Memorial Day - 29th May 2006

Between the American Revolution and the current conflict in Iraq, more than 26 million men and women have served America in wartime. Nearly 900,000 of those who served never returned home. Memorial Day is a day to remember those who have made the ultimate sacrifice whilst serving their nation.

To commemorate those brave soldiers we have added a new series to RUSC, which was broadcast by CBS during World War II. An American In England was a documentary drama written and directed by the great writer Norman Corwin. Corwin had been commissioned by CBS to visit England and report back on the character of the people and feeling in war torn Britain.  This was not propaganda from the Ministry of Information but real life stories from real people affected by the issues both great and small of the troubled time, stories which touched the hearts and minds of Americans and their allies. 

We have also added a wonderful Cavalcade of America story entitled Soldiers of the Tide, which was based on actual incidents from the archives of the United States Marine Corps. It was specially written by Peter Lyon in tribute to those fighting men on sea, on land and in the air, the United States Marines. 

I hope that you will find all of these stories uplifting, inspiring and entertaining but most of all let them give you food for thought in remembering our great and brave defenders of Liberty.   

Happy listening my friends,