For the holidays, River to River host Ben Kieffer dips into some of his favorite conversations from the last few years.
First, a conversation witha historian who uncovered a historic mistake.The famous picture Joe Rosenthal shot of soldiers raising an American flag at Iwo Jima was misidentified. And Brent Westemeyer revealed the true identity of one of those Marines as Harold 'Pie' Keller from Brooklyn, Iowa.
Then, we hear from three athletes from Cedar Rapids about their 2019 victory at the National Granny Basketball Tournament. They share how they came to play "granny basketball."
Finally, Troy Stolp, an Iowa historian and teacher at Lewis Central High School, joins to share stories from the history of Council Bluffs and Omaha.
This show originally aired on February 25, 2020 and is composed of segments from August 9, 2019, October 25, 2019 and February 25, 2020.
Guests:
- Brent Westemeyer, private military historian from Johnson, Iowa
- Diana Marker-Siguenza, Susan Hartley and Margaret Beuter, players for the Cedar Rapids Sizzlers
- Troy Stolp, Iowa historian and teacher at Lewis Central High School
