Preview: Gold Star Service
Preview: Season 2 Episode 4 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Host Stacy Pearsall sits down with three veterans who are Gold Star survivors.
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.
Preview: Gold Star Service
Preview: Season 2 Episode 4 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
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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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipHost> On After Action, when a family loses a military member during service, they become known as a Gold Star family.
It's a designation no one wishes to receive.
We talk with Gold Star survivors, three veterans who are compelled to serve after losing family members in the military.
How come I had to be the kid that grew up without a dad?
Well, I always tell people that it literally changed my whole entire life.
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