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Besher: What I'm Grateful For
From: Jake Warga
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The person Besher admires the most is his father, a well known surgeon in Aleppo, Syria. Everything changed when they fled, except his love.

  • Added: May 11, 2020
  • Length: 12:26
A VA program can help war veterans pay for long-term care, but applying for it can be an ordeal
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Gene Popiolek, 68, (left) visits his father Bernie, 95, at an assisted living facility outside Baltimore. Bernie, a WWII veteran, pays to live here with help from the VA's Aid and Attendance benefit., Credit: Stephanie Colombini / American Homefront
The VA Aid and Attendance benefit can help some vets and spouses pay for nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and home health care. But the a...

Bought by KPBS, KPCC, and Texas Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 17, 2020
  • Length: 03:45
  • Purchases: 3
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From: Ariel Mejia
Series: ASM Youth Radio Fall 2019
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n my story, you will hear my mom talk about her journey and what it was like growing up and getting kicked out of Ethiopia.

  • Added: Dec 30, 2019
  • Length: 03:12
The VA is teaching intimacy skills to veterans to try to save their marriages
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: John and Barbara Browning attended a Warrior to Soul Mate session to improve their marriage in light of the John’s PTSD symptoms and other health challenges. 'He never told me what he went through in Vietnam until he went to pieces,' Barbara said., Credit: Carson Frame/American Homefront
The Department of Veterans Affairs is offering couples retreats to help former service members communicate with their spouses.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WUSF, WOUB, KPCC, and Colorado Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 09, 2019
  • Length: 03:44
  • Purchases: 5
After a report found the military often mishandles domestic violence, reforms are happening slowly
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Runners participate in an Oct. 17 domestic violence awareness event at Ft. Hood, Tex., Credit: Kelvin Ringold / U.S. Army
The Defense Department Inspector General found that the military handles domestic violence on base inconsistently, leading to fewer prosecutions an...

Bought by KPBS, WUSF, WRST-FM Oshkosh, Colorado Public Radio, and WOUB


  • Added: Nov 11, 2019
  • Length: 03:54
  • Purchases: 5
Rates of many STIs are growing in the military. Dating apps might be part of the reason
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Service members attend a briefing on STIs at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas., Credit: Alexi Myrick / U.S. Air Force
Military health officials say troops are engaging in more high-risk sexual behavior, and part of the reason might be the popularity of smartphone d...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KPBS, Texas Public Radio, Colorado Public Radio, and WOUB


  • Added: Nov 04, 2019
  • Length: 03:57
  • Purchases: 5
RDD: Us Together
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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US Together is a non-profit Refugee Resettlement Agency welcoming refugees from all over the world who are forced to seek refuge in another country...

  • Added: Aug 26, 2019
  • Length: 06:09
StoryCorps: Russ and Walter Dixon
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Walter Dixon and Russ Dixon at their StoryCorps interview in Waynesville, Missouri on June 26, 2019., Credit: By Dupe Oyebolu for StoryCorps
When Walter Dixon fought in the Korean War, he was captured and kept a prisoner of war for more than two years. The whole time, he was believed to ...

Bought by KWMU St. Louis and WHRV


  • Added: Aug 08, 2019
  • Length: 02:53
  • Purchases: 2
Seabrook at War
From: David Cohen
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Documents a little-known chapter of the homefront during World War II, and chronicles four generations of a powerful New Jersey family led by a pat...

  • Added: Jun 07, 2019
  • Length: 53:15
A fallen Vietnam veteran has returned home. The water he drank helped identify his remains
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: 52 years after he died in a Vietnam plane crash, Raul Guerra's memorial service was held at Risher Mortuary in Montebello, Cal., Credit: Libby Denkmann/American Homefront
Raul Guerra was adopted, so his DNA couldn't be matched to blood relatives. Scientists instead turned to an emerging technique that linked his bone...

Bought by KMXT, KPBS, North Country Public Radio, Texas Public Radio, WUSF and more


  • Added: May 29, 2019
  • Length: 03:48
  • Purchases: 6
Marine Corps Military Spouse of the Year
From: Sonya Dunn
Series: Military Spouse of the Year
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Jolynn Lee, Marine Corp Spouse of the Year 2018, shares her journey of helping her husband and family live with PTSD.

  • Added: Feb 26, 2019
  • Length: 58:03
Medical foster homes can be an option for elderly veterans, but the VA won't pay for them
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: At a medical foster home near San Antonio, caregiver Tiffany Graves (left) sets out art supplies for Rose Witherspoon, a World War II veteran., Credit: Carson Frame/American Homefront
For thousands of elderly veterans, long term care means living in a nursing home or institutional care setting. But some have found a much homier o...

Bought by WUSF, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, North Country Public Radio, KPBS and more


  • Added: Dec 10, 2018
  • Length: 03:43
  • Purchases: 7
Oath of Blood
From: Israel Story
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Within the first days of the First Lebanon War, two families become unfortunately intertwined through the coincidence of their name.

  • Added: Nov 15, 2018
  • Length: 29:26
StoryCorps: Duane Topping and Jamie Topping
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Duane Topping served three tours in Iraq. Coming home, he suffered from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, but found comfort from an unexpected place.

Bought by WVBI-LP and WEZU


  • Added: Oct 11, 2018
  • Length: 02:13
  • Purchases: 2
A Severe Case of Second Generation
From: Israel Story
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Lizzie's mother had raised her as a single parent in Israel after surviving the traumas of the holocaust. Her mother never spoke of her past, her f...

Bought by WMMT


  • Added: Oct 03, 2018
  • Length: 18:12
  • Purchases: 1
A challenge for military moms: Breastfeeding and pumping on duty
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Staff Sgt. Melishia Francis prepares her breast pump in a lactation room at Lackland Air Force Base's Wilford Hall Medical Hospital., Credit: Daniel J. Calderón / US Air Force
Inflexible work schedules and lack of support can make it tough for new mothers in the military to keep breastfeeding their children.

Bought by KRZA, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KMUD, Texas Public Radio and more


  • Added: Oct 01, 2018
  • Length: 03:46
  • Purchases: 7
Peter Lee at Vivid Nails
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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My father was an American soldier in the Vietnam War. I don't know my dad at all.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 07, 2018
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 1
GN_4.21_Operation Safe Haven
From: Good News Good Planet
Series: Good News Good Planet - Season 4
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A healing home for war vets.

  • Added: Aug 24, 2018
  • Length: 02:30
"The Bed I Made" Author Mr. Robert Lynch on his Father the U.S. Marine Korean War Hero and Healing from PTSD like we've never heard it before.
From: Ken Grey
Series: Maximum Health Radio "Quality Living" with Dr Ken Grey Holistic Physician
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"The Bed I Made" Author Mr. Robert Lynch on his Father the U.S. Marine Korean War Hero and Healing from PTSD like we've never heard it before. Thi...

Bought by WCNY and KFOI Radio


  • Added: Aug 19, 2018
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
For military spouses with professional licenses, each move can mean a bureaucratic fight
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Aleta Nims has lived in Potsdam, N.Y. for a year. She's still working to get re-licensed as a mental health counselor., Credit: Sarah Harris/American Homefront
When military families move, the careers of service members' spouses may grind to a halt because they lack a professional license in their new state.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KPBS, WUSF, Texas Public Radio, KPCC and more


  • Added: Aug 02, 2018
  • Length: 03:47
  • Purchases: 6
Troops are marrying each other more often, creating new challenges for the Pentagon
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Angelina Gabriel's family surrounds her as she's promoted to the rank of Navy Chief Petty Officer in a September ceremony. Gabriel's husband also is a Chief Petty Officer in the Navy., Credit: Anthony N. Hilkowski / U.S. Navy
About 84,000 service members are married to another member of the military, and some find it hard to balance their marriages with their careers.

Bought by North Country Public Radio, KPCC, KMUD, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, Texas Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jul 09, 2018
  • Length: 03:51
  • Purchases: 6
'Why him and not me?' Songwriting to mend the wounds of war
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Singer-songwriter Mary Gauthier appeared at McCabe's Guitar Shop in Santa Monica, Cal. as part of her nationwide tour for "Rifles and Rosary Beads.", Credit: Libby Denkmann/American Homefront
For her new album, Nashville singer-songwriter Mary Gauthier collaborated with veterans to write songs about war, service, and life after the milit...

Bought by WUSF, KMUD, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, Texas Public Radio, and KPBS


  • Added: Jun 13, 2018
  • Length: 04:03
  • Purchases: 5
In L.A., homeless vets now can sleep in their cars at the VA
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Army veteran Adam John Halvorsen and his girlfriend, Angela Del Castillo, were the first participants in a Safe Parking Program on the West Los Angeles VA campus., Credit: Libby Denkmann/American Homefront
In the first program of its kind in the nation, the West Los Angeles VA has opened its campus to veterans who sleep in their cars. Officials say it...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KPBS, Texas Public Radio, WUSF, and KMUD


  • Added: May 30, 2018
  • Length: 03:26
  • Purchases: 5
StoryCorps Military Voices Initiative: Cathy Sprigg
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Cathy Sprigg remembers her son, Army Specialist Robert Joseph Allen, who committed suicide while serving in the military.

Bought by WEZU and Enchantment Radio


  • Added: May 29, 2018
  • Length: 02:51
  • Purchases: 2
StoryCorps Military Voices Initiative: Roman Coley Davis and Dan Marek
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Former Army intelligence collector Roman Coley Davis talks about a package he received while stationed in Afghanistan.

Bought by WEZU and WVBI-LP


  • Added: Apr 12, 2018
  • Length: 02:49
  • Purchases: 2

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