Memorial Day

Have we lost the true meaning of Memorial Day amidst all the picnics, campouts, and barbecues?

Matthew Mason explains the origin of Memorial Day, Denise Rohan talks about honoring the Armed Forces, Cheryl Slocum gives holiday cookout tips, Justin Lehew discusses honoring MIA soldiers, Alison Faulkner teaches how to celebrate at home, Michael Conley talks about battle monuments.

Guests: Jan Scruggs, founder and president of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund Greg Dickinson, Chair of the Department of Communication Studies at Colorado State University and co-editor of the book "Places of Public Memory: The Rhetoric of Museums and Memorials." Aaron Skabelund, professor of history here at BYU with an emphasis on collective memory and modern Japan. Scott Paeth, professor of Religious Studies, Peace, Justice and Conflict at DePaul University We hear from the man credited with getting one of the most iconic memorials in America built: The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC. That nearly-five-hundred-foot wall of black granite on the National Mall with more than 58,000 names of veterans engraved on it

On today’s episode, enjoy the following: "When I Was One and Twenty" by Sam Payne "Abraham and Isaac: Sacrifice at Gettysburg" by Syd Lieberman "Gordon Pappas at War", an interview with Sam's Grandfather

What if We Honored Peace Activists Like We Honor Military Veterans?

Taya Kyle, author of "American Spirit," tells her tragic story and talks about the hope that remains in the world that helped her overcome it.

Guest: Kenneth Foote, PhD, Professor of Historical Geography, University of Connecticut, Author of “Shadowed Ground: America’s Landscapes of Violence and Tragedy” Why is it that, after a tragedy, we build a memorial at the site? Maybe it starts as a makeshift monument – a pile of flowers, cards, stuffed animals and candles. Sometimes it evolves into something more formal where a community chooses to permanently memorialize a traumatic event like a mass shooting or terrorist attack. In the aftermath of a tragedy, there is always a tension between wanting to remember and wanting to forget. (Originally aired 11/13/2017)

Life on the front lines with Black Hawk Down's Matt Eversmann. Wives of Vietnam War POWs fought publicly for their husbands' release.

We share just a bit about Sam’s grandfather, World War II veteran Gordon Pappas.

A veteran's view on why he served

Kirk Lippold talks about how to respond well under pressure in recognition of the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attack on the USS Cole.

Stories to help us remember the fallen

A Vietnam veteran learned to cope with PTSD through his work tracking bald eagles in the Canadian wilderness.

Join us today with war veterans, Colonel Greg Adams and Sergeant Hunter Sebresos, as we listen to and discuss the events of the terrorist attacks on September 11th, its aftermath and recovery. Stories of war and peace are told by Anne Rutherford, Joel ben Izzy, Kevin Cordi, Syd Lieberman and Bob Reiser. Their narratives remind us of life in war, the importance of supporting each other in hard times and that despite the trials we have in our lives, “This, too, Shall Pass”.

A Veteran’s View on Why He Served

EXTRA **** "When I Was One and Twenty" by Sam Payne