Veteran's Voice Radio Show

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Every 3rd Friday of the month from 9:00am to 10:00am.

 

With Northwest Veterans for Peace

 

Veteran's Voice Radio Show with Northwest Veterans for Peace deals with matters of war and peace. Also deals with veterans health issues and the after effects of war.

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Vietnam War triage nurse Arlene Edwards on her experiences in Portable Hospital in 1968

Airs at: Tue, 06/21/2011 at 12:00am
Co-hosts Marvin Simmons and Bill Bires interview Arlene Edwards, who was a nurse in Vietnam at the 45th Surgical Hospital in 1968. The 45th was first organized in 1943 at Camp White, Oregon as the 45th Portable Hospital. It was designed to be carried by men, pack animals or... Read more

Bob Chenowith, former prisoner of war in Hanoi, pt 2: Experiences in prison

Airs at: Fri, 05/20/2011 at 10:00am - 11:00am
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Host Marvin Simmons of Northwest Vets for Peace interviews Bob Chenoweth who was a prisoner of war in Hanoi for five years and a member of the Peace Committee while in prison. Members of the Peace Committee were deeply affected by their combat experiences and as a result re... Read more

Bob Chenowith, former prisoner of war in Hanoi

Airs at: Fri, 04/15/2011 at 12:00am
Host Marvin Simmons of Northwest Vets for Peace interviews Bob Chenoweth who was a prisoner of war in Hanoi for five years and a member of the Peace Committee while in prison. Members of the Peace Committee were deeply affected by their combat experiences and as a result re... Read more

Counseling services offered by Portland Vet Center

Airs at: Fri, 03/18/2011 at 12:00am
Northwest Vets for Peace speak with Ryan McNabb, Outreach Specialist at the Portland Vet Center. Read more

Veteran's Voice on 02/18/11

Airs at: Fri, 02/18/2011 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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Hosts from Northwest Vets for Peace present one of their original interviews from the early 1990's. The guest is Dr. Charles Jackson of the Veteran's Administration. He talks about Gulf War Syndrome and the first returning veterans who presented symptoms of Gulf War Syndrom... Read more

Veteran's Voice on 01/21/11

Airs at: Fri, 01/21/2011 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Hosts Northwest Vets for Peace speak with journalist Dahr Jamail about his latest reports on military sexual trauma. The numbers of rapes and other types of abuse within the U.S. Military are staggering, according to Dahr Jamail. Victims continue to say that both their com... Read more

Returning vets at risk for suicide--a challenge to mental health care in the armed forces

Airs at: Fri, 12/17/2010 at 11:00am - 11:30pm
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Hosts Northwest Vets for Peace discuss suicide among veterans returning from Afghanistan and Iraq. They also feature an interview from the Talk Nation Radio show with 1st Infantryman Jeff Hanks who went AWOL to avoid redeployment to Afghanistan. Hanks had a panic attack at ... Read more

Veteran's Voice on 11/19/10

Airs at: Fri, 11/19/2010 at 12:00am
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Hosts Marvin Simmons, Bill Bires and John Timothy of Northwest Vets for Peace speak with Belle Bennett Landau, Executive Director of the Returning Veterans Project. Returning Veterans Project is a nonprofit organization comprised of politically unaffiliated and independent... Read more

Veteran's Voice with guest S. Brian Willson

Airs at: Fri, 10/15/2010 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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Northwest Vets for Peace Marvin Simmons, Bill Bires and John Timothy speak with anti-war activists S. Brian Willson. Willson served, from 1966 to 1970, in the USAF, including several months as a combat security officer in Vietnam. Later he became a member of Vietnam Vetera... Read more

Gary Matsumoto: "Vaccine-A: The Covert Government Experiment that's Killing Our Soldiers"

Airs at: Fri, 09/17/2010 at 12:00am
  Northwest Vets for Peace interview Gary Matsumoto, author of Vaccine-A: The Covert Government Experiment that's Killing Our Soldiers. Vaccine-A uncovers a story of betrayal—the betrayal of the men and women who serve in the armed forces, the betrayal of medical ethics, a... Read more