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Season 1

  • S01E01 All Gave Some

    • November 7, 2022
    • PBS

    Host Stacy Pearsall sits down for a candid conversation with three fellow veterans who’ve had brushes with death. Although they’ve each faced adversities in their journeys, they reveal how they stay positive and what life is like after action.

  • S01E02 Indoc

    • January 11, 2023
    • PBS

    Host Stacy Pearsall sits down for a candid conversation with Bambi Bullard, Dan Wrightsman and Desiree Gordon, three fellow veterans who were once in charge of transforming new recruits from civilians into service men and women. They reveal the importance of this transformative process, how it affects military performance and the impact of this transformation on their lives after action.

  • S01E03 Pledge of Allegiance

    • January 18, 2023
    • PBS

    Host Stacy Pearsall sits down for a candid conversation with Dr. Sam Babu, Mazin Mozan and Nick Paz, three fellow veterans who all have a personal connection to citizenship and its impact on military service. Babu and Mozan each earned their citizenship through their service in the military, and Paz discusses his valuable mission to repatriate veterans who’ve been deported after action.

  • S01E04 Glass Ceiling

    • January 25, 2023
    • PBS

    Host Stacy Pearsall sits down for a candid conversation with Meggen Pearsall-Ditmore, Vanessa Shawver and Lisa Zunzanyika, three fellow veterans who were each the first women in their fields. They reveal the challenges they faced, how they overcame them and how they have used those experiences to help others – and themselves– in their lives after action.

  • S01E05 Her Silence

    • February 1, 2023
    • PBS

    Host Stacy Pearsall sits down for a candid conversation with Connie Osier, Stephanie Gattas and Colleen Bushnell, three fellow veterans who have each experienced military sexual trauma. They reveal the stories of how their cases were handled, the impact those experiences had on their lives and the wars they’re fighting after action.

  • S01E06 Mind, Body, Spirit-Animals

    • February 8, 2023
    • PBS

    Host Stacy Pearsall sits down for a candid conversation with Joe Worley, Nina Guerra and Ron Johnson, three fellow veterans who tap into the power of animals to find peace. Pearsall reveals the story of her service dog Charlie, and the veterans share how dogs, birds and horses are helping to bring healing and independence to their lives and to other veterans who are struggling after action.

  • S01E07 Taps

    • February 15, 2023
    • PBS

    Host Stacy Pearsall sits down for a candid conversation with three fellow veterans who help service men and women overcome the challenge of transitioning back to civilian life. They reveal the trials and tribulations of returning home after action.

Season 2

  • S02E01 Parenting in Service

    • May 1, 2024
    • PBS

    Over 40% of service members have children. When service before self is the military mantra, the family's needs often come second to Uncle Sam. Stacy Pearsall, retired Air Force Staff Sergeant, sits down with Bill Brokop, Hannah Merchant and Coco Gunther, three veterans who balanced the needs of a nation with the needs of the family during and After Action.

  • S02E02 For God & Country

    • May 8, 2024
    • PBS

    In combat, host Stacy Pearsall witnessed chaplains provide comfort to the wounded as they transitioned from this life to the next. Pearsall, retired Air Force Staff Sergeant, sits down with Reverend Addison Burgess, Imam Khalid Shabazz and Rabbi Julie Schwartz, three chaplains who committed their lives to God and Country during and After Action.

  • S02E03 Invisible Veteran

    • May 15, 2024
    • PBS

    For women veterans, parking in designated parking spaces for veterans comes with the risk of being confronted by angry bystanders who assume aren't veterans. Stacy Pearsall, retired Air Force Staff Sergeant, sits down with Bambi Bullard, Tonya Savice and Ashley Brokop, three veterans who know what it's like to feel invisible.

  • S02E04 Gold Star Service

    • May 22, 2024
    • PBS

    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.

  • S02E05 Serving with Pride

    • May 29, 2024
    • PBS

    While "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" was repealed, its legacy reverberates today - depriving some veterans of their full benefits. And though service members now serve openly, some fear future legislation or executive orders may negatively impact their service. Host and veteran Stacy Pearsall speaks with James Bond, Tammy Smith and Jason Vero, three veterans who know what it means to serve with pride.

  • S02E06 Toxic Exposure

    • June 5, 2024
    • PBS

    The average American associates casualties with bombs and bullets, but there are veterans who have dies, and those who are dying from combats, years and decades after they return home from war. Stacy Pearsall, retired Air Force Staff Sergeant, sits down with Elba Barr, Rob Cherry and Bobby Tyner, three veterans who are on the frontlines battling the silent killers, After Action.

  • S02E07 Art & Healing

    • June 12, 2024
    • PBS

    Drums, a brush stroke and dance, can artfully express the emotions that veterans cannot express in words. As a veteran photographer, host Stacy Pearsall's camera became essential to her healing. Pearsall, retired Air Force Staff Sergeant, sits down with Roman Baca, Trevor Meyer and Maria Salazar, three veterans who are helping their peers find voices and their peace through arts.