
Return With Honor Preview
Preview: Season 3 Episode 1 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Pearsall meets former POWs who share how captivity impacted their lives.
Host Stacy Pearsall meets three former POWs who “returned with honor,” a phrase used by military personnel to signify their promise to endure hardships, preserve dignity while in captivity and return home with integrity intact. Their stories reveal extraordinary strength and unshakable spirit.
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Return With Honor Preview
Preview: Season 3 Episode 1 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Host Stacy Pearsall meets three former POWs who “returned with honor,” a phrase used by military personnel to signify their promise to endure hardships, preserve dignity while in captivity and return home with integrity intact. Their stories reveal extraordinary strength and unshakable spirit.
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Demystifying Veteran Experiences
"After Action" seeks to demystify the military experience, provide a platform for dialogue among family members and preserve military stories, many of which have, to date, been left untold.Providing Support for PBS.org
Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship- [Stacy] Imagine the harrowing experience of being taken as a prisoner of war.
- The guards got out and went behind us.
I thought, this is where they're gonna kill us.
- There are days when it's so heavy.
Why am I here?
Am I respecting their sacrifice?
(soft guitar music) - [Stacy] We delve into stories from three former POWs who stared down adversity and returned home with honor.
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