The Way We Get By
Feature Film
The Way We Get By
On call 24 hours a day for the past five years, a group of senior citizens has made history by greeting over 900,000 American troops at a tiny airport in Bangor, Maine. The Emmy-nominated film, The Way We Get By, is an intimate look at three of these greeters as they confront the universal losses that come with aging and rediscover their reason for living. Bill Knight, Jerry Mundy and Joan Gaudet find the strength to overcome their personal battles and transform their lives through service. This inspirational and surprising story shatters the stereotypes of today's senior citizens as the greeters redefine the meaning of community.
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The Way We Get By filmmakers talk about filming, family and what it means to send a loved one off to war.
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Soldiers who are returning home talk about their responses to the troop greeters who welcome them at the airport.
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Over the past five years, a group of senior citizens has made history by greeting nearly 800,000 American troops at a tiny airport in Bangor, Maine.
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A troop greeter goes to the airport in Bangor, Maine, to welcome home a flight of returning soldiers.
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