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EP. 012Geri Lynn Maples
Blue Star Families
Providing resources, services and comaraderie for military families. Emphasizing support for military families with one or both parents dep…
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EP. 013Edward Mechanbier
Vietnam / POW Story
An F-4 pilot in Vietnam, Ed shares his story about his younger years, $5 bet with his father and heading off to Vietnam as a young Lt fighte…
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EP. 014Ed Mechenbier (part 2)
Vietnam / POW Story
(Part 2) An F-4 pilot in Vietnam, Ed shares his story of being a POW, being repatriated and family.
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