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<title>Retracing her father&apos;s wartime footsteps</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20856/20121109/retracing-her-father-apos-s-wartime-footsteps</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Nov 9, 2012) Veterans Day is this Sunday - a time to honor the service of all U.S. military veterans.   A Potsdam woman traveled to a small village in France to retrace her father&apos;s footsteps during World War Two.  Robin Collen&apos;s father, Leonard, served in the Army Air Corps.   When his plane was shot down over France, he parachuted to safety and was rescued by local villagers.As a child, Collen remembered tissue paper-thin air mail envelopes from France, and occasional war stories from her dad.   When her father died in 2000, he left behind a map and note about the experience and his French rescuers. A few years ago, after some web research, Collen says she was curious and determined to revisit her father&apos;s past.  She and her husband, Bruce, traveled to rural France to try to connect with one of the women who helped hide her father from the Nazis more than 60 years ago.    She wrote an essay to honor his experience and shared her thoughts with Todd Moe. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20856/20121109/retracing-her-father-apos-s-wartime-footsteps">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Veterans Day is this Sunday - a time to honor the service of all U.S. military veterans.   A Potsdam woman traveled to a small village in France to retrace her father&apos;s footsteps during World War Two.  Robin Collen&apos;s father, Leonard, served in the Army Air Corps.   When his plane was shot down over France, he parachuted to safety and was rescued by local villagers.As a child, Collen remembered tissue paper-thin air mail envelopes from France, and occasional war stories from her dad.   When her father died in 2000, he left behind a map and note about the experience and his French rescuers. A few years ago, after some web research, Collen says she was curious and determined to revisit her father&apos;s past.  She and her husband, Bruce, traveled to rural France to try to connect with one of the women who helped hide her father from the Nazis more than 60 years ago.    She wrote an essay to honor his experience and shared her thoughts with Todd Moe. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20856/20121109/retracing-her-father-apos-s-wartime-footsteps">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>09:53</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>france, world war two, peace, history, potsdam, collen, [loc:44.6697805 -74.9813084], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Preview: &quot;Etty&quot; in Morristown</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20341/20120821/preview-quot-etty-quot-in-morristown</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Aug 21, 2012) Actor/writer Susan Stein combed through the diary and letters of Etty Hillesum, a Jewish student who lived in Amsterdam during the Nazi occupation of Holland during World War Two, and her one-woman play Etty is based on those diaries. Stein will perform the play at St. John the Evangelist Church in Morristown on Wednesday at 7:30 pm. She spoke with Todd Moe. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20341/20120821/preview-quot-etty-quot-in-morristown">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Todd Moe</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Actor/writer Susan Stein combed through the diary and letters of Etty Hillesum, a Jewish student who lived in Amsterdam during the Nazi occupation of Holland during World War Two, and her one-woman play Etty is based on those diaries. Stein will perform the play at St. John the Evangelist Church in Morristown on Wednesday at 7:30 pm. She spoke with Todd Moe. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20341/20120821/preview-quot-etty-quot-in-morristown">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>13:57</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>arts, theater, actor, etty, jewish, holocaust, world war two, history, holland, morristown, [loc:44.5864488 -75.6482908], , topstory, photolead</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Mohawks seek recognition for WWII code talkers</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19457/20120308/mohawks-seek-recognition-for-wwii-code-talkers</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Mar 8, 2012) A Mohawk veterans group wants the federal government to recognize the contributions of “code talkers” during the D-Day invasion of Europe during World War Two.   The Navajo “code talkers” were the largest group of Native Americans during the 1940’s to use their language skills in the south Pacific against the Japanese.  Jeffrey Whelan, a member of the St. Regis Mohawk Veterans Affairs Committee, says many other tribes participated as &quot;code talkers&quot; during the war.  He says the St. Regis Mohawk Tribal Council has sent a letter of request to the U.S. Mint to develop a Congressional Medal for nine veterans at Akwesasne who used their native language to confuse the Germans. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19457/20120308/mohawks-seek-recognition-for-wwii-code-talkers">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Todd Moe</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[A Mohawk veterans group wants the federal government to recognize the contributions of “code talkers” during the D-Day invasion of Europe during World War Two.   The Navajo “code talkers” were the largest group of Native Americans during the 1940’s to use their language skills in the south Pacific against the Japanese.  Jeffrey Whelan, a member of the St. Regis Mohawk Veterans Affairs Committee, says many other tribes participated as &quot;code talkers&quot; during the war.  He says the St. Regis Mohawk Tribal Council has sent a letter of request to the U.S. Mint to develop a Congressional Medal for nine veterans at Akwesasne who used their native language to confuse the Germans. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19457/20120308/mohawks-seek-recognition-for-wwii-code-talkers">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>02:10</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>akwesasne, mohawks, peace, code talkers, world war two, st. regis, soldiers, language, topstory, [loc:44.9789825 -74.6490730]</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Whiteface honors early ski pioneers</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18896/20111207/whiteface-honors-early-ski-pioneers</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Dec 7, 2011) Seventy years ago today, a group of young skiers climbed Whiteface Mountain to build the first racing shelter at the top of what is now known as Wilderness Trail. Later that day, they came down the mountain to find out that Pearl Harbor had been bombed by the Japanese. Many went on to join the military in the early years of World War Two.Whiteface will honor the men on Sunday with a special ceremony that will include lectures and historical displays. While most of those pioneers of alpine skiing on Whiteface and that fateful day are gone, their stories and memories live on through their children and friends.  Todd Moe has more. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18896/20111207/whiteface-honors-early-ski-pioneers">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Todd Moe</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Seventy years ago today, a group of young skiers climbed Whiteface Mountain to build the first racing shelter at the top of what is now known as Wilderness Trail. Later that day, they came down the mountain to find out that Pearl Harbor had been bombed by the Japanese. Many went on to join the military in the early years of World War Two.Whiteface will honor the men on Sunday with a special ceremony that will include lectures and historical displays. While most of those pioneers of alpine skiing on Whiteface and that fateful day are gone, their stories and memories live on through their children and friends.  Todd Moe has more. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18896/20111207/whiteface-honors-early-ski-pioneers">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>13:56</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>history, world war two, pearl harbor, adirondacks, lake placid, whiteface, skiing, winter, snow, photolead, outdoor recreation, [loc:44.2794911 -73.9798713], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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