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After Action
Gold Star Service
Season 2
Episode 4
When a family loses a military member during service, they become known as a Gold Star Family. Host Stacy Pearsall’s family did in 1944, 1945, and again in 1969. Pearsall, retired Air Force Staff Sergeant, sits down with Shanon Duffy, Nathaniel Lee, and Joe LaPointe, three veterans who were compelled to serve after they became Gold Star survivors.
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A conversation with three veterans who are helping their peers find their voices.
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56:35
A conversation with three veterans who are on the frontlines battling the silent killers.
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55:00
A conversation with three veterans who know what it means to serve with pride.
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54:55
Conversation with three veterans who know what it’s like to feel invisible.
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Conversation with three chaplains who committed their lives to God and Country.
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Conversation with three veterans who balanced the nation’s needs with their family’s needs.
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57:41
Stacy Pearsall talks with three fellow veterans who reveal the trials of returning home.
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56:44
Stacy Pearsall talks with three fellow veterans who reveal the power of service animals.
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57:52
Stacy Pearsall sits down with three veterans who’ve experienced military sexual trauma.
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57:34
Stacy Pearsall sits down with three veterans who were the first women in their fields.
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Host Stacy Pearsall sits down with three veterans who have a connection to citizenship.
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Host Stacy Pearsall sits down with three veterans who used to transform new recruits.