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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

This week Navy veteran/host Phil Briggs and his guests look at:

  • September 11th, with first-hand memories of that day at the Pentagon from Army vet Danny Farrar
  • ​Twenty years of toxic exposure for military vets and what Congress is doing to help vets suffering from related diseases, with updates from Senator John Tester of the Veterans Affairs Senate Committee and Representive Mark Takano, Chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee
  • Eye on Veterans is produced by Veterans for Veterans and their families. 

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