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After Action
Toxic Exposure
Season 2
Episode 6
The average American associates casualties with bombs and bullets, but there are veterans who have died, and those who are dying from combat, years and decades after they return home from war. Stacy Pearsall, retired Air Force Staff Sergeant, sits down with Elba Barr, Ron Cherry and Bobby Tyner, three veterans who are on the frontlines battling the silent killers, After Action.
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Pearsall meets Native American veterans who served while upholding tribal traditions.
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Pearsall talks with female veterans who share stories of serving as nurses in Vietnam.
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Host Stacy Pearsall explores how farming brings healing and purpose to veterans.
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Pearsall talks with veterans who transitioned from military careers to law enforcement.
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Pearsall talks with three veterans who know the importance of military leadership.
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Pearsall meets former POWs who share how captivity impacted their lives.
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A conversation with three veterans who are helping their peers find their voices.
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A conversation with three veterans who know what it means to serve with pride.
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Host Stacy Pearsall sits down with three veterans who are Gold Star survivors.
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Conversation with three veterans who know what it’s like to feel invisible.
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54:42
Conversation with three chaplains who committed their lives to God and Country.