Veterans’ Voices: Rochester
Veterans’ Voices is a radio series exploring the knowledge, experience and leadership of Rochester service members. Hosted by Britt Aamodt Veteran’ Voices is produced by KRPR and AMPERS.
Episodes
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Richard Krom part 2
Richard Krom’s great-grandfather marched hundreds of miles to Gettysburg, only to find himself, in company with the First Minnesota, immediately plunged into battle.
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Richard Krom part 1
Richard Krom is the great-grandson of Edward H Bassett, a Faribault, Minnesota man who fought with the First Minnesota Volunteer Infantry at the First Battle of Bull Run in 1861.
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Merle Peterson part 3
In the Korean War, Merle Peterson and his infantry unit not only had to contend with enemy attacks but the bitter cold of a Korean winter.
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Merle Peterson part 2
Merle Peterson arrived in Korea in August 1950. His unit got off the ship and three days later, they were surrounded by the enemy.
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Merle Peterson part 1
Merle Peterson enlisted in the Army right out of high school in 1948. Two years later, the Korean War broke out, and his battalion was shipped overseas.
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Frank Churchward part 3
Frank Churchward was sent to Korea in 1954, where his motor pool lived out of tents.