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The American Homefront Project is reporting on military life and veterans issues. We're visiting bases to chronicle how American troops are working and living. We're meeting military families. We're talking with veterans -- in their homes, on their jobs, at school, at VA hospitals -- to learn about the challenges they face.

Support for the American Homefront Project comes from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, as part of CPB's ongoing effort to expand coverage of local, regional, and national issues. Additional support comes from our partner public radio stations -- North Carolina Public Radio-WUNC, Southern California Public Radio-KPCC, Texas Public Radio, KPBS-San Diego, WUSF-Tampa, and North Country Public Radio.

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The VA is hoping to build awareness and trust among female veterans
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Female service members and veterans attend a Veterans Affairs Women's Health Transition Training event at Fort Carson, Col. in February. The training program now has moved online because of the COVID-19 pandemic., Credit: Neysa Canfield / U.S. Army
Women are the fastest growing subgroup among veterans. But many view the VA Health System as a place only for men.

Bought by WAMC, Texas Public Radio, and Colorado Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 06, 2020
  • Length: 03:46
  • Purchases: 3
COVID-19 has forced the Army to rethink and step up its virtual recruiting efforts
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Army recruits take their Oaths of Enlistment at Fort Lee, Va. June 22., Credit: Patrick Buffett / U.S. Army
The Army is holding its first nationwide virtual recruiting campaign, after the COVID-19 pandemic forced it to scale back face-to-face interactions...

Bought by Colorado Public Radio, WUSF, KPBS, and KMXT


  • Added: Jul 01, 2020
  • Length: 03:15
  • Purchases: 4
Advocates hope the Supreme Court's LGBTQ ruling will help them overturn the military transgender ban
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Protesters opposed to the Trump Administration's military transgender ban march in Washington, D.C. in a July 2107 demonstration., Credit: Ted Eytan / Wikimedia
The recent Supreme Court decision on LGBTQ job discrimination doesn't directly affect the military's transgender service ban, but people opposed to...

Bought by KPCC, KPBS, and Colorado Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 29, 2020
  • Length: 03:52
  • Purchases: 3
After treating COVID-19 patients in New York, reservists return home to rising cases at home
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Service members receive thanks from the hospital staff at Jacobi Medical Center in New York, where they helped treat COVID-19 patients., Credit: Xavier Navarro / U.S. Air Force
Some doctors and nurses with the Air Force Reserves are warning the public not to underestimate the continued threat posed by the coronavirus. They...

Bought by KPBS and KMXT


  • Added: Jun 24, 2020
  • Length: 03:26
  • Purchases: 2
If the military renames southern bases, whose names should replace the Confederate generals?
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Soldiers gather for a 2019 awards ceremony at Fort Bragg, N.C. The base is one of 10 that Pentagon leaders say they are open to renaming., Credit: Joshua Cowden / U.S Army
With the call for changing the names of 10 Southern military bases gaining momentum in Washington, the question is starting to arise in Washington ...

Bought by WUSF, KPBS, Colorado Public Radio, KMXT, and Texas Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 22, 2020
  • Length: 03:55
  • Purchases: 5
Amid long domestic deployments, Guardsmen and Reservists push for equity in benefits
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Members of the California Army National Guard assemble emergency food kits at the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank. , Credit: Jason Sanchez / U.S. Air National Guard
Even as members of the Guard and Reserve are seeing longer and more frequent deployments, they don't always receive the same retirement, education,...

Bought by Colorado Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 17, 2020
  • Length: 03:26
  • Purchases: 1
Some National Guard members are likely to face discipline after refusing to deploy to protests
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Members of the Georgia National Guard stand in formation as gas is used to dispurse crowds in downtown Atlanta on May 31, 2020., Credit: Tori Miller / U.S. Army National Guard
Some members of the National Guard are facing consequences because they refused orders to deploy to major cities during this month's protests.

Bought by WUSF, KMXT, KPBS, Colorado Public Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and more


  • Added: Jun 10, 2020
  • Length: 03:38
  • Purchases: 6
Separated by the pandemic, families struggle to keep in touch with veterans in VA nursing homes
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Maria and John Mishkind video chat with Maria's brother, Army veteran Harry Stapleton, who is a resident at the Orlando VA Community Living Center., Credit: Stephanie Colombini / American Homefront
Like most long-term care facilities, VA nursing homes haven't allowed in-person visitation since early March.

Bought by Texas Public Radio, KMXT, Colorado Public Radio, and WUSF


  • Added: Jun 08, 2020
  • Length: 03:27
  • Purchases: 4
No longer bound by military restrictions, veterans join protests around the country
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Aubrey Rose, an 18-year U.S. Army veteran, marches with an upside-down American flag over his shoulder in a protest against police violence in Denver., Credit: Kevin J. Beaty / Denverite
For some veterans, the demonstrations against police violence are a chance to find their voice.

Bought by WUSF, KPCC, and KMXT


  • Added: Jun 03, 2020
  • Length: 03:28
  • Purchases: 3
After initially saying it wouldn't, the VA now will remove Nazi symbols from two veterans cemeteries
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: A gravestone for a German POW in the San Antonio VA cemetery. The stone is engraved with a swastika and an inscription that references Adolf Hitler., Credit: Military Religious Freedom Foundation
The stones, engraved with swastikas, mark the graves of German POWs who died in the United States during World War II.

Bought by WUSF, Colorado Public Radio, and Texas Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 02, 2020
  • Length: 03:35
  • Purchases: 3

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