Press Play with Madeleine Brand
On Memorial Day, Stories of War, History and Art
In honor of Memorial Day, some of Press Play’s favorite stories of confronting war through art and history.
By Madeleine Brand • • 53m ListenIn honor of Memorial Day, we hear from Maximilian Uriarte, an artist, a storyteller and an Iraq War veteran. He started a comic strip while on active duty in the Marine Corps called “Terminal Lance.”
Then, an American kid with roots in Japan fights for the U.S. in WWII.
Closer to home, a celebrity photographer has turned his lens on the homeless in West Hollywood.
Finally, why Alexander Hamilton will remain on the $10 bill.
Photo Credit: Spc. Luke Thornberry, U.S. Army
