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(Amanda R. Quarles/flickr)Final Salute
On Memorial Day, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Jim Sheeler recounts his year spent with the man responsible for the Marine's "casualty notification" - informing families that their loved one has died in combat. Also, Mary Tillman on her son's - former NFL player Pat Tillman - death in Iraq by friendly fire.
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Final Salute
For his new book Final Salute: A Story of Unfinished Lives, Jim Sheeler spent two years shadowing Maj. Steve Beck, a marine in charge of casualty notification, as he delivered the news of battlefield death to families.
Relentless Pursuit
Each year, a new crop of college graduates signs up with Teach For America, dedicating their efforts to serving some of the nation's neediest schools. Within five years, however, more than half of them are no longer teaching. In her new book, Relentless Pursuit, Donna Foote spends a year with three TFA teachers, including Taylor Rifkin. We're also joined by Ren McDermott, a current Bronx-based TFA teacher.
Human Rights in Iran
Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi, author of Iran's Awakening: One Woman's Journey to Reclaim Her Life and Country, talks about the fight for human rights in her native Iran and elsewhere.
A Mother's Mission
Pat Tillman's death in Afghanistan cut off a lucrative NFL career, and it took years for the circumstances of the friendly-fire tragedy to fully emerge. Mary Tillman, his mother and author of Boots on the Ground by Dusk: The Remarkable Life and Death of Pat Tillman, tells us about her journey to the truth about her son's final days.
American-Born Chinese Food
In her new book, The Fortune Cookie Chronicles: Adventures in the World of Chinese Food, Jennifer 8. Lee explores the social history of Chinese food.
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