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Category: Veterans Coming Home
Veterans Coming Home | When I Returned
Vets find telling their stories through comics is a way to share their experiences. Watch more original Mountain Lake PBS stories about veterans on our website: https://mountainlake.org//2024dev/vets Veterans Coming Home is made possible with support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting with local support from the Cloudsplitter Foundation and Twinstate Technologies.
Vets Coming Home | Rebuilding
The conflict in Vietnam was perhaps the most defining and divisive periods of American history since the Civil War. It touched the lives of every adult alive during that time period, whether they were in favor of the war, opposed to it, fighting in it, or some combination of all three. “Rebuilding” shares how the…
Veterans Coming Home: Protecting Their True Land
With Memorial Day approaching, as we remember those who have given their lives in service to our country, many Americans are unaware of the large number of Native Americans who have served in our nation’s military. Many may know of the Code Talkers in World Wars One and Two, but there are thousands of other…
An Unique War Memorial
We look at a new documentary on an unusual memorial preserved for nearly 50-years by the community of Port Henry, NY in memory of a Marine killed in Vietnam. Watch the trailer for the film called “When I Come Home” — here: https://vimeo.com/242862950 Also, check out the Facebook fanpage for the documentary which includes a…
Mountain Lake PBS to Be Featured in WNET’s Stories of Service
Stories of Service is an online platform launched by WNET and Wavelength (a content sharing site between PBS stations), which shares veterans stories from across the country. Growing New Roots, by our own Mike Hanson, was selected as one of five stories, out of hundreds that were submitted, that will be part of the initial…
Joining Forces to Combat Veteran Suicide | Vets Coming Home
Veterans are teaming up with Homeward Bound Adirondacks, a group that assists veterans and their families, to raise awareness about the alarming number of suicides by veterans. A VA study found 22 veterans take their own lives — everyday — across the nation. In many cases, the veterans had struggled with PTSD and Traumatic Brain…
Guidance From The Old Warriors
“Veterans Court” is a new approach to mentoring our returning soldiers who run into legal problems. At this location in Essex County, NY, Vets from previous generations serve as mentors with insights from the past to help treat needs that focus on the individual not the incident. An older generations of vets seek to prevent…
Recovering Mind, Body & Soul
When exercise is about more than keeping in shape, a disabled #veteran trains his body for the Spartan Race. Uses his sharp mind to build a business, as owner of Bear Essentials Apparel in Saranac Lake, New York and pours his soul into beautiful writing that touches the heart. To read his writing in full…
Finding Your Voice
Female #veterans, often an invisible group of service members find camaraderie and comfort in group retreats held at the Wiawaka Center for Women at the Wiawaka Holiday House in Lake George (village), New York. Though they face the same challenges as their male counterparts, it is while gathering with their fellow female vets that they…
Equine Therapy
Equine therapy is helping servicemen and women who are trying to adjust to life back home after serving in Iraq & Afghanistan. Readjusting to civilian life can present significant stress for veterans, the transition is filled with complicated and confusing challenges. Some feel isolated and alone and have difficulty communicating, even with their families. Others…