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The Music We Carried
Vietnam veteran Doug Bradley is an expert on the way music affects service personnel during their active duty tours, during their transitions to civilian life, and beyond. He and UW-Madison Professor
Finding Peace and Healing at The Highground
Chris Pettis is executive director of The Highground Veterans Memorial Park near Neillsville, WI. Chris discusses how veterans and their families stories of transition and healing at The Highground,
He Wanted to See What I Saw
Brian Jopek, reporter and news director at a newspaper in Minocqua, Wisconsin, is a veteran of the war in Iraq. His son, Ryan David Jopek, followed Brian into the Wisconsin National Guard and ultimate
Controlling Traffic on Land, Sea and Podcasts
Veteran Pam Graham of Osseo, Wisconsin, understands the importance of family in the world of military veterans. She also knows the importance of veterans military families, along with the need for in
“Wife, Mother, Daughter, Sister”
Bonnie Pettis is the daughter of a Navy Vietnam Veteran, a Marine Veteran sister, wife (of 22 years), mother and mother-in-law. She served the family home-front with an infant and a toddler for 2 of t
Overcoming Don’t Ask Don’t Tell “Serving In Silence”
Dawn Strobel grew up in Milwaukee and Cedarburg, WI. Her parents divorced when she was young. Dawns father is a Vietnam veteran who never spoke of his military experience and who Dawn did not have muc
Indomitable Spirit; The Joy of Rebuilding a Life’s Purpose!
Former Army medic Chris Swift has shared several podcasts with us. You will find his experiences leading up to this Friday August 12 episode on the podcast episode page of our webpage. Today we contin
Piloting a Huey Medivac Over the Jungles of Vietnam, Today a Modern Pioneer in Equine Healing for Trauma, Meet Bob Nevins
Bob Nevin is a native of Queens in New York. At an early age Bob, his parents and family moved to UpState New York. Bobs mom was home raising the familywhile his dad, a WWII veteran of the war in th
Committed to Understanding the Punishing Struggles of her Decorated Combat Infantry Vietnam Veteran Husband who she Loved, Rebecca Joined the United States Military!
Former Tech Sergeant Rebecca Peasley is a Desert Storm Veteran. Having served with the Army National Guard, the Active Guard Reserve and Air National Guard Rebecca entered United States military servi