Here are some updates from our email inbox:

• News coverage of the one year anniversary of 17 SEALs killed in helicopter attack in Afghanistan in 2011. [Huffington Post, Scripts, Time]
• HALO Counter-Terrorism Summit 2012 is Oct 29 - Nov 2 in San Diego, CA
• Wounded Warrior Project continues to provide services and support to veterans who are injured and in the need of aid.
• The Frontlines site has stories and videos in the news about veterans.
• Purple Stars Veterans and Families supports veterans' transition from active service to homecoming.
• PinUpsForVets is working on their 2013 calendar (news, store).
• Recently Accounted For: Lt. Col. Charles M. Walling; Maj. Aado Kommendant; Sgt. 1^st Class William T. Brown; Sgt. 1^st Class Donald M. Shue; Sgt. 1^stClass Gunther H. Wald; Staff Sgt. John E. Hogan; [DPMO]
• Pritzker Military Library Podcasts recommendations: "Bryan Anderson: No Turning Back", "Rachel Cox: Into Dust and Fire", and "Anthony Swofford: Hotels, Hospitals and Jails".

The 3rd Veteran Stories Podcast is with Mr. Jim Hutson, and it covers his stories and experiences related to his service in the United Statues Marine Corps (1938-1966) during War World II, and his 28 total years of military service (China, Japan, United States, Vietnam):

• Recruit Depot San Diego
• USS New Orleans
• Camp Elliot
• LST
• 23rd Marines (picture)
• Marshall Islands (Roi-Namur, Saipan, Tinian)
• USS Young America
• Iwo Jima
• Embassy Guard Duty
• San Diego State University

 (Size 46.7 MBs, Running Time 50m57s, Originally Published 02-27-2011)

The Spycast podcast (from the International Spy Museum in Washington DC) recently had two podcasts that outline the contributions of women during World War II while serving with the Office for Strategic Service.

The interview is with Elizabeth McIntosh. Part 1 (published in January 2010) covers her experiences serving in China while conducting operations against the Japanese.  Part 2 (published in March 2010) covers her experiences with "Wild Bill Donovan" and Julia Child (yes the famous cooking author).

You can read more about Elizabeth McIntosh in her two books on the topic: Sisterhood of Spies and Undercover Girl (out of print).

I recommend listening to Part 1 before listening to Part 2.  You can listen via: http://feeds.spymuseum.org/spycast or via iTunes.

The 2nd Veteran Stories Podcast has been posted.  This podcast is recorded by Kevin Devin and it is his personal interview with his father Pleasant Devin, who was a member of the U.S. Navy and served on the USS St. Paul (CA-73) during the the Korean War (1950s).

Some links mentioned in this podcast include:

• 7th Pacific Fleet
• USS St. Paul Pictures: #1, #2, #3
• Heavy Cruiser
• History of United States Naval Operations: Korea

 (Size 13.5 MBs, Running Time 29m23s, Originally Published 12-27-06)

The 1st Veteran Stories Podcast is with Mr. Harold Ball, and it covers his stories and experiences related to his service in the Merchant Marines (1942-1943) and the U.S. Navy (1943-1946) during War World II.  His first ship was a Liberty Ship the SS Zane Grey:

• February - June 1943: Shipped locomotion engines to India via Australia; Port visits to Egypt and Israel as "Invasion of Crete" deception
• July 1943: Invasion of Sicily (8th Army support) near the loss of SS Timothy Pickering
• August 1943: Malta & Gibraltar; mine damage to the SS Harrison Gray Otis
• August - Sept 1943: Atlantic Ocean crossing with "Baby Carriers" providing protection

Harold was then at the Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, NY from the Fall 1943 - Early 1944.  His second ship was the USS Pickaway Attack Transport:

• 1944: Pacific Theater
• 1945: Pacific Theater including the assault and occupation of Iwo Jima (14-20 March 1945)

 (Size 15.7 MBs, Running Time 34m20s, Originally Published 11-11-06)

WGBH Morning Stories has a great podcast called "Letter To Bob" (#126) with references to the Korean War.

The podcast also has an update on a previous podcast from a medic who returned from the Iraq War.

Below is Veteran Stories Podcast's weekly summary of the latest veteran related stories of potential interest to our listeners:

• "Veterans' Health Care Issues in the 109th Congress" was updated October 26, 2006
• Korean War buddies reunite
• Iwo Jima veteran dies
• WW II veteran celebrates 100th birthday
• Lawrenceburg, TN - World War II veteran receives medals
• Kodiak, AK - Veteran helps injured soldiers to better life
• Louisville, KY - Eagle Scouts help honor Revolutionary War veteran
• Charlotte, NC - Nation's 2nd-oldest female veteran 103
• Elgin, IL - One of four local Iwo Jima vets dies
• Washington, DC - WWII veteran donates collection of postwar photos of Okinawa
• Norman, OK - War vet has his own Christmas story
• St. Louis, MO - Children Preserve World War II Veterans' History
• Houston, TX - Injured war veteran given customized golf cart for Christmas
• Woodbury,CT - Connecticut Veterans Inducted to Hall of Fame
• Porterville, CA - Veteran receives long-overdue honors
• Fergus Falls, MN - Veteran extends kindness to strangers

KPBS.org's These Days host Tom Fudge has an interview with Pearl Harbor survivor Jesse Thompson.

AP reporter Antonio Castaneda shares his story of being an embedded journalist in Iraq in an article for HamptonRoads.com and with a podcast interview.

San Diego's KPBS These Days has posted an audio podcast entitled "San Diego Marine shares his experience from Fallujah, Iraq - A Camp Pendleton-based Marine, stationed at Camp Fallujah in Iraq, speaks with host Tom Fudge about life in a war zone."