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At UVM, Veterans Study And Connect To Homer's Ancient Epics

"The Battle of the Greeks and Trojans for the Corpse of Patroclus" by Antoine Wiertz
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"The Battle of the Greeks and Trojans for the Corpse of Patroclus" by Antoine Wiertz

The stories of The Iliad and The Odyssey are separated from us by a gap of thousands of years. But they continue to have relevance to those who have lived through modern warfare. We're connecting with a veterans-only class at UVM that's studying and discussing the works of Homer - and how those ancient epics resonate with today's warriors.

  • John Franklin teaches the class, and is chair of the UVM classics department.
  • David Carlson helps run the class and is UVM's coordinator of student veteran services. He is a Marine and a former student veteran himself.
  • Stephanie Wobby is a UVM junior taking the class. She is a combat veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan as an Army medic.

Broadcast live on Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.

Jane Lindholm is the host, executive producer and creator of But Why: A Podcast For Curious Kids. In addition to her work on our international kids show, she produces special projects for Vermont Public. Until March 2021, she was host and editor of the award-winning Vermont Public program Vermont Edition.
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