Veteran's Voice Radio Show

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Airs at: Fri, 04/18/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Hosted by: 
Marvin
Produced by: 
KBOO
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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.

Streams: 
KBOO Stream 1
Program status: 
Current

Veteran's Voice on 09/16/11

Airs at: Fri, 09/16/2011 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Co-host Marvin Simmons writes from Duc Hoa, Viet Nam: "The radio show this month is a celebration of our 20 years with KBOO 90.7 fm radio. The program is an archival show from the early 1990's called "Women on War." The host is Carolyn Mills, who interviews 3 women whos... Read more

Jess Goodell on her memoir: "Shade it Black: Death and After in Iraq"

Airs at: Fri, 08/19/2011 at 11:00am - 11:30am
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Veteran's Voice Hosts Marvin Simmonss and Bill Bires interview Jess Goodell on her memoir "Shade it Black, Death and After in Iraq." In 2008, CBS' Chief Foreign Correspondent, Lara Logan, candidly speculated about the human side of the war in Iraq: "Tell me the last time ... Read more

Veteran's Voice on 07/15/11

Airs at: Fri, 07/15/2011 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Veteran's Voice honors co-host Bill Bires by interviewing him about his work and life. Bill is President of Northwest Veterans for Peace. He worked as a copper miner and a Teamster. He also survived atomic bomb testing in Nevada and a combat tour in Korea. He'll talk wi... Read more

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... 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... 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... 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 Synd... 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 ... 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 ... Read more