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Veterans Day

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Dee Perry salutes the troops for Veterans Day with stories of United States veterans found in the pages of a trio of acclaimed books. Anisfield-Wolf Book Award winner Kevin Powers explains the inspiration behind his Iraq War novel - The Yellow Birds. Bestselling author Karl Marlantes shares his Vietnam War story Matterhorn. And we hear the tale of a World War One flying ace from Cleveland - David S. Ingalls - whose story is told in the book Hero of the Angry Sky.Kevin Powers, author The Yellow Birds

Karl Marlantes, author Matterhorn

Geoffrey Rossano, editor Hero of The Angry Sky

Dave DeOreo is coordinating producer for Ideastream Public Media’s arts and culture team.