Veterans Day 2012
On Sunday 11th November 2012 it is Veteran's Day. It is a time to pause and remember the many brave men and women who have given their lives for the freedom of us all.
There were many great radio programs produced during World War II and one that sticks out among them is Words At War.
Produced in cooperation with the Council on Books in Wartime, Words At War serves to provide a true-life documentary on action in World War II from the people who lived and experienced it.
It was aired from June 1943 to June 1945 right in the midst of the war with stories of the battlefronts and the home front written and often told by many an unsung hero.
The shows are of great historical value each providing a "living record of this war and the things for which we fight".
There are many wonderful old-time-radio shows to remind us of the courage and bravery of our fighting men and women and Joy and I have put together an appropriate list for you.
- An American In England - The Yanks Are Here
- Arch Oboler Plays - Strange Morning
- Cavalcade of America - Soldiers of the Tide
- Columbia Presents Corwin - Fourteen August
- Columbia Workshop - Private Throgg
- Command Performance
- Day of Victory - On A Note of Triumph
- Downbeat - Jimmy Dorsey
- The Empire Builders - Armistice Day 11th November 1930
- Escape - The Man Who Won The War
- Family Theater - Unsung Hero
- Glenn Miller
- Great Gildersleeve - Memorial Day Parade
- Kate Smith - God Bless America Salute To Army Widow
- Lum & Abner - Memorial Day Speech
- Mail Call
- One World Flight
- President Roosevelt's Address To Congress - 21st September 1939
- Screen Guild Theater - Spitfire
- Suspense - The Man Who Won The War
- Treasury Star Parade - Reflections of a Father as his Son Leaves For The Army
- Treasury Star Parade - Edward Kalenyi Darkness In Europe
- We Hold These Truths
- World War II Songs
You can listen to all these shows now on RUSC old time radio web site. We will also be adding some more shows with a patriotic feel throughout the remembrance weekend.
Happy listening my friends,
Ned & Joy
Happy listening my friends,
