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Posted on January 26th, 2010 and last modified on April 20th, 2010

Listen To 2000 Plus Episode 17 A Veteran Comes Home

Tagged Under : 1950, 1950s, Mars, Martian, Martians, Old Time Radio, OTR, Rocketship, sci-fi, science fiction, Space Soldier

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A Veteran Comes Home is about a space soldier’s return home from a war on Mars to his anxiously awaiting wife and son, whom he last saw 5 years before as a baby. It’s a touching “comes home from war all confused and conflicted” story that is as much about the early 1950s as it is about today.

The story begins with Mary and her young son Billy at the space port waiting for the arrival of her husband and his father back from the wars on Mars. Michael, a Space Soldier, has been on Mars for the past 5 years fighting a war against the Martians.


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After meeting at the Space Port Michael, Mary and Billy go home. It takes no time for Mary to realize that Michael has changed. He is sullen and introverted not wanting to be around anyone even those who were his closest friends and family before he had left.

Most of the story is about him remembering back to the war on Mars and one patrol in particular where he lost a lot of good men.

The story is not clear but he was a patrol leader with Lieutennants under his command. So we can presume he was probably a Captain in rank.

Listen to this story and find out how Michael gets his head back on right after all that he has been through.

Note: This show was first aired during the time President Truman was committing American troops to the UN Action (read war) in Korea. You will see parallels in the problems the returning troops had then as well as they have during all wars including the ones today in Afghanistan and Iraq. Of course now some 60 years on we have a fancy name for it, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD.

Broadcast Date: 50-07-05

Cast:
Michael – Bill Griffith
Mary – Joan Sayers
Billy – Alan Sayers
Ted – Charles Smith
Commander – Ron Clark

Other Credits:
Written By: Unknown
Produced By: Sherman H. Dryer and Robert Weenolsen
Directed By: Sherman H. Dryer
Music Conducted By: Emerson Buckley
Music Composed By: Elliott Jacoby
Sound Effects By: Walt Shaver & Adrian Penner
Engineer: Bob Albright
Announcer: Ken Marvin
Commercial: None on the copy of the show avaiable on this website.
Promotion: None

Space Age Gizmos:
Space Soldier

Space Ships/Ports/Stations This Episode:
Rocket Ship Luna (Flight 123 From the Moon)
Rocket Ship Millicent (Flight 82 From Mars arrives at Gate 5)
Rocket Ship Frater (Flight 7 Departing for Mars)

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List of 2000 Plus Episodes:

  • Introduction To The 1950′s Science Fiction Anthology Radio Show 2000 Plus
  • Episode Guide For The 1950′s Science Fiction Anthology Radio Show 2000 Plus
  • Listen To 2000 Plus Episode 03 The Men From Mars
  • Listen To 2000 Plus Episode 07 When Machines Went Mad
  • Listen To 2000 Plus Episode 08 When The Worlds Met
  • Listen To 2000 Plus Episode 16 Space Wreck
  • Listen To 2000 Plus Episode 17 A Veteran Comes Home
  • Listen to 2000 Plus Episode 24 Flying Saucers
  • Listen to 2000 Plus Episode 35 Worlds Apart
  • Listen to 2000 Plus Episode 76 The Rocket and the Skull
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