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May 2013 Program Highlights:

National Memorial Day Concert 2013

Sunday, May 26, 2013 - 8:00pm

(Rochester, New York) -- On the eve of Memorial Day, the 24th annual National Memorial Day Concert 2013 will bring to life the moving stories of America’s servicemen and women who have given so much to preserve America’s freedoms. The inspiring television event will pay tribute to the profound heroism of all who served during World War II, salute the valor o

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Backstage Pass: The Eastman Guitar Quartet

Friday, May 10, 2013 - 1:00pm

on Classical 91.5

(Rochester, New York) -- Host Julia Figueras welcomes The Eastman Guitar Quartet, a newly formed group based in Rochester, to Backstage Pass on Friday, May 10, 2013 at 1 p.m. on Classical 91.5/FM-HD 91.5-1.

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State of the Re:Union with Al Letson: Coming Home – Stories of Veterans Returning from War

Monday, May 27, 2013 - 12:00pm

on AM 1370 - NPR News & Talk

(Rochester, New York) -- More than two million veterans have come home from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars so far. And even though war has been with us since the beginning of human memory, how to come back and start a new life is a puzzle we haven’t yet solved. In this special, listeners hear firsthand accounts of veterans making sense of war and starting over...

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