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Argot: Audio Short Story Collection – Episode 19

by TSVPArgot: Audio Short Stories Podcast December 5, 2016June 18, 2023Comments are Disabled

My Dad | Alex Sopka On this episode of Argot: Audio Short Stories from the Veteran Voices of Pittsburgh Oral History Collection, WWII veteran Alex Sopka of Gibsonia, Pennsylvania shares a story about his Russian immigrant father, who was wounded by poison gas during WWI. <img width=”763″ height=”773″ src=”https://thesocialvoiceproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Alex-Sopka-My-Dad_cover-art.jpg” alt=”” loading=”lazy” sizes=”100vw” /> Alex Sopka …

Veteran Voices: The Oral History Podcast – Episode 34

by TSVPVeteran Voices: The Oral History Podcast November 19, 2016February 4, 2020Comments are Disabled

Tom Davidson & Gwen Titley | Veterans of Beaver Valley On episode 34 of Veteran Voices: The Oral History Podcast, we have a conversation with Tom Davidson and Gwen Titley, part of the creative team producing the Veterans of Beaver Valley oral history series of The Beaver County Times. When the travelling replica …

Argot: Audio Short Story Collection – Episode 17

by TSVPArgot: Audio Short Stories Podcast October 25, 2016May 28, 2023Comments are Disabled

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 Argot: Audio Short Stories from the Veteran Voices of Pittsburgh Oral History Collection, 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

by TSVPArgot: Audio Short Stories Podcast October 18, 2016May 29, 2023Comments are Disabled

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 …

Argot: Audio Short Story Collection – Episode 15

by TSVPArgot: Audio Short Stories Podcast September 27, 2016February 4, 2020Comments are Disabled

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 …

Veteran Voices: The Oral History Podcast – Episode 30

by TSVPVeteran Voices: The Oral History Podcast August 7, 2016February 4, 2020Comments are Disabled

Alex Mena & Fiona Hall | Crew 713: The Men Who Flew The Irishman’s Shanty On episode 30 of Veteran Voices: The Oral History Podcast, we have a conversation with documentary filmmakers Alex Mena and Fiona Hall, producers of Crew 713: The Men Who Flew “The Irishman’s Shanty.” In May 1944, The Irishman’s Shanty was …

Argot: Audio Short Story Collection – Episode 13

by TSVPArgot: Audio Short Stories Podcast, Veteran Voices: The Oral History Podcast July 24, 2016August 6, 2020Comments are Disabled

I Have the Original Story | Jack Rominger On this episode of Argot: Audio Short Stories from the Veteran Voices of Pittsburgh Oral History Collection, we hear a Japanese story. Jack Rominger shares a story originally told on June 19, 2011 to the Veteran Voices of Pittsburgh Oral History Initiative in O’Hara Township, Pennsylvania. This audio …

Argot: Audio Short Story Collection – Episode 12

by TSVPArgot: Audio Short Stories Podcast July 16, 2016February 27, 2022Comments are Disabled

George Tita : It’s Not Worth Killing a Guy <img width=”300″ height=”300″ src=”https://thesocialvoiceproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/COVER-ART-GEORGE-TITA.png-300×300.jpg” alt=”” loading=”lazy” /> George Tita of Darlington, Pennsylvania was drafted soon after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Along with his childhood friend, Pete, George served with the 691st Tank Destroyer outfit. In March 1944, the 691st shipped to Europe. George had more than a …