| Length | 02:50 |
| Licensor | Adam Allington |
| Producer(s) | Adam Allington |
| Formats | Debut (not aired nationally), First-person essay, Soft Feature |
| Topics | Children, Historical Anniversaries, War |
| Produced | May, 2006 |
| Added to PRX | May 24, 2006 |
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Bill Bricker has one particular memory that colors his observation of Memorial Day
May 29: Memorial Day
Contemplative, Emotional, Personal
English
Host Intro:
All across America today people are gathering at village greens, town
halls, churches and cemeteries to remember those fallen in service of
their country. Bill Bricker was a captain in the Marine Corps during WWII and was wounded during the campaign for Okinawa. For Bill, Memorial Day always invokes a particular memory that colors his observation of the holiday.
Host Outro:
Bill Bricker was a councelor at a "Ranch Camp" in Jackson Hole, Wyoming for over 50 years. He is retired now lives in Glen Arbor, Michigan. That story was produced by Adam Allington.
