Silent Night | A Christmas Vigil On this episode of Argot: Audio Short Stories from the Veteran Voices of Pittsburgh Oral History Initiative Collection, we visit with members of Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 862 as they hold their annual overnight Christmas Vigil in remembrance of those from Beaver County killed during the Vietnam War. For 24 hours, Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 862 holds […]
Longest War Podcast (Ep21) – VBC at Night
VBC at Night | Dormont On episode 21 of Longest War: The Post-9/11 Veterans Podcast, we present a live recording of our Post-9/11 Veterans Storytelling event at VFW Post 694 in Dormont, Pennsylvania. Featuring the stories of John DeLallo (Vietnam), Lauren, DelRicci (GWOT), Larry Gamret (Vietnam), Kevin Farkas (Cold War), Peter Maurin (WWII), Jeff Bodell (GWOT), and Susan Hawes (GWOT). Those who served […]
Argot: Audio Short Story Collection – Episode 18
I’m Much Different Today | Lewis Cooke On this episode of Argot: Audio Short Stories from the Veteran Voices of Pittsburgh Oral History Collection, Vietnam veteran Lewis Cooke of Tionesta, Pennsylvania shares a story about his buddy Arnold Benson and the inadvertent keepsake Arnie left behind. Lewis Cooke of Tionesta, Pennsylvania grew up in Rhode Island. As a young man he was a merchant […]
Argot: Audio Short Story Collection – Episode 11
Almost Routine | Larry Googins On this episode of Argot: Audio Short Stories from the Veteran Voices of Pittsburgh Oral History Collection, Larry Googins shares a story originally told on June 17, 2014 to the Veteran Voices of Pittsburgh Oral History Initiative in Rochester, Pennsylvania. This audio short story is engineered and produced by Kevin Farkas. Larry Googins of Beaver County, Pennsylvania is a native […]
Argot: Audio Short Story Collection – Episode 10
They Say It Heals | Larry Tanner On this episode of Argot: Audio Short Stories from the Veteran Voices of Pittsburgh Oral History Collection, Larry Tanner shares a story originally told on September 27, 2014 to the Veteran Voices of Pittsburgh Oral History Initiative in Beaver, Pennsylvania. This audio short story is engineered and produced by Kevin Farkas. The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is sacred ground, […]
Argot: Audio Short Story Collection – Episode 06
There’s Always Hope | Bill Silver On this episode of Argot: Audio Short Stories from the Veteran Voices of Pittsburgh Oral History Collection, Bill Silver shares a story originally told on October 30, 2015 to the Veteran Voices of Pittsburgh Oral History Initiative in Beaver, Pennsylvania. This audio short story is engineered and produced by Kevin Farkas. Bill Silver of Beaver County, Pennsylvania […]