Stefano Ballini | Monte Sole Landing Memories On episode 8 of the podcast we present the American film screening of Monte Sole Landing Memories, a documentary by Italian filmmaker Stefano Ballini, featuring Pittsburgh-area WWII veterans of Italian decent:...
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When Your Time Comes | Charles E. Kelley On this episode of Argot: Audio Short Stories from the Veteran Voices of Pittsburgh Oral History Collection, WWII veteran Charles E. Kelley of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania shares a story about flying A-20 Havoc...
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Andrew Madeyski | Polish Immigrant On episode 6 of the podcast, we present our first community profile, featuring 96 year old Andrew Madeyski of Natrona Heights, Pennsylvania–Polish immigrant and veteran of the Warsaw Uprising. Recorded March 11, 2016...
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Infiltration | Robert Gale On this episode of Argot: Audio Short Stories from the Veteran Voices of Pittsburgh Oral History Collection, WWII veteran Bob Gale of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania shares a story about a dangerous and unnerving counter-intelligence mission testing flight-line...
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Florent Plana | World War II Veterans Memories On Episode 35 of Veteran Voices: The Oral History Podcast, we talk with French historian Florent Plana as he travels the US recording the stories of WWII veterans. After finishing...
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We Were Human Beings | Robert Rose On this episode of Argot: Audio Short Stories from the Veteran Voices of Pittsburgh Oral History Collection, WWII veteran Robert Rose of Rochester, Pennsylvania shares a story about the cold during the Battle...
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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...
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On this episode of the Veterans Breakfast Club Podcast, listen to the stories and voices of local veterans recorded live October 22, 2016 at Vintage Senior Center in the East Liberty neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Host: Todd DePastino. Audiography: Kevin...
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Lucky Man | Fran Rifugiato 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...
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Keep It Clean | Guy Prestia On this episode of Argot: Audio Short Stories from the Veteran Voices of Pittsburgh Oral History Collection, WWII veteran Guy Prestia of Ellwood City, Pennsylvania shares a story about a young man who was unprepared...
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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,...
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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...
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On this episode of the Veterans Breakfast Club Podcast, listen to the stories and voices of local veterans recorded live on June 28, 2016 at Christ United Methodist Church in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. Host: Todd DePastino. Audiography: Kevin Farkas. Featured Stories...
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On this episode of the Veterans Breakfast Club Podcast, listen to the stories and voices of local veterans recorded live on June 11, 2016 at Spring Valley in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. Host: Todd DePastino. Audiography: Kevin Farkas, Bryan Chemini. Featured Stories...
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Joe Todd | Oklahoma Veterans Oral History On episode 29 of Veteran Voices: The Oral History Podcast, we have a conversation with veterans oral historian Joe Todd. Recorded July 16, 2016. Host: Kevin Farkas. Audiography: Kevin Farkas. Joe...
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It’s Not Worth Killing a Guy | George Tita On this episode of Argot: Audio Short Stories from the Veteran Voices of Pittsburgh Oral History Collection, George Tita shares a story originally told on June 26, 2013 to the Veteran Voices...
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Richard Jones | Letters Home from WWII On episode 3 of the podcast, curator Jamie Stoner of the Allegheny-Kiski Valley Historical Society and Heritage Museum talks with Richard Jones of State College, Pennsylvania. Richard recently donated a collection...
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Cries | Jaqueline Winowich On this episode of Argot: Audio Short Stories from the Veteran Voices of Pittsburgh Oral History Collection, Jaqueline Winowich shares a story originally told on November 23, 2012 to the Veteran Voices of Pittsburgh Oral History...
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Pull Up! | Tom Wiley On this episode of Argot: Audio Short Stories from the Veteran Voices of Pittsburgh Oral History Collection, Tom Wiley shares a story originally told on January 27, 2012 to the Veteran Voices of Pittsburgh Oral...
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Cyndy Carrington Miller | Iwo Jima Album On episode 28 of Veteran Voices: The Oral History Podcast, we have a conversation with Cyndy Carrington Miller, author of Iwo Jima Album: Photographs and Memories of Staff Sgt. Ralph J. Carrington, US Army Air...
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Bayonet | Jack Watson On this episode of Argot: Audio Short Stories from the Veteran Voices of Pittsburgh Oral History Collection, Jack Watson shares a story originally told on January 7, 2015 to the Veteran Voices of Pittsburgh Oral History...
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The Wedding | Kathleen Short On this episode of Argot: Audio Short Stories from the Veteran Voices of Pittsburgh Oral History Collection, Kathleen Short shares a story originally told on June 3, 2013 to the Veteran Voices of Pittsburgh Oral History...
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His Family | Richard Glassbrenner On this episode of Argot: Audio Short Stories from the Veteran Voices of Pittsburgh Oral History Collection, Richard Glassbrenner shares a story originally told on June 8, 2016 at the Veterans Breakfast Club in Wexford, Pennsylvania. This audio...
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Bob Rivers | WWII Reenactor and Living Historian On episode 27 of Veteran Voices: The Oral History Podcast, we have a conversation with WWII reenactor and living historian, Bob Rivers of Ellwood City, Pennsylvania. Recorded May 11, 2016. Host: Kevin...
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Lou Baczewski | Louch: A Simple Man’s True Story of War, Survival, Life, and Legacy On episode 26 of Veteran Voices: The Oral History Podcast, we have a conversation with Lou Baczewski, author of Louch: A Simple Man’s True Story of...
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Valerie DeFazio-Vacula | The Italian Campaign: The Forgotten War On episode 25 of Veteran Voices: The Oral History Podcast, we have a conversation with Valerie DeFazio-Vacula, author of The Italian Campaign: The Forgotten War – a true-life account of the experiences of...
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This is special audio version of Walter Reddy’s interview was recorded August 30, 2015 at MCA-TV studios in Moon Township, Pennsylvania.
Todd DePastino | Bill Mauldin: A Life Up Front Todd DePastino says that famed cartoonist, Bill Mauldin, was a “a self-described ‘desert rat’ who rocketed to fame at the age of twenty-two, capturing the world of the American combat...
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Fiona Amundsen | Arsenal of Democracy During her residency at Pittsburgh’s Neu Kirche Contemporary Art Center, New Zealand’s Fiona Amundsen will produce an artistic work based on research of Pittsburgh’s steel industry and talks with local World War II veterans....
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Larry Miller | The National WWII Museum “The lesson I want young people to get from listening to these WWII stories is that they, too, could do what these men and women did if they had to.” ...
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Last month, we interviewed Ann Fronduti, whose father was killed in Normandy in 1944, just after she was born. She never knew her father, an army doctor, except through the thousand letters he wrote before his jeep struck a mine...
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