American Homefront Project

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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, Texas Public Radio, KPBS-San Diego, St. Louis Public Radio, and WSHU-Fairfield, Conn.

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2022 American Veteran 
4 Pieces

In commemoration of Veteran’s Day, the American Homefront Project collaborated with the PBS documentary series "American Veteran" to profile men and women who have served in the U.S. military.

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American Veteran 2021 
5 Pieces

In commemoration of Veteran’s Day 2021, the American Homefront Project collaborated with the PBS documentary series "American Veteran" to profile men and women who have served in the U.S. military.

Pieces

For the Ukrainian military, a long partnership with U.S. National Guard units is paying dividends
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits the California Air National Guard’s 129th Rescue Wing at Moffett Air National Guard Base in Sunnyvale, Cal. in September 2021. The visit was part of a decades-long partnership between the California National , Credit: Duane Ramos / California National Guard
The State Partnership Program has quietly become a powerful tool for diplomacy and modeling U.S. values around the world.

Bought by Texas Public Radio, WRFA-LP, KUT, and KMXT


  • Added: May 02, 2022
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 4
The military is trying to learn more about long COVID. Troops who have it worry about their careers.
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Navy corpsman Maria Potts-Szoke performs a COVID-19 test on Camp Foster in Okinawa, Japan Jan. 24. The test was part of a study that's monitoring the long term health of Marines who had earlier tested positive for COVID-19., Credit: Alex Fairchild / U.S. Marine Corps
Little is known about COVID-19 cases in which symptoms persist for months. Affected service members may have trouble performing their duties or get...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KUT, WRFA-LP, Texas Public Radio, KPBS and more


  • Added: Apr 28, 2022
  • Length: 03:14
  • Purchases: 7
Advocates worry military vaccine challenges could jeopardize other religious freedom cases
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: The Navy granted Petty Officer First Class Juwairiya Webb an accommodation under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act to wear a hijab while on duty. Some attorneys worry that religious challenges to the military's COVID vaccine mandate may endanger futur, Credit: Carlos Castillo / KPBS
The military is taking a hard line on troops seeking religious exemptions to the COVID vaccine mandate. Lawyers say that could have consequences fo...

Bought by North Country Public Radio, WRFA-LP, Texas Public Radio, KUT, and KMXT


  • Added: Apr 25, 2022
  • Length: 03:38
  • Purchases: 5
Inconsistent military domestic violence policies allow troops with criminal histories to buy guns
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: A memorial honors the victims of a 2017 mass shooting at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas. A federal judge ruled that Devin Kelley might not have been able to buy the weapon he used in the shooting if the military had reported his cri, Credit: David Martin Davies / Texas Public Radio
More than four years after a former airman killed 26 people at a rural Texas church, advocates say the military still needs to do more to prevent v...

Bought by KRPS, WRFA-LP, Texas Public Radio, and North Country Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 18, 2022
  • Length: 03:49
  • Purchases: 4
Veterans are at higher risk of eating disorders. The pressure of military life may be one cause.
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Chandler Rand accepts her trophy at the 2018 All American Marathon at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Rand was the first female to complete the race., Credit: Fort Bragg Family & MWR
A VA study concluded that veterans experience bulimia at about three times the civilian rate.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KPBS, Texas Public Radio, KWMU St. Louis, KUT and more


  • Added: Apr 05, 2022
  • Length: 03:32
  • Purchases: 8
Military families often have to move every few years. Critics say it's disruptive and unnecessary.
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: The following language must be included in any online post of this story, and the language is encouraged for on-air use: "This story was produced by the American Homefront Project, a public media collaboration that reports on American military life and v, Credit: Eric Schmid / St. Louis Public Radio
Constant and sometimes sudden moves can disrupt military families' finances and cause challenges with their children’s schools and medical care.

Bought by KRPS, Texas Public Radio, KUT, North Country Public Radio, KPBS and more


  • Added: Mar 30, 2022
  • Length: 03:46
  • Purchases: 6
The VA wants to close and replace older hospitals. But there's opposition in some communities.
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: The Fort Meade, S.D. VA hospital, built in 1956, is among the facilities that would close under the VA restructuring plan. It would be replaced by a new hospital approximately 30 miles away in Rapid City., Credit: Department of Veterans Affairs
The VA wants to close and replace older hospitals. But there's opposition in some communities.

Bought by WRFA-LP, Texas Public Radio, KUT, KPBS, and KMXT


  • Added: Mar 17, 2022
  • Length: 03:51
  • Purchases: 5
For service members of color, fear of racism in military towns weighs heavily in career choices
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Carlandra "CT" Moss, now retired, served 24 years in the Army. As a service member of color, she said she often had to make tough decisions, weighing the best interests of her family against her military career., Credit: Anthony Bell / Fort Lee Traveller
The report from Blue Star Families found some service members are passing up career-advancing moves because they don't want to relocate to certain ...

Bought by North Country Public Radio, WRFA-LP, Texas Public Radio, KWMU St. Louis, KPBS and more


  • Added: Mar 09, 2022
  • Length: 03:14
  • Purchases: 6
Growing up too soon: When kids and teenagers are caregivers for disabled veteran parents
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Lara and Trey Garey stand at the bedside of Tom Garey, an Air Force veteran with advanced ALS. 19-year-old Trey has spent much of his teenage years caring for his father at their home in Cedar Park, Texas., Credit: Carson Frame / American Homefront
More than two million American children and teenagers live with a wounded or ill veteran. Many help with the veteran's care and face challenges lik...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WRFA-LP, KPBS, KRPS, North Country Public Radio and more


  • Added: Mar 01, 2022
  • Length: 03:49
  • Purchases: 6
Underfunded and understaffed, some state veterans homes are turning residents away
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Amanda Eldridge, a certified occupational therapist assistant, works with a veteran at the state-run St. James Veterans Home in St. James, Missouri., Credit: Brian Munoz / St. Louis Public Radio
Labor shortages exacerbated by the pandemic have left facilities around the country with empty beds, even though veterans are on waiting lists hopi...

Bought by WRFA-LP, KTEP, Texas Public Radio, KPBS, KRPS and more


  • Added: Feb 16, 2022
  • Length: 03:32
  • Purchases: 6

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