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Phil Briggs | Eye On Veterans Preview

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Phil Briggs | Eye On Veterans Preview

Navy Veteran and Journalist Phil Briggs looks at life from the military veteran’s perspective With Eye On Veterans,  Every Sunday Morning from 6-7 on WGAN and you can catch all the podcasts at www.connectingvets.com 

He previews this weekends show:                                                                                              He first discuss the 4-part PBS series “American Veteran”. It premieres Tuesday, Oct 26, and tracks the stories of veterans from WWII to today. Hosted by vets like Drew Carey, Sen Tammy Duckworth, and JR Martinez (Dancing with the Stars champion) it includes powerful interviews with vets sharing moments many have never talked about before. He talked about the show with Kelly Kennedy a consulting producer, combat veteran, and award-winning journalist.

They honor the passing of Army veteran General Colin Powell.  He spoke with Dr. Jeffery Matthews, who wrote the book “Gen Colin Powell: Imperfect Patriot”.
He shared some incredible behind-the-scenes stories from Powell’s life.
And how such an experienced military leader, with deep connections inside the CIA, was ultimately wrong about Iraq’s WMD program

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