American Veteran: Keep It Close

Explore the Veteran experience through unique objects that mattered to them while serving.

Episodes

  • What ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’ Means to This Gay Veteran: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    What ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’ Means to This Gay Veteran

    S2021 Ep10 |
    An LGBTQ Marine thrives after Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell is repealed.
  • The Unbreakable Bond Between a Combat Veteran and His Puppy: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    The Unbreakable Bond Between a Combat Veteran and His Puppy

    S2021 Ep1 |
    A combat veteran fights to bring home a rescue puppy from Syria.

About American Veteran: Keep It Close

American Veteran: Keep it Close delves into the Veteran experience by exploring the significance of objects that veterans carried with them or brought back home from their service. Hosted by Shain Brenden, a former medic in the US Navy who served multiple tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan with the Marines, the series asks what these objects meant, and why they still matter today.