Wounded in War: The Women Serving in Iraq
Reported by Linda Wertheimer and produced by Steve Lickteig
As part of NPR's Span of War series marking the two-year anniversary of the war in Iraq, NPR's National Correspondent Linda Wertheimer and producer Steve Lickteig visited with some of the women who are recovering from severe wounds at the Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas.
Big Strides in High-Tech Limbs for War Amputees
Reported by Linda Wertheimer and produced by Steve Lickteig
In peacetime, Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio sees a few amputees each year. But since the war in Iraq began, all of the military hospitals have begun treating greater numbers of young people who've lost limbs. At BAMC, as the huge hospital is known, the Army has created a new team to care for these wartime amputees with different approaches and new technology.
Behind the Scenes with Film Editor Walter Murch
Reported by Michele Norris and produced by Steve Lickteig
In the world of filmmaking, actors and directors dominate the spotlight. The people who actually assemble the film, frame by frame and beat by beat, toil in relative obscurity. Walter Murch is one film editor whose profile is much higher than most.
Home on the Range
NPR's Present at the Creation Series
When Dr. Brewster Higley sat down on the banks of Kansas' Beaver Creek in 1872 and jotted down the lines that would become "Home on the Range," he had little notion that his words would reverberate well into the next century. NPR's Steve Lickteig reports on the origin of this iconic song.
R.E.M. Trestle
NPR's Morning Edition
From Athens, Georgia Steve Lickteig reports on the city's struggle to preserve an unusual monument — the railroad trestle pictured on the cover of native rock band R.E.M.'s break-out album.