Remembrances

Journalist Michael Hastings Dies In Car Crash At Age 33

The journalist whose candid interviews of Gen. Stanley McChrystal led to the officer's eventual removal from his post has died in a car crash, according to reports.
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Remembrances

Old Goldie lacked heat and air conditioning, smelled bad and rarely started on the first try. But my father loved her anyway.

The Battered Old Car That Drove My Father's American Dream

In the first few months after reporter Joanna Kakissis' family moved to the U.S., her father bought a junky, gigantic gold Oldsmobile for $200. Kakissis says Old Goldie was hard to love, but she was a symbol of the good life her father wanted to make for them.
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The Battered Old Car That Drove My Father's American Dream

Old Goldie was hard to love, but she was a symbol of the life reporter Joanna Kakissis' dad wanted.
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Louis Parsons in his late teens, circa 1946, standing beside an Aeronca Champion airplane, a typical trainer plane for aspiring post-war private pilots.

My Father, The Pilot

Reporter Monique Parsons knew her dad as a mild-mannered avocado farmer. Then she found out more.
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Yoram Kaniuk speaks in 2008 at the AFI Fest premiere of <em>Adam Resurrected</em>, based on a novel he wrote.

Israeli Writer Yoram Kaniuk, 83, On Pain And Peace

The author and journalist died on June 8. He spoke with Fresh Air's Terry Gross in 1988.
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Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower addresses American paratroopers in England on the evening of June 5, 1944, as they prepare for the Battle of Normandy.

The Speech Eisenhower Never Gave On The Normandy Invasion

Had that highly risky invasion failed, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower knew what he would tell the world.
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Ben Tucker: Remembering A Bassist And Citywide Icon

Tucker contributed to plenty of great recordings. But that barely begins to describe his legacy.
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Jean Stapleton as Edith Bunker and Carroll O'Connor as Archie Bunker on the CBS TV series <em>All in the Family</em> in 1976. Stapleton died Friday at 90.

Jean Stapleton, Who Played Edith Bunker, Dies

As Edith, Stapleton took on the thorniest of social issues, from race to feminism.
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Army Nurse Mildred Manning: An 'Angel' POW With A Job To Do

Captured in 1942, Manning and her colleagues were known as the "Angels of Bataan and Corregidor."
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Public Servant Herman Boudreau, Heroic Under Enemy Fire

While serving in World War II, Boudreau spent more than two years fighting the Japanese resistance.
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Jazz Pianist And Pedagogue Mulgrew Miller Dies

The former Jazz Messenger's supple, commanding style can be heard on more than 500 albums.
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For Tuskegee Airman George Porter, Failure Was Not An Option

A mechanic, Porter kept planes airborne even as racism in the ranks made doing his job difficult.
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After Long Wait For Combat, Tad Nagaki Became POW Liberator

A Japanese-American, Nagaki was repeatedly denied combat duty before ultimately becoming a war hero.
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Jake McNiece, WWII Hero And Self-Described 'Troublemaker'

With their wild antics, the group of paratroopers McNiece led were known as "The Filthy Thirteen."
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Wayne Miller, Photographer Who Captured Black Chicago, Dies

The pioneering photographer also captured some of the first images of the destruction of Hiroshima.
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Georges Moustaki, Who Wrote Songs For Edith Piaf, Dies

He was known for infusing French song with sounds from around the world.
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The Doors' Keyboard Counterpoint Goes Silent: Remembering Ray Manzarek

Manzarek brought Chicago sound to L.A.'s beaches with the trailblazing band. He died Monday at 74.
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Journalist Michael Hastings Dies In Car Crash At Age 33

The Battered Old Car That Drove My Father's American Dream

The Battered Old Car That Drove My Father's American Dream

My Father, The Pilot

Israeli Writer Yoram Kaniuk, 83, On Pain And Peace

The Speech Eisenhower Never Gave On The Normandy Invasion

Ben Tucker: Remembering A Bassist And Citywide Icon

Jean Stapleton, Who Played Edith Bunker, Dies

Army Nurse Mildred Manning: An 'Angel' POW With A Job To Do

Public Servant Herman Boudreau, Heroic Under Enemy Fire

Jazz Pianist And Pedagogue Mulgrew Miller Dies

For Tuskegee Airman George Porter, Failure Was Not An Option

After Long Wait For Combat, Tad Nagaki Became POW Liberator

Jake McNiece, WWII Hero And Self-Described 'Troublemaker'

Wayne Miller, Photographer Who Captured Black Chicago, Dies

Georges Moustaki, Who Wrote Songs For Edith Piaf, Dies

The Doors' Keyboard Counterpoint Goes Silent: Remembering Ray Manzarek

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