Alan Cheuse reviews The Fearless Man, by Donald Pfarrer, a novel about two men on a combat mission in Vietnam, and their struggle to make sense out of what they believe is their duty.
Alan Cheuse died on July 31, 2015. He had been in a car accident in California earlier in the month. He was 75. Listen to NPR Special Correspondent Susan Stamburg's retrospective on his life and career.
ʻIolani Palace in Honolulu used to host the Malihini Christmas Tree celebration, where wealthy newcomers who wanted to give back to the community would buy gifts and provide food for thousands of underserved keiki in Hawaiʻi. One picture from the event has red parentheses marked around a man.