#1686: Veterans Day | 51%

November 12, 2021 00:31:19
#1686: Veterans Day | 51%
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#1686: Veterans Day | 51%

Nov 12 2021 | 00:31:19

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Show Notes

On this week’s 51%, we focus on women in service. WAMC’s Ashley Hupfl takes us to a ceremony for living veterans in Albany, New York. Karen Dewitt reports on a program for veterans with PTSD that’s seeking full funding in the New York state budget. And we speak with Lt. Col. Bree Fram and Army veteran Mael Embser-Herbert about their new book, With Honor and Integrity: Transgender Troops in Their Own Words.

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