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<itunes:summary>NCPR provides locally-produced news stories from around the Adirondack and North Country regions of New York State, as well as Western Vermont, and Ontario and Quebec in Canada.</itunes:summary>
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<title>Father, daughter Fort Drum soldiers to deploy together</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21858/20130425/father-daughter-fort-drum-soldiers-to-deploy-together</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 25, 2013) An unusual pair of &quot;battle buddies&quot; is about to deploy to Afghanistan from Fort Drum. Michael and Miranda Mogg are a father-daughter pair of soldiers with the 10th Combat Aviation Brigade of the Army&apos;s 10th Mountain Division. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21858/20130425/father-daughter-fort-drum-soldiers-to-deploy-together">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Joanna Richards</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[An unusual pair of &quot;battle buddies&quot; is about to deploy to Afghanistan from Fort Drum. Michael and Miranda Mogg are a father-daughter pair of soldiers with the 10th Combat Aviation Brigade of the Army&apos;s 10th Mountain Division. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21858/20130425/father-daughter-fort-drum-soldiers-to-deploy-together">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>03:42</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, Fort Drum, military, tijf, afghanistan, homefront, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Maps make Fort Drum&apos;s historic cemeteries more accessible</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20917/20121121/maps-make-fort-drum-apos-s-historic-cemeteries-more-accessible</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Nov 21, 2012) With the outbreak of World War Two, the Army installation then known as Pine Camp expanded, to become Camp Drum and eventually Fort Drum today.  In the process, it swallowed up several villages, including their cemeteries. Fort Drum researchers have created a database and new maps that will help family members of those buried at the cemeteries to find and visit their loved ones&apos; gravesites, both in person and online. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20917/20121121/maps-make-fort-drum-apos-s-historic-cemeteries-more-accessible">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Joanna Richards</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[With the outbreak of World War Two, the Army installation then known as Pine Camp expanded, to become Camp Drum and eventually Fort Drum today.  In the process, it swallowed up several villages, including their cemeteries. Fort Drum researchers have created a database and new maps that will help family members of those buried at the cemeteries to find and visit their loved ones&apos; gravesites, both in person and online. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20917/20121121/maps-make-fort-drum-apos-s-historic-cemeteries-more-accessible">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>03:15</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, military, homefront, tijf, Fort Drum, history, [loc:44.0423320 -75.7581630], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>NY universities collaborate to improve vet services</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20869/20121112/ny-universities-collaborate-to-improve-vet-services</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Nov 12, 2012) A consortium of  New York state university campuses is working to improve rural services for veterans and their families. Universities from across upstate New York, including Rochester, Buffalo, Binghamton, Albany and Syracuse, are taking part in a program funded by the Department of Health and Social Services to train people to work with veterans in the state&apos;s more remote areas. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20869/20121112/ny-universities-collaborate-to-improve-vet-services">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Kate O'Connell</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[A consortium of  New York state university campuses is working to improve rural services for veterans and their families. Universities from across upstate New York, including Rochester, Buffalo, Binghamton, Albany and Syracuse, are taking part in a program funded by the Department of Health and Social Services to train people to work with veterans in the state&apos;s more remote areas. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20869/20121112/ny-universities-collaborate-to-improve-vet-services">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>01:38</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>homefront, economy, education, [loc:43.1610300 -77.6109219], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Voters react to Owens-Doheny debate</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20739/20121026/voters-react-to-owens-doheny-debate</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Oct 26, 2012) While military issues were a big part of Thursday night&apos;s debate between congressional candidates Matt Doheny (R) and incumbent Bill Owens (D), the economy and unemployment were on most voters&apos; minds. Joanna Richards took a sampling of public opinion right after the debate. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20739/20121026/voters-react-to-owens-doheny-debate">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Joanna Richards</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[While military issues were a big part of Thursday night&apos;s debate between congressional candidates Matt Doheny (R) and incumbent Bill Owens (D), the economy and unemployment were on most voters&apos; minds. Joanna Richards took a sampling of public opinion right after the debate. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20739/20121026/voters-react-to-owens-doheny-debate">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>02:01</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, politics, election12, military, fort drum, tijf, iran, afghanistan, homefront, owens, doheny, ny21, [loc:43.9747838 -75.9107565], watertown, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Owens, Doheny spar in last NY-21 debate</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20740/20121026/owens-doheny-spar-in-last-ny-21-debate</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Oct 26, 2012) The two major party candidates met for the last debate in the North Country&apos;s Congressional race Thursday night in Watertown. Green Party candidate Don Hassig wasn&apos;t invited to the event hosted by YNN TV.Incumbent Democrat Bill Owens and Republican Matt Doheny sparred on well-trodden ground, like tax cuts, the deficit, and Medicare.They also differed, sharply at times, on a range of other issues, including the military. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20740/20121026/owens-doheny-spar-in-last-ny-21-debate">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: David Sommerstein</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The two major party candidates met for the last debate in the North Country&apos;s Congressional race Thursday night in Watertown. Green Party candidate Don Hassig wasn&apos;t invited to the event hosted by YNN TV.Incumbent Democrat Bill Owens and Republican Matt Doheny sparred on well-trodden ground, like tax cuts, the deficit, and Medicare.They also differed, sharply at times, on a range of other issues, including the military. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20740/20121026/owens-doheny-spar-in-last-ny-21-debate">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>03:42</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, politics, election12, military, fort drum, tijf, iran, afghanistan, homefront, owens, doheny, ny21, [loc:43.9747838 -75.9107565], watertown, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Vietnam vet reaches out to young soldiers with &quot;Facing PTSD&quot;</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20651/20121011/vietnam-vet-reaches-out-to-young-soldiers-with-quot-facing-ptsd-quot</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Oct 11, 2012) Tom Smith grew up in Connecticut, but his family has owned land in Keene Valley for four generations. He was drafted in 1968 and flew helicopters in Vietnam. Smith saw lots of combat, was shot down numerous times, and when he returned to the States, he says he was a changed person - easily irritated and angered. In the &apos;70&apos;s and &apos;80&apos;s he moved around, living in Alaska, Hawaii, California and then back in the Adirondacks.He turned to writing as a way of coming to terms with post-traumatic stress disorder. He calls his third book, Facing PTSD: a Combat Vet Learns to Live with the Disorder, an auto-ethnography.  It includes heartwarming stories of family and friends and also comical adventures. Tom and his wife, Kathy, have two sons.  He told Todd Moe that while he is still dealing with bouts of pain, anger and sadness, life is good. Todd spoke with Smith from his home in Keene Valley about his time in Vietnam, writing the book and reaching out to a new generation of &quot;wounded warriors&quot;. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20651/20121011/vietnam-vet-reaches-out-to-young-soldiers-with-quot-facing-ptsd-quot">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Todd Moe</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Tom Smith grew up in Connecticut, but his family has owned land in Keene Valley for four generations. He was drafted in 1968 and flew helicopters in Vietnam. Smith saw lots of combat, was shot down numerous times, and when he returned to the States, he says he was a changed person - easily irritated and angered. In the &apos;70&apos;s and &apos;80&apos;s he moved around, living in Alaska, Hawaii, California and then back in the Adirondacks.He turned to writing as a way of coming to terms with post-traumatic stress disorder. He calls his third book, Facing PTSD: a Combat Vet Learns to Live with the Disorder, an auto-ethnography.  It includes heartwarming stories of family and friends and also comical adventures. Tom and his wife, Kathy, have two sons.  He told Todd Moe that while he is still dealing with bouts of pain, anger and sadness, life is good. Todd spoke with Smith from his home in Keene Valley about his time in Vietnam, writing the book and reaching out to a new generation of &quot;wounded warriors&quot;. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20651/20121011/vietnam-vet-reaches-out-to-young-soldiers-with-quot-facing-ptsd-quot">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>09:36</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>arts, authors, homefront, books, ptsd, peace, keene valley, vietnam, veterans, [loc:44.1897716 -73.7859721], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Fort Drum general says progress made in Afghanistan</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20348/20120823/fort-drum-general-says-progress-made-in-afghanistan</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Aug 23, 2012) A high-ranking officer with the Army&apos;s 10th Mountain Division says the U.S. has made significant progress in its war in Afghanistan.Brig. Gen. Richard D. Clark spoke about the war in Afghanistan during a ceremony at Whiteface Mountain last week. He says soldiers and their families have weathered difficult circumstances since the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, but those sacrifices have made a difference. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20348/20120823/fort-drum-general-says-progress-made-in-afghanistan">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Chris Morris</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[A high-ranking officer with the Army&apos;s 10th Mountain Division says the U.S. has made significant progress in its war in Afghanistan.Brig. Gen. Richard D. Clark spoke about the war in Afghanistan during a ceremony at Whiteface Mountain last week. He says soldiers and their families have weathered difficult circumstances since the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, but those sacrifices have made a difference. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20348/20120823/fort-drum-general-says-progress-made-in-afghanistan">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>02:30</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>fort drum, terror, homefront, photolead, [loc:44.3886137 -73.8154356], military, afghanistan, adirondacks, whiteface, 10th mountain division, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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