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NEWS

Medical Foam to Buy Time for Wounded Soldiers


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About 25 percent of battlefield casualties are medically preventable, according to the Army Institute of Surgical Research. But what if there was something that could buy that wounded soldier time? One local company is working on a foam to do just that.


NEWS

Serving Those Who Serve


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WGBH News focuses on military issues: sequestration, defense cuts, and personal stories of our servicemen and women.


PBS SPECIAL

National Salute to Veterans


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Television celebrities Joe Mantegna and Gary Sinise host a celebration of all our American heroes in Washington D.C. with many special guests and the National Symphony Orchestra.

WGBH NEWS

As Water Supplies Wane, What's Next?


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By Kara Miller
Innovation Hub looks at the increasing scarcity of water as the world's population grows.
WGBH Local News

VIDEO: The Common Blooms with Flags


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By WGBH News
Watch the Boston Common turn from green to a patriotic red, white and blue for Memorial Day.
Economy

MIT Aerospace Center Could Save Hanscom Jobs


By Sarah Birnbaum
MIT is proposing a multi-million-dollar new research facility at Hanscom Air Force Base at a time when state officials are worried Pentagon cutbacks could mean steep job losses.
War & Conflict

The World: Soldiers Coming Home


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A special edition of The World focuses on veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, telling their stories about the challenges of coming home from war. Plus, the story of an Iraqi translator and his family, resettled now in Lowell.
WOMEN, WAR AND PEACE

Pray the Devil Back to Hell


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In 2003, Liberian women challenged warlords and dictator Charles Taylor in the midst of a brutal civil war, and won a once unimaginable peace for their country.

Airs on Tuesday, March 20 at 8pm on WGBH World
War & Conflict

Peer Support May Help Homeless Vets In Mass.


By Jordan Weinstein
Massachusetts is doing a good job of reducing homelessness in veterans compared to the national average, but there's more work to be done. Coleman Nee of the state Dept. of Veterans' Services talks to WGBH News.
Courts, Crime & Police

Tamer Mehanna: 'My Brother Is Passionate'


GREATER BOSTON: TAREK MEHANNA
By Adam Reilly
Tarek Mehanna, his brother said, brought the same passion and scholarship to the study of Islam and Arabic that he'd brought to all his previous interests — and that's why he translated those videos.
World News

Have We Lost Sight Of Peace?


By WGBH News
A former Bush State Department official said he wouldn't support invading Iraq if he could do it all over again — and wonders if peace is still the goal of our wars.
Courts, Crime & Police

First Amendment Advocates Respond To Mehanna Verdict


By WGBH News & Wires
The conviction of Tarek Mehanna on charges that he conspired to help al-Qaida and plotted to kill US soldiers raises questions about freedom of speech in a lengthy war on terror.
War & Conflict

Soldier's Death An Accident?


By Sean Corcoran

Army Sgt. Brent McBride, facing murder charges for allegedly killing Sgt. Matthew Gallagher of Falmouth, testified on Dec. 17 that Gallagher died while playing a game of "quick-draw."

War & Conflict

Lt. Gov. Murray: Hire Vets!


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By Will Roseliep
Lt. Gov. Tim Murray said that hiring veterans isn't a question of charity: It's good for business.
War & Conflict

An Inside Look At Spaulding's Treatment Of Libyan War Victims


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By Jared Bowen
The fighting in Libya has taken its toll — and nowhere in the US is that impact more evident than at Spaulding Hospital in Salem, Mass. In October, the US State Department facilitated the transfer of wounded freedom fighters here.

Greater Boston

'Modern Warfare 3' Video Game Hits The Shelves


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By Jared Bowen
It had nothing to do with a new Apple device or the latest Twilight movie. Monday at midnight people lined up at electronics stores waiting to be among the first to buy the latest video game in the "Call of Duty Series." It will likely become the best-selling game of all time. And it's all about very violent combat.
LOCAL NEWS

Army Suicides And Those Left Behind


THE WORLD: MILITARY SUICIDES A SERIOUS PROBLEM
NPR: A MARINE'S DEATH AND THE FAMILY HE LEFT BEHIND
WGBH NEWS: FOR VETERANS DAY, HELP WITH JOBS
GREATER BOSTON: VETERANS AND JOBS
By WGBH/PRI Staff
A new report estimates that a U.S. veteran commits suicide every 80 minutes. A local veteran reflects on the challenges of coming home.
LOCAL NEWS

For Veterans Day, Help With Jobs


By Sarah Birnbaum
With Veterans Day approaching, Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick has unveiled a slate of proposals to help lower high unemployment among returning service members.
Boston

Terror Suspect's Lawyers Emphasize Free Speech


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By The Associated Press
Lawyers for Tarek Mehanna, the Sudbury man accused of plotting to help al-Qaida, want to remind the jury of Mehanna's First Amendment rights. Opening statements start Thursday.
BOB SEAY DEBRIEFS

Afghanistan, 10 Years In

By Bob Seay
In the first of a series of conversations with our colleagues at "The World," Bob Seay discusses the state of Afghanistan with London correspondent Laura Lynch.
U.S.

Obama: 'War In Iraq Is Over'


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NPR COVERS THE IRAQ WAR
By The Associated Press
President Barack Obama announced that all U.S. troops will be withdrawn from Iraq by year's end.
89.7 WGBH

Falmouth Soldier Killed In Iraq


By Sean Corcoran
A Falmouth soldier, Sgt. Matthew Gallagher, was killed in Iraq on Sunday, according to the U.S. Army and his family. He was 22 years old.
The World

Mass. Refugees Reckon With Tornado Damage


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MORE FROM THE WORLD
By Jill Kaufman
In West Springfield, many of the people displaced by this month's tornadoes have been displaced before. They’re refugees from places like Somalia, Iraq and Nepal.
A Celtic Sojourn

May 14: Sinead O'Connor


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This iconic and enigmatic rocker has taken on the role of punk-folksinger, priest, social gadfly, and spiritual interpreter of traditional Irish songs.
Movies

A Film Unfinished


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By Independent Lens

This haunting film about a film examines a classic Nazi propaganda film used by historians for decades to provide insight into the realities of life in the Warsaw Ghetto in 1942.

War & Conflict

War Letters


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By American Experience
Watch War Letters on American Experience. Bringing you letters from the Revolutionary War to the Persian Gulf War. Bringing to life eyewitnessaccounts of famous battles, intimate declarations of love and longing, letters written just moments before the writer was killed, and the heartbreaking "Dear John" leters from home. Airs May 31, 2011
Basic Black

New Revelations Released In Malcolm X Bio


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Callie Crossley, Kim McLarin, Phillip Martin, and Peniel Joseph discuss new details of Malcolm X's life revealed in the book "Malcolm X: A Life Of Reinvention".
Independent Lens

Marwencol


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In the lore of Marwencol -- the miniature World War II-era town built by Mark Hogancamp -- American and German soldiers converged simultaneously -- not to fight, but to "be friendly with each other" in this imaginary refuge from the kind of conflict that forever impacted Hogancamp's reality.
War & Conflict

President Obama To Speak Tonight On Libya


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7 P.M.: NPR SPECIAL COVERAGE ON 89.7
Obama's speech to the nation will be his first major attempt to address his policies towards Libya since military operations started nine days ago. Obama speaks tonight at 7pm, and can be seen on PBS NewsHour on WGBH World, or streaming live online.
María Hinojosa: One-On-One

Shoshana Johnson: Former POW


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After her convoy was ambushed while on patrol in Iraq in March 2003, Shoshana Johnson became the United States’ first black female prisoner of war.

Watch Saturday, February 26 at 6pm on WGBH2/HD.
American Experience

Spend The Weekend With The Presidents


WATCH THE PRESIDENTS ONLINE
Each of our presidents has taken America on a different voyage. Watch American Experience's series of presidential biographies online. 

American Experience: Jimmy Carter
Monday, Feb 21 at 9pm | WGBH 2
THE WORLD

Our Generation’s Sputnik Moment


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By Jeb Sharp
“This is our generation’s Sputnik moment,” President Obama said during last night’s State of the Union address. He was referring to the need to spur innovation and stay competitive in a rapidly-changing world. The World’s Jeb Sharp tells us what Sputnik was and whether the analogy makes sense for today’s challenges.
American Experience

Creating The Panama Canal


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See how the building of the Panama Canal connected the world's two largest oceans, and signaled America's emergence as a global superpower.
Nova

Killer Subs In Pearl Harbor


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Little is known about how the Japanese pulled off the stealth attack of Pearl Harbor. Nova tells the story of the event that sparked America's involvement in WWII.


Moviola

For Veterans Day, Favorite Films From The Frontlines


By Jared Bowen
At the Hanscom Air Force Base, a group of veterans shares movies and memories.
99.5 Host Notes

Veterans Day, 2010


By Laura Carlo
A reflection on love and loss.
War & Conflict

Britain’s involvement in the US Civil War


By Laura Lynch

Tom Sebrell has uncovered evidence of strong support for the southern Confederate states in the Civil War in America, and is now leading walking tours of London that reveal untold stories of Britain’s role. Laura Lynch decided to take the tour for herself.

Weather & National Disasters

Old Ship Logs Help Predict Weather Patterns


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Climate scientists have enlisted online volunteers to transcribe weather reports made by British sailors in World War I. The World’s Clark Boyd has more.
War & Conflict

Rediscovered Spanish Civil War Negatives


Lost since 1939, a mexican suitcase containing nearly 4,500 negatives documenting the Spanish Civil War by Robert Capa, Chim (David Seymour), and Gerda Taro was recently recovered. They now on view in an exhibition at the International Center of Photography. The World's Adeline Sire has the story.

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