We're bringing you — our podcast listeners — our Memorial Day special two days early! Here's what you'll find on today's show:

--Dr. Emily Mayhew has written the new book "Wounded," which traces a soldier's journey from injury on the front-lines of World War I to recovery in Britain. She explains how the so-called "Great War" forever changed battlefield medicine.

--Staff Sergeant Kevin Snow is an Iraq War veteran. He suffered a brain injury back in 2007, and today he struggles with PTSD. Kevin and his wife Adrienne explain how their entire family is healing.

--Kharisma James is a decorated combat veteran, and she's also a mom. Though she's survived war, she says that going back to school has been a scary and challenging experience. 

--Since Justice Antonin Scalia died in mid-February, the Supreme Court has been smack in the middle of a bitter political battle. Amy Howe, editor and reporter for SCOTUSBlog, explains how this partisan gridlock has effected the court itself.

--Takeaway Washington Correspondent Todd Zwillich parses through the vice presidential rumors that are swirling around Capitol Hill.

--Some 58,220 Americans died during the Vietnam War, and today, 1,621 Americans are still officially missing or unaccounted for. One of those individuals is Tech Sergeant Melvin Holland, or Mel as he was known to his family. KUOW Reporter Patricia Murphy says that Mel's family is urging the Pentagon not to give up the search for his remains.