The Best Kind of Philanthropy, Small-Town Sacrifices for War

The Secret of Giving Well Guest: Richard Gunderman, PhD, MD, Chancellor’s Professor of Medicine, Liberal Arts and Philanthropy, Indiana University, author of "We Make a Life By What We Give." There’s nothing very complicated about sharing with others. It’s one of the earliest lessons we learn as kids. But doing it in a way that has maximum meaning – that enriches both our own life and others – that’s not quite as simple or easy.  Physician and philosopher Richard Gunderman has written extensively about this – including in his book “We Make A Life By What We Give.” It’s a series of essays on cultivating a generous outlook, really thought-provoking. The perfect conversation for this time of year when giving is so much on our minds.  Small-Town Sacrifices for War Guest: Kyle Longley, PhD, Professor of History, Arizona State University and author of “The Morenci Marines: A Tale of Small Town America and the Vietnam War” This is the story of a small Arizona mining town that sent nine young men to Vietnam and only three returned. That’s an inordinate burden. The odds of dying in Vietnam in combat were 10 percent – so of those nine young men from the town of Morenci, Arizona, just one should have died. Why they and Morenci were so unlucky is part of a larger story about the role of small towns across America during war time.