History Podcast, we have a conversation with Vietnam navy veteran Herschel Luckinbill of the Fox Valley Veterans Breakfast Club about his growing program sharing veterans stories and giving back to the veterans community.     Madam Speaker, I rise …