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Hello. I'm Beth Carroll. Welcome to this Veterans Day edition of New Hampshire Outlook. In this program we'll focus on the stories of veteran's. For many soldiers of past wars, remembering fallen comrades is a daily exercise that is rarely shared with others. A soldier from Durham had that opportunity in the spring of 2003. Outlook's Phil Vaughn has the story. |
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Clark Welch's story is among those told in an American Experience film called "Two Days in October." It aired on PBS. |
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A free-lance producer from Massachusetts traveled to Iraq in 2004 to film a documentary. He followed members of the 172-nd Field Artillery unit of the New Hampshire National Guard while they were stationed at Camp Bucca. Doug Grindle captured the day-to-day life of the New Hampshire soldiers while they were at the camp on the Southern Iraq/Kuwait border. I sat down with Grindle in January of 2005 before he completed his project to talk about "his" observations. |
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Since that interview the 172-nd Field Artillery unit of the N-H National Guard have returned home to the Granite State -- after spending a year in Iraq. |
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Finally, the story of a Goshen woman who is preserving the memory of World War II veterans in her community. Outlook's Phil Vaughn sat down with Deborah Scranton who produced a documentary called "Stories from Silence: Witness to War." |
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You can watch both documentaries: "Stories from Silence: Witness to War" and "Guarding Camp Bucca"-- next from 8-10pm right here on NHPTV. |
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The Veterans History Project is collecting stories and materials from the homefront and the battlefield in an effort to estabilish a permanent historical record of the nation. If you know a veteran or contributed as a civilian to the war effort head to our website, nhptv.org/veterans, to learn how you can share your story. |
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That concludes our program -- as we salute our nation's veterans. I'm Beth Carroll Thanks for watching. I'll see you next time. |
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The stories of veterans are also being recorded at the New Hampshire Veteran's Home. Barrett Lester introduces us to one man whose war story is told through music. |
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IT HAS BEEN 58 YEARS SINCE HE LAST PLAYED HIS TRUMPET FOR THE BAND DURING WAR WORLD II, BUT HIS 82-YEAR-OLD FINGERS CAN STILL CREATE MUSIC MAGIC. IN 19389, RAY DECIDED TO BE A PROFESSIONAL MUSICIAN, AND THAT CHOICE PLACED HIM ON AN UNUSUAL COURSE WITH THE WAR. TWO YEARS LATER, HE WAS DRAFTED AND HE JOINED THE U.S. COAST GUARD BAND. THEIR SHOW SOLD WAR BONDS AND RAY SOON SOUGHT WAR UP FRONT. FIRST NIGHT WE LANDED IN ENGLAND. SLEEPING IN BUNKS. AND ABOUT 2:00 IN THE MORNING, WE HEARD THIS AWFUL NOISE. IT WAS ONE OF HITLER'S BUZZ BOMBS. THEY DROPPED IT NEXT DOOR TO US. WE GOT KNOCKED DOWN OFF THE BUNK. WE LANDED ON THE FLOOR. AND THEN WE GOT UP THE NEXT MORNING. THERE WAS A HOLE ABOUT 50 FOOT DOOP AND WIDE. Reporter: WHAT A STORY RAY SHARED WITH US. AND THANKS TO THE NEW HAMPSHIRE VETERANS HOME WHERE RAY NOW LIVES, A MORE DETAILED VIDEO OF RAY'S EXPERIENCES HAS RECENTLY BEEN COMPLETED. THE PILOT GETS ROUGH. USUALLY THE FIGHT STYLE, WHEN WE PLAYEDE STAR SPANGLED BANNER, BUT THIS NIGHT NO WAY. THE GUY TOOK A BOTTLE AND BINGO, HE BROKE IT ON THE TABLE AND STUCK IT IN THE GUY'S FACE. Reporter: THIS TAPE WAS CREATED FOR THE VETERANS HISTORY PROJECT, A NATIONWIDE EFFORT UNDER WAY TO PRESERVE THE STORY OF U.S. WAR VETERANS. LISA WORKS AT THE VETERANS HOME AND GOT INVOLVED IN THE PROJECT AS SOON AS SHE LEARNED OF ITS HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE. THE VETERANS HISTORY PROMISE IS ACTUALLY A NATIONAL PROJECT THAT WAS BEGUN THREE YEARS AGO WITH THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, AND WHAT THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS IS HOPING TO ACHIEVE IS TO ACTUALLY COLLECT THE ORAL HISTORY OF OUR VETERANS FROM ALL OF THE WARS THROUGHOUT OUR HISTORY, AND TO COLLECT THOSE IN AUDIO OR VIDEOTAPE FORMAT AND ARCHIVE THEM FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. Reporter: PEOPLE FROM ALL 50 STATES ARE SENDING IN THEIR STORIES. THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS IN WASHINGTON, D.C. IS BUSY COLLECTING 200 STORIES A DAY. THE DIRECTOR OF THE VETERANS HISTORY PROJECT IS EXCITED ABOUT ITS EARLY SUCCESS. RIGHT NOW IN OUR ARCHIVES WE HAVE STORIES FROM OVER 10,000 VETERANS AND CIVILIANS, AND WE KNOW THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE GETTING THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS MORE. Reporter: SHE BELIEVES THAT'S BECAUSE MANY OF THESE SOMETIME DIFFICULT STORIES ARE STILL WAITING TO BE TOLD. I THINK THAT VETERANS RESPOND THE WAY THEY DO BECAUSE THEY KNOW THEY'VE MADE HISTORY, AND THEY'VE LIVED HISTORY. AND THEY'VE HAD THIS VERY INTENSE AND POWERFUL EXPERIENCE. A LOT OF PEOPLE CAME BACK FROM WAR. THEY WANTED TO PUT IT BEHIND THEM. THEY WANTED TO START THEIR LIVES. AND AS THEY GET OLDER, IT REALLY STARTS TO COME UP AGAIN AS THEY REVIEW THEIR LIVES. AND I THINK THERE'S A REAL URGE WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE, TO LEAVE THAT STORY BEHIND. THERE ARE 19 MILLION WAR VETERANS LIVING IN THE NATION TODAY AND IT IS ESTIMATED THAT EVERY DAY WE LOSE 1700 OF THEM. SHE HOPES MORE PEOPLE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE STEP FORWARD TO HELP CAPTURE THESE IMPORTANT STORIES FOR THE VETERANS HISTORY PROJECT. SO I SEE FIRSTHAND THAT THESE STORIES ARE BEING LOST, AND I'VE ACTUALLY HAD A FEW RESIDENTS WHO I KNOW JUST IN GENERAL CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM HAD SOME REALLY INTERESTING STORIES THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE EDITIONS TO-- NICE ADDITIONS TO THE COLLECTION AT THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. BUT UNFORTUNATELY, TIME DID NOT ALLOW, AND THEIR HEALTH DECLINED TOO RAPIDLY FOR THEM TO EVEN BEEN INTERVIEWED. Reporter: BUT NOT RAY. HIS STORY IS NOW A PERMANENT PART OF THE VETERANS HISTORY PROJECT. TOOK THE BOAT FROM BOSTON TO LIVERPOOL ENGLAND, AND WE STAYED THERE FOR FOUR MONTHS. WE TRAVELED TO SECRET NAVY BASES COAST GUARD, MARINE, AIR FORCE, YOU NAME IT, WE PLAYED FOR THEM. I THINK WHAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT ABOUT THIS PROJECT IS THAT NO STORY IS TOO SMALL TO BE TOLD. I ENJOYED THE SERVICE VERY MUCH. I DIDN'T CARRY A GUN. I CARRIED A TRUMPET. EXCUSE ME. SO IF SOMEBODY WERE TO ATTACK ME I WOULD HIT THEM IN THE HEAD WITH MY TRUMPET. HE CONVEY THE MESSAGE THAT EVERYONE PLAYED THEIR PART, EVERYONE HAD A JOB TO DO, AND THAT NO STORY IS TOO SMALL TO BE TOLD IN THIS PROJECT. IT REALLY IS OUR COLLECTIVE HISTORY DURING WARS IN THIS COUNTRY. AND IT SHOULD BE TOLD. Reporter: RAY CONTINUES TO SHARE HIS PAST THROUGH HIS MUSIC. THAT'S THE WAY I USUALLY PRACTICE, TOO LOUD. WAKE UP THE TROOPS. Reporter: RAY'S STORY HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE DOCUMENTED LIVES OF THOUSANDS OF OTHER VETERANS. THEIR COLLECTIVE STORIES, A COLLECTION OF HISTORY FROM THE VETERANS HISTORY PROMISE. |
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60 years ago during World War 2, few women were directly involved in overseas operations. Those who were. were generally nurses. And one woman's World War 2 experience as a nurse -- has been told by her daughter. Pamela McLaughlin told producer Barrett Lester how she was able to uncover an almost "lost" chapter in her mother's life. |
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PAMELA McLAUGHLIN WAS ONLY A LITTLE GIRL DURING WAR WORLD II. SHE SPENT YEARS WITHOUT HER MOTHER BECAUSE HER MOTHER WENT TO SERVE HER COUNTRY OVERSEAS AS A NURSE. SHE SIGNED UP FOR FOREIGN SERVICE. AND IN APRIL OF 1943, SHE SENT A QUICK NOTE TO HER SISTER-IN-LAW SAYING BYE FOR A WHILE. SHE DIDN'T KNOW WHERE SHE WAS GOING. SHE SAID THE NEXT LETTER YOU GET WILL BE FROM, AND SHE PUT A BIG QUESTION MARK. SHE ARRIVED IN NORTH AFRICA IN MAY OF 1943. THE FIRST WEEK MY MOTHER WAS THERE, SHE SAYS IN HER LETTERS THAT SHE WAS SLEEPING ON THE GROUND. THEY HAD TENTS EVENTUALLY, AND EVENTUALLY THEY HAD CEMENT FLOORS PUT IN THE TENTS, BUT IN THE BEGINNING, THE NURSES WORKED3RTIONS. AND YET THEY GAVE IT ALL. Reporter: SOLDIERS IN NORTH AFRICA AND ITALY DURING THAT TIME SHE WROTE HUNDREDS OF LETTERS BACK HOME TO FAMILY USING A SYSTEM CALLED V-MAIL. DURING THE WAR, SERVICEMEN AND WOMEN IS WOULD WRITE ON A PIECE OF PAPER, EIGHT BY EIGHT, A COUPLE PARAGRAPHS AND THE ARMY WOULD PHOTOGRAPH IT, SHRINK IT DOWN TO FOUR BY FIVE INCHES AND MAIL IT BACK HOME IN AN MILITARY OFFICIAL ENVELOPE. DEAR ACHARLOTTE. HERE I AM BACK ON NIGHT DUTY IN LITTLE ITALY. IT'S 2:00 A.M. I HAVE BEEN WORKING TWO WEEKS THIS TIME, SEVEN DAYS AND SEVEN DAYS WITH NO TIME OFF. IT WAS A FUNNY NIGHT WITH THUNDER AND LIGHTNING. I BOUGHT MYSELF A GOOD LUCK LOOKING ITALIAN WRIST WRACH WATCH. MY OTHER IS ABOUT TO STOP. THANKS FOR SENDING PAMY THE BIRTHDAY DOLL. I DREAMED OF BERTHA LAST NIGHT. SHE SAID I WROTE TO TAMMY AND TOLD HER I WOULD SING HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO HER IN ITALY. I HOPE THIS IS THE LAST BIRTHDAY I'M AWAY, DARN IT. I'M AFRAID SHE WILL BE ALL GROWN UP BEFORE I GET HOME. Reporter: SHE DIDN'T REALLY START TO SHARE HER INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCES WITH HER DAUGHTER UNTIL 37 YEARS LATER. I THINK PROBABLY SHE WAS JUST TOO BUSY RAISING THE CHILDREN. BUT HER MILITARY PICTURE ALWAYS SAT ON THE LIVING ROOM TABLE PERHAPS ABOUT TEN YEARS BEFORE SHE DIED, SHE TOLD ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE WAR, BITS AND PIECES HERE AND THERE. MY MOTHER DIED SEPTEMBER 1989. DURING THE NEXT FEW YEARS, THE FAMILY BEGAN SENDING MEE V-MAIL AS THEY FOUND IT. I HAVE A COLLECTION OF AT LEAST 80 PIECES. UNTIL SHE ENTERED THE ARMY CORPS UNTIL SHE CAME HOME MAY OF 1944. IN 1998, I WAS CLEANING OUT MY FILE. I LOOKED AT THE V-MAIL AND I SAID I HAVE TO PUT THIS TOGETHER A PIECE OF AMERICAN HISTORY. AND I DON'T BELIEVE THAT NURSES EVER RECEIVE THE TRUE RECOGNITION THAT THEY DESERVED AND THAT WAS ONE OF THE REASONS THAT I WANTED TO PUT THE BOOK TOGETHER. Reporter: SO PAMELA WHO NOW LIVES IN SOMERVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS, BEGAN WRITING A BOOK TO CHRONICLE HER MOTHER'S WAR EXPERIENCES. IT WAS NO EASY TASK AS SHE HAS SUFFERED FROM POLIO SINCE SHE WAS 11 YEARS OLD. YET PAMELA HAS SUCCEEDED IN LIVING A ROBUST LIFE AND VIEWED WRITING HER BOOK WITH THE SAME ATTITUDE. I ALWAYS KNEW THERE WAS A BOOK IN ME. I KNEW IT. AND FOUR YEARS AGO WHEN I OPENED UP MY FILE AND FOUND THOSE LETTERS, I KNEW THIS WAS IT, AND FRIENDS ENCOURAGED ME. FRIENDS AND FAMILY. THEY SAID TO KEEP ON WRITING. Reporter: FINALLY, LAST YEAR PAMELA COMPLETED AND PUBLISHED HER BOOK, INCORPORATING 80 OF HER MOTHER'S RECOVERED V-MAILS. ENTITLED CELIA, ARMY NURSE AND MOTHER REMEMBERED. A NURSE FOR THE CENTURY. CELIA'S WORDS PROVIDE US WITH A UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE. SHE SAID HERE I AM IN NORTH AFRICA IN A TENT ON A DUSTY ROLLING HILL SIDE. IT'S VERY HOT DURING THE DAY AND COOL IN THE EVENING. WE SLEEP SIX IN A TENT ON COTS WITH NETTING COVERING OUR COTS. THE FIRST WEEK WE SLEPT ON THE GROUND. THERE ARE LOTS OF VINEYARDS AND PRETTY RED POPPIES HERE BUT THE DAMN FLIES, MOSQUITOES, LIZARDS, SNAKES, TOWEDS AND SCORPIANS ARE TOO NUMEROUS TO MENTION. THIS IS FROM 1943. SHE SAID O HER SISTER MARY, I'M IN A WRITING MOOD. MAYBE IT'S THE WILD BOAR I HAD FOR DINNER TONIGHT. Reporter: CELIA REMARRIED, HAD FIVE SONS AND CONTINUED WORKING AS A NURSE. THE SPIRIT OF HER 78-YEAR-OLD LIFE LIVES ON IN HER DAUGHTER'S BOOK. I THINK IT JUST SAYS WHAT A GREAT SPIRIT SHE HAD. SHE KNEW, AS MANY OTHERS DID IN WAR WORLD II, WHAT WE WERE UP AGAINST WITH HITLER. SHE HAD A NURSING SKILL AND SHE WANTED TO USE IT AND I THINK IT SHOWS THE LOVE OF A NATION TO DEFEND AND PROTECT IT. SHE LOVED HER FAMILY. SHE DIDN'T GIVE IT A SECOND THOUGHT. SHE KNEW I WAS BEING WELL CARED FOR AND SO I WENT TO LIVE WITH MY AUNT AND UNCLE AND SHE KNEW I WAS WELL CARED FOR AND SHE JUST WENT AND DID WHAT SHE HAD TO DO. Reporter: PAMELA NEVER HARBORED ILL WILL TOWARD HER MOTHER FOR LEAVING HER AS A YOUNG CHILD. PEOPLE HAVE SAID TO ME OVER AND OVER AGAIN, HOW COULD A MOTHER LEAVE A YOUNG CHILD? YOU LOOK AT WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH THE YOUNG WOMEN TODAY WHO ARE LEAVING NOT ONLY A YOUNG CHILD BUT SOMETIMES TWO OR THREE CHILDREN IN THEIR FAMILIES AND THEY'RE GOING ABROAD TO DEFEND OUR NATION. IT'S IMPORTANT. WE HAVE TO LIVE IN PEACE AND SECURITY AND WE MUST RETAIN OUR FREEDOMS IN THE UNITED STATES. Reporter: PAMELA UNDERSTANDS HER MOTHER'S SACRIFICE AND THE SACRIFICES MADE BY ALL WAR VETERANS. I FEEL IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE NEVER FORGET THE SACRIFICES THAT OUR SERVICEMEN MADE FOR US, AND WOMEN, DURING WAR WORLD II OR ANY OF THE OTHER WARS. THEY'RE GREAT VETERAN AND THEY CAN NEVER BE FORGOTTEN. Reporter: AND NOW, CELIA HAMMOND McLAUGHLIN WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN. NURSE, LOVING WIFE AND MOTHER AND WAR WORLD II SECOND LIEUTENANT U.S. ARMY NURSE CORPS. FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK, I'M BARRETT LESTER. |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 11/11/05 HOST: Beth Carroll Length: 5:24 minutes Hello. I'm Beth Carroll. Welcome to this Veterans Day edition of New Hampshire Outlook. In this program we'll focus on the stories of veteran's. For many soldiers of past wars, remembering fallen comrades is a daily exercise that is rarely shared with others. A soldier from Durham had that opportunity in the spring of 2003. Outlook's Phil Vaughn has the story. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Phil Vaughn NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Clark Welch\Retired Army Lt. Col. |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 11/11/05 HOST: Beth Carroll Length: 12:00 minutes Hello. I'm Beth Carroll. Welcome to this Veterans Day edition of New Hampshire Outlook. In this program we'll focus on the stories of veteran's. A free-lance producer from Massachusetts traveled to Iraq in 2004 to film a documentary. He followed members of the 172nd Field Artillery unit of the New Hampshire National Guard while they were stationed at Camp Bucca. Doug Grindle captured the day-to-day life of the New Hampshire soldiers while they were at the camp on the Southern Iraq/Kuwait border. I sat down with Grindle in January of 2005 before he completed his project to talk about his observations. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Beth Carroll NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Doug Grindle\Freelance Producer |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 11/11/05 HOST: Beth Carroll Length: 12:00 minutes Hello. I'm Beth Carroll. Welcome to this Veterans Day edition of New Hampshire Outlook. In this program we'll focus on the stories of veteran's. A free-lance producer from Massachusetts traveled to Iraq in 2004 to film a documentary. He followed members of the 172nd Field Artillery unit of the New Hampshire National Guard while they were stationed at Camp Bucca. Doug Grindle captured the day-to-day life of the New Hampshire soldiers while they were at the camp on the Southern Iraq/Kuwait border. I sat down with Grindle in January of 2005 before he completed his project to talk about his observations. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Beth Carroll NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Doug Grindle\Freelance Producer |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 11/11/05 HOST: Beth Carroll Length: 8:25 minutes Hello. I'm Beth Carroll. Welcome to this Veterans Day edition of New Hampshire Outlook. In this program we'll focus on the stories of veteran's. Finally, the story of a Goshen woman who is preserving the memory of World War II veterans in her community. Outlook's Phil Vaughn sat down with Deborah Scranton who produced a documentary called "Stories from Silence: Witness to War." PRODUCER/REPORTER: Phil Vaughn NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Deborah Scranton\Filmmaker |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 11/11/05 HOST: Beth Carroll Length: 8:25 minutes Hello. I'm Beth Carroll. Welcome to this Veterans Day edition of New Hampshire Outlook. In this program we'll focus on the stories of veteran's. Finally, the story of a Goshen woman who is preserving the memory of World War II veterans in her community. Outlook's Phil Vaughn sat down with Deborah Scranton who produced a documentary called "Stories from Silence: Witness to War." PRODUCER/REPORTER: Phil Vaughn NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Deborah Scranton\Filmmaker |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 11/11/05 HOST: Beth Carroll Length: 8:25 minutes Hello. I'm Beth Carroll. Welcome to this Veterans Day edition of New Hampshire Outlook. In this program we'll focus on the stories of veteran's. Finally, the story of a Goshen woman who is preserving the memory of World War II veterans in her community. Outlook's Phil Vaughn sat down with Deborah Scranton who produced a documentary called "Stories from Silence: Witness to War." PRODUCER/REPORTER: Phil Vaughn NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Deborah Scranton\Filmmaker |
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