Veterans Day Special - Mike Scotti

Photo by Theo Welling

Veterans Day Special

A special Veterans Day edition of The Moth Radio Hour. This special hour is hosted by The Moth's Producing Director, Sarah Austin Jenness. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media.

Mike Scotti finds new meaning after returning from active duty in the Middle East.

Dawn Seymour becomes part of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), training young men stateside to enter WWII overseas.

Bill Krieger tucks his daughter in at night before being deployed to Iraq. 

William Cole serves as a radio operator in the 93rd Infantry Division, a segregated unit, in the South Pacific.

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13:39
A Sort of Homecoming

by Mike Scotti

After returning from active duty in the Middle East, a marine searches for new meaning.

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10:30
The Boundless Sky

by Dawn Seymour

A 97 year old woman describes training young men for WWII combat as a WASP.

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05:20
Just a Little Bit

by Bill Krieger

A father being deployed to Iraq must find a way to explain it to his children.

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10:37
The 93rd

by William Cole

A WWII soldier from Wisconsin serves with the segregated 93rd Infantry Division in the South Pacific.

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Extras From This Episode

Veterans Day Special

Mike Scotti

MRH1423 Mike Scotti​​ Extra 1

Photo of Mike with his team.

Dawn Seymour

MRH1423 Dawn Seymour​​ Extra 1

Photos of Dawn as a WASP pilot flying her B-17.

Bill Krieger

MRH1423 Bill Krieger Extra 1

Bill with his daughter.

The music in this story

  • The Drift - Uncanny Valley
  • The Album Leaf - The Light
  • The Andrews Sisters - The Light
  • Freddi Price - Willful