Winter Soldier

Description

During the 1890s at Fort Laramie, Wyoming, soldiers and their families live together at an army base, showing the personal and everyday moments of military life in the American West.

In the 1890s, Fort Laramie, Wyoming, is the scene of an army post's routine and the mingled lives of soldiers and their families. The emphasis is on the intimate, human side of military life in the West.

A soldier becomes a "snowbird" and deserts the army in the springtime. The program was recorded May 24, 1956.

Fort Laramie is a CBS Radio Western series starring Raymond Burr as Captain Lee Quince. It aired Sunday afternoons January 22–October 28, 1956, at 5:30 pm ET. Produced and directed by Norman Macdonnell, this Western drama depicted life at old Fort Laramie during the 19th Century. The 41 episodes starred Raymond Burr as Lee Quince, captain of the cavalry. One year later, Burr became a television star as Perry Mason.

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