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Graves Registration Veterans

Vietnam veteran J.C. Handy joins us to share the largely untold story of those who performed the challenging duty of reuniting the remains of lost soldiers with their families. We also hear from several veterans who served in Graves Registration, handling, sorting, and cleaning remains of fallen service members. Larry Gombos, Lawrence Gaddis, and

The Women Behind the POW-MIA Movement

Navy veteran and author Taylor Kiland to discuss her new book, Unwavering, which tells the story of how a group of military spouses battled the government to demand information about POWs and MIAs in the Vietnam War. The movement was led by Ann Mills-Griffiths, whose brother, Navy Lt. James Mills, had gone missing during

Freedom Rider and Vietnam Veteran Charles Person

18-year-old Charles Person was the youngest Civil Rights Freedom Rider in 1961 and was one of the first 13 riders to encounter violence as his Trailways bus entered Alabama. Immediately after the Freedom Rides, Charles joined the Marine Corps, serving in Vietnam in 1965-1966 at Chu Lai south of Danang. Enrolling in Atlanta's Morehouse

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