Jul 25th, 2008 · Salim Hamdan's trial at Guantanamo Bay is the first war crimes trial since World War 2. This week was the trial's first. Hamdan, Osama bin Laden's driver, is accused of conspiracy and supporting terrorism. His defense says he's a lowly driver.
Jul 2nd, 2008 · This summer and fall marks the 90th anniversary of the great American offensives that helped end World War I. A trip through the restored trenches on the western front in France brings stories of victory, loss and American optimism.
May 26th, 2008 · At the age of 107, Frank Buckles is the last living veteran to serve overseas during World War I. Host Guy Raz checks in with Buckles this Memorial Day to hear about some of his memories of service for the United States.
May 26th, 2008 · New York University journalism professor Yvonne Latty wanted to preserve the unique experiences of black veterans. So she captured their life stories in the book, We Were There: Voices of African American Veterans from World War to the War in Iraq. It's an oral history of the unrecognized contributions of African-Americans who valiantly faced war.
Feb 7th, 2008 · Harry Richard Landis, a veteran of World War I, died in Florida on Monday at age 108. It is widely believed that Landis' death leaves only one surviving American veteran of the Great War: 107-year-old Frank Buckles of Charles Town, W.Va.
Nov 11th, 2007 · For reporter Naomi Lewin, Veterans Day is a yearly reminder of a great loss in her family. She took a trip to France to find the grave of her great-uncle, Curt Gaertner, who died in action during World War I.
Oct 31st, 2007 · After World War I, the British were lamenting a lost era and eager for something new. Edward Elgar gave them a meditative, compelling cello concerto. Steven Isserlis plays Elgar's autumnal music in concert with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra.
Oct 16th, 2007 · Once a biology student, Andrea Barrett now weaves science through her fiction. In The Air We Breathe, Barrett writes about poor immigrants at a tuberculosis sanatorium in the Adirondacks on the eve of World War I.