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This week on Veterans Radio
Saturday 17 May 2008
0900 hours (9:00am) Eastern
The Donut Dollies
Of Vietnam
627 American women signed up for the Red Cross Supplemental Recreation Activities Overseas program to go and entertain the two and a half million troops fighting the Vietnam War. That’s a 4,000 to one ratio. No wonder they were so popular. 
They came of age at the dawn of the women’s movement. Young, adventurous, idealistic, and committed, they were a breath of fresh air in the dusty firebases and sweaty base camps of Vietnam. Heirs to a Red Cross recreational program started in World War II, the Vietnam girls didn’t have donut machines, but with a never-ending smile, a listening ear, and a collection of silly games, they delivered a touch of home to the combat zone.
Join your host, Dale Throneberry, this week on Veterans Radio as he talks with three Vietnam Era "Donut Dollies". Susan McLean, Emily Strange and Holley Watts tell their stories of what it was like during their tours of duty.
Veterans Radio is America’s favorite veteran’s radio program. With an audience of more than 100,000 listeners, we are heard on stations in Michigan, Florida, Louisiana and California; plus, a world wide audience on www.VeteransRadio.net
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Veterans Radio includes our listener's stories and experiences, not only while in the service, but afterwards as well. Interviews with guest speakers and authors will be a weekly feature. The content of the programs on Veterans Radio will ultimately be determined by our listeners.
"It is the soldier, not the reporter, who has given us freedom of the press. It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech. It is the soldier, not the campus organizer, who has given us the freedom to demonstrate. It is the soldier, not the lawyer, who has given us the right to a fair trial. It is the soldier who salutes the flag, serves under the flag, and whose coffin is draped by the flag who allows the protester to burn the flag." Charles M. Province
Veterans Radio feels it is time for our communities to know who among their neighbors was willing to pay the ultimate price to preserve and protect their basic freedoms. Veterans Radio will act as an advocate for veteran's issues. Politics has no place in determining what is fair for America's veterans. Veterans Radio just wants our politicians to keep their promises. We encourage our listeners to get involved in the political process and to make our voices heard.
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Contact:
Dale Throneberry
Veterans Radio
P.O. Box 3085 Ann Arbor, MI 48106
888-638-6872
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