Welcome to American Veteran: Unforgettable Stories
05/14/25 • 2 min
In war and in peace, what veterans have done in America’s name is woven into the fabric of the American story. The PBS series, American Veteran, illuminates their service with a stunning range of veterans’ voices, presented in a 8-part podcast.
Each episode revolves around the direct testimony of a single veteran - from a Coast Guard gunner’s mate who manned a landing craft at Omaha Beach on D-Day, to an Army cook in Iraq who became the first Black American woman held as a POW; to an Army nurse in Vietnam who struggled to do her part. This collection of riveting first-person stories provides a compelling portrait of the veteran experience over multiple generations.
The series is hosted by Phil Klay, a Marine Corps veteran featured in the “American Veteran” television series and author of the National Book Award-winning collection of short stories, “Redeployment.”
Learn more about American Experience
In war and in peace, what veterans have done in America’s name is woven into the fabric of the American story. The PBS series, American Veteran, illuminates their service with a stunning range of veterans’ voices, presented in a 8-part podcast.
Each episode revolves around the direct testimony of a single veteran - from a Coast Guard gunner’s mate who manned a landing craft at Omaha Beach on D-Day, to an Army cook in Iraq who became the first Black American woman held as a POW; to an Army nurse in Vietnam who struggled to do her part. This collection of riveting first-person stories provides a compelling portrait of the veteran experience over multiple generations.
The series is hosted by Phil Klay, a Marine Corps veteran featured in the “American Veteran” television series and author of the National Book Award-winning collection of short stories, “Redeployment.”
Learn more about American Experience
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Credits:
Lead Producer: Devin Maverick Robins
Associate Producer: Meiqian He
Scriptwriter: Andrew Newman
Story Editor: Galen Bebee
Editorial Advisor: John Bredar
Sound Designer: Jack Pombriant
Narrator and Executive Producer: Cameo George
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