
On Memorial Day, remembering the loved ones left at home
Clip: 5/25/2015 | 7m 56s
On Memorial Day, remembering sacrifices of the loved ones left at home
While more than 2 million men and women serve in the American military, a new documentary, “The Homefront,” focuses on the additional 3 million husbands, wives and children who remain behind, waiting for their loved ones to return from deployment. Hari Sreenivasan talks to documentary host Bob Woodruff, an ABC correspondent who was severely wounded while covering the war in Iraq.
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On Memorial Day, remembering the loved ones left at home
Clip: 5/25/2015 | 7m 56s
While more than 2 million men and women serve in the American military, a new documentary, “The Homefront,” focuses on the additional 3 million husbands, wives and children who remain behind, waiting for their loved ones to return from deployment. Hari Sreenivasan talks to documentary host Bob Woodruff, an ABC correspondent who was severely wounded while covering the war in Iraq.
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