The Impact of War

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In 'Waiting For Eden,' Grief With No Guarantee Of Closure

2:38pm September 25, 2018

by Rachel Martin

Author Elliot Ackerman is a veteran, and his latest novel is about an injured soldier just regaining consciousness. But it's really about something else. "This book really isn't about war," he says.

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Nico Walker wrote his semi-autobiographical novel Cherry while in federal prison for armed bank robbery.

An Iraq Veteran, Heroin Addict, Bank Robber And Debut Novelist

7:56pm August 13, 2018

by Quil Lawrence

Nico Walker is currently in federal prison for bank robbery. That's given him plenty of time to write his semi-autobiographical novel Cherry, which has received glowing advance reviews.

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U.N. honor guards carry a casket containing remains transferred by North Korea onto a plane at Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, on Wednesday. The remains will be analyzed in Hawaii to determine whether they are those of U.S. service members missi

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Possible U.S. Remains Turned Over By North Korea Sent To Hawaii For Analysis

4:17pm August 01, 2018

by Bill Chappell

Vice President Pence will be on hand when 55 boxes thought to contain remains of U.S. troops arrive at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii. They will be sent to a lab for possible identification.

Seeking Closure, An Effort To Repatriate Remains Of U.S. Vets Killed In Korean War

7:06pm July 29, 2018

North Korea has given the U.S. 55 small coffins believed to hold the remains of Americans killed in the Korean War. Michel Martin talks to Rick Downes, who's been working to have the dead repatriated.

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The limbs had been evenly cut (left), and researchers were able to identify bullet holes (right).

Civil War Battlefield 'Limb Pit' Reveals Work Of Combat Surgeons

11:34am June 20, 2018

by Christopher Joyce

Scientists have been analyzing bones first uncovered by a utility crew digging at the Manassas National Battlefield Park in Virginia. The remains provide insights into surgery during the Civil War.

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Rolling Thunder seeks to bring full accountability for all U.S. prisoners of war and missing in action (POW/MIA) soldiers.

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Bikers From Across America Ride To Remember Soldiers 'Unaccounted For'

1:13pm May 27, 2018

by Rebecca Feldhaus Adams

What started as a group of 2,500 has grown to an estimated 300,000. Motorcyclists from across the country rally in Washington, D.C. to raise awareness every Memorial Day weekend.

'With Honor' Group Works To Elect Veterans

8:10am May 27, 2018

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to Rye Barcott, the co-founder and CEO of With Honor. The group supports military veterans running for Congress.

Enemies in Love, a new book by Alexis Clark, tells the story of an unexpected romance.

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Arts

What Happens When Two Enemies Fall In Love?

6:00am May 27, 2018

by Karen Grigsby Bates

A love story between a black Army nurse and a German POW during World War II? You couldn't make that story up — and Alexis Clark, author of the upcoming book, Enemies in Love, didn't.

A girl visits The Poppy Memorial, a wall of 645,000 poppy flowers to honor the service members who have died since World War I. The USAA made the memorial that stands on the National Mall.

A Wall of Poppies Honors Fallen Soldiers On The National Mall

3:08pm May 26, 2018

In Washington, D.C., a dramatic memorial of bright red flowers pays tribute to men and women who died in uniform.

Jenn Wilmot shows a picture of George after his accident. He was thrown free from the gunner's turret as his Humvee tumbled off a cliff in Iraq. He survived, but with a brain injury, PTSD and a left arm that still looks sewn-on.

VA's Caregiver Program Still Dropping Veterans With Disabilities

3:19pm May 21, 2018

by Quil Lawrence

An NPR investigation last year revealed that a number of VA centers were ejecting hundreds of caregivers from the program. The VA promised reform, but a year later few have returned to the program.

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