Service: Veteran Stories of Hunger & War
In the war and food podcast Service: Veteran Stores of Hunger and War, veterans take us from their hometowns to the frontlines and back again in sound-immersive first-person storytelling narratives.
A co-production with iHeartMedia from 2019-the Covid Collapse of 2020, we are currently looking for collaboration to produce our next Korean War season. Interested? email Jacqueline@WordsFoodArt.com
Educators!
We have common-core aligned lesson plans available for 4 episodes. Learn more here.
All Episodes
“I Came Off in Waist-Deep Water."
Army Veteran John Bistrica barely made it past the beaches of Normandy on D-Day. His food supplies? Soaking wet! Hear how John got there, what he ate, and how he made it home.
“Why Am I Alive?”
How did the Coast Guard take fire on D-Day and in the Pacific? Gunner’s Mate Frank Devita takes us from the harrowing shores of Normandy into kamikaze attacks near Japan, sharing mischievous stories of how he fed himself fully along the way.
"We Gave Them the Food From Our Mess Kits."
What did soldiers eat in WW2? Army veteran Pat D’Ambrosio takes us from Pearl Harbor through the draft and into the Pacific theater, and home again. (Get free World War II history lesson plans for this episode, too!)