Remembrances

Fans and family are mourning boxer Muhammad Ali, who died at age 74. He's seen here in 1978 with his daughters Laila (9 months) and Hanna (2 years).

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'A World Without Muhammad Ali': Reactions To A Champion's Death

11:54am June 04, 2016

by Bill Chappell

Muhammad Ali was an international superstar, loved as much for his humanity and wit as for his boxing skills. Now he's being mourned by everyone from former foes to the president.

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Longtime Friend Of Muhammad Ali Reacts To Death Of 'The Greatest'

10:44am June 04, 2016

Tim Shanahan maintained a friendship with Muhammad Ali for 40 years. Scott Simon talks with him about Ali, and his legacy.

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Saturday Sports: Remembering Muhammad Ali

7:59am June 04, 2016

Muhammad Ali, three-time world heavyweight boxing champion, died Friday night at the age of 74. Howard Bryant of ESPN.com and ESPN the magazine remembers Ali's athletic legacy with NPR's Scott Simon.

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End Of An Era: Boxing Great Muhammad Ali Dies At 74

7:56am June 04, 2016

Ali virtually created the modern athlete and became one of the foremost cultural symbols of the 20th century. Scott Simon looks back on the boxing great with Bloomberg View columnist Stephen Carter.

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Retired Army Officer Remembers Co-Worker Who Was Killed In Afghanistan

7:31pm May 30, 2016

On this Memorial Day, listener George Minde remembers his co-worker, Staff Sgt. Jorge Oliveira, who was killed in Afghanistan in 2011.

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On Memorial Day, Listener Remembers Ex-Boyfriend Who Died In Vietnam

4:29pm May 30, 2016

On this Memorial Day, listener Ann Marshall remembers Army Capt. John C. Sigg, who died in the Vietnam War.

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Air Force Captain Remembers Classmate Who Died In Afghanistan

4:29pm May 30, 2016

On this Memorial Day, Air Force Capt. Myles Smith remembers his classmate at the U.S. Air Force Academy, 1st Lt. Roslyn Schulte. Schulte was killed in Afghanistan in 2009.

As part of NPR's reporting on mustard gas experiments during World War II, we put together a searchable database with more than 3,900 test subjects who had "full body exposure" to the gas. Were you or someone you know exposed?

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WWII Veteran, Who Fought To Expose Secret Mustard Gas Experiments, Dies

10:17am May 30, 2016

by Caitlin Dickerson

Charles Cavell spent decades fighting for VA compensation, even after he and others — who had been sworn to secrecy by the U.S. military — helped bring the testing program to light. He was 89.

Donna Engeman, Survivor Outreach Services manager at the Installation Management Command, rode her Harley Davidson from San Antonio to Washington, D.C., to ride in Rolling Thunder Memorial Day, 2012. She rides again this year to help raise awarenes about

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Army Love: A Fallen Soldier's Widow Tells Their Daughter How It All Began

8:15am May 28, 2016

by NPR Staff

This Memorial Day weekend at Storycorps, a mother and daughter remember a husband and father who died in Iraq when his Humvee hit an IED.

Fresh Air Remembers '60 Minutes' Correspondent Morley Safer

1:48pm May 20, 2016

In his 1990 interview with Terry Gross, Safer discussed his groundbreaking coverage of the war in Vietnam. He died Thursday at 84.

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