TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE

PROMO FOR   4/26/2009    "Coming Home From Iraq"
*"Let me say this as plainly as I can" President Obama said recently,
"By August 31, 2010, our combat mission in Iraq will end." In this hour
of To the Best of Our Knowledge, coming home from Iraq. Obama's plan
will bring home some 150,000 troops. But what are they coming home to?
Their divorce rate is triple the national average. Alcoholism, four
times the average. PTSD. Unemployment. Suicide. And a nation weary of
the war they fought. They're coming home, are we ready for them? 


PROGRAM RUNDOWN: HOUR 1:   "Coming Home from Iraq"


0:00 - 17:55        SEGMENT 1: (17:56)
            Journalist Jim Sheeler is the author of "Final Salute." 
            The book is about Marine Casualty Notification Officer
            Major Steve Beck and the families affected by his
            devastating news.  Sheeler tells Anne Strainchamps about
            the next-of-kin notification process and what he does to
            try to help families of fallen Marines. Also, Iraq war
            veteran John McCury offers his essay called "The Fallen,"
            part of the National Endowment for the Arts project,
            Operation Homecoming.
                         
            Segment One Outcue:  "...PRI - Public Radio
            International."

17:56 - 18:25  LOCAL OPTION with music bed (:29)

18:26 - 41:06       SEGMENT 2: (22:41)
            Tyler Boudreau is a 12 year veteran of the Marine Corps
            who ultimately resigned his commission due to
            reservations over the legitimacy of the Iraq war.  His
            book is "Packing Inferno:  The Unmaking of a Marine."  He
            tells Anne Strainchamps that while he always had doubts,
            he did his duty, and doesn't regret his Marine service. 
            Also, Gary Mitchell is a Vietnam vet who's struggled with
            PTSD for some 40 years.  He was a sniper and assigned to
            carry out planned assassinations.  His book is "A
            Sniper's Journey: The Truth about the Man behind the
            Rifle."  He reads from his book and talks with Jim
            Fleming about his experiences and their effects on the
            rest of his life.
                    
            Segment Two Outcue:  "...PRI - Public Radio
            International."

41:07 - 41:36       LOCAL OPTION with music bed (:29)

41:37 - 53:00       SEGMENT 3: (11:23)
            Sergeant First Class Toby Nunn served two tours of duty
            in Iraq. He now works for the nonprofit organization
            Soldiers' Angels which supports veterans and deployed
            military personnel and their families.  Sgt. Nunn tells
            Steve Paulson what kind of work he does now and why. 
              
                    
            Segment Three Outcue: PRI Audio Logo


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