September 12, 2025 • 16 mins
The American Legion is proud to introduce “Welcome Home,” a new podcast series from the Global War on Terrorism Memorial Foundation.
GWOT Memorial Foundation CEO and former Army Green Beret Michael “Rod” Rodriguez chats with Chief of Staff and Army veteran Jennifer Ballou, who will host the upcoming series. The memorial will honor and remember military members who served since 9/11.
Rodriguez and Ballou talk about their personal connections to the Global War on Terrorism, the memorial foundation and more in advance of the first episode of Season 1 of "Welcome Home," which will be released on Oct. 2.
Special Guest: Michael "Rod" Rodriguez.
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(00:06):
Welcome everyone, really excitedto share some exciting news
with, you know, Juba Memorial Foundation, familia, all of you
supporters out there. We've starting a podcast and I
would like to introduce our incredible host, close personal
friend of mine, Chief of staff of the foundation and Juba
veteran and Gold Star spouse as well.
And I'm gonna let her share the name of our podcast.
So thank you, Jen. Thank you, Rod.
(00:29):
I'm so grateful and excited to be doing this.
Welcome home. That's the name of our podcast.
Welcome home the Global War on Terrorism Memorial podcast,
sponsored by the American Legion.
So if you could please tell me, like, what is your, what is your
personal connection to the war on terrorism?
I definitely have a deep personal connection to the G
(00:52):
Watt Rod As an Army veteran myself, I served for almost 21
years in the Army and served during the G Watt.
I also deployed to Afghanistan in 2010 with the 257th Dental
Company. I was the first Sergeant for
that company. I lost my husband in the G Watt.
(01:12):
Staff Sergeant Eduardo Laredo was killed in action on June
24th, 2010 in Afghanistan and I have also since found love again
and remarried another Army soldier, retired Command
Sergeant Major Omari Balu, who served in the Global War on
(01:33):
Terrorism as well. So lots of different touch
points and have a lot of connection there.
I would say that you look at this, the experience that all of
us have shared multiple different facets, most different
views and I, I think that's a tremendous asset.
Can you tell me what it is you do for us at the Jewel Memorial
Foundation? Well, that's a great question.
(01:55):
I my, my, my title is Chief of Staff.
And what does that mean? I mean, first and foremost, I am
here to support you, the President and CEO and whatever
it is that you need projects bigor small.
An example, something that we'lltalk about in future episodes is
(02:18):
the design Advisory Council of which I am a Co chair.
And so I have sort of led and spearheaded that whole effort.
I am also currently serving in the role as the Vice President
of Marketing and Communications.And so everything from the
foundation in terms of marketingand communications is under my
(02:43):
purview or, you know, I have a pulse on it.
Yeah, and and you're also exceptional at our partner
engagement, right? The Johnny Michaels fan ally
program. That's, that's something that
falls in your house and any other things that you're you're
carrying. So I appreciate you carrying all
these rucks, all these rocks in your ruck alongside me before
you came on as official team member.
(03:03):
Tell me what what your initial role was.
Yeah, so it's funny having this conversation with you.
I tell this story all the time. But yeah, one day I randomly got
this message on LinkedIn from Michael Rodriguez asking me if I
had some time to hear about the progress of the foundation.
And of course, I was ecstatic about that.
(03:25):
And in true Rod fashion, he shared everything.
You shared everything that the Foundation had done up until
that point, and I didn't see it coming.
I felt like it was the best ambush ever.
But you ended the the conversation by asking me if I
was interested to be the first Gold Star fellow for the
(03:48):
Foundation. Yeah.
Exactly. I, I, I joke around quite a bit
with everyone. I, I forced Gump my way to life
with meeting incredible individuals and a lot of times I
may not meet him, I may hear about them.
And of course I, I knew your story.
You know, the other my children,Kelly, she's a airborne Medicare
brag as well. You guys crossed paths a number
of times. So I had always known you.
And then, you know, following that tremendous loss where you
(04:11):
know, we, I say we lost to Eddie, You continue to serve,
you continue to leave. And that was something I I truly
admired and respected. And I will start.
I'm like, if there's one opportunity in the future, I
would love to be able to work with, with Jen at some point.
So I want you to talk to me realquick about what your career
(04:32):
turned into following the loss of Eddie.
Yeah, that's, that's a great question, Rod.
I mean, as the listeners can imagine, losing your spouse
unexpectedly, even though he wasan infantryman and we knew what
he did, our lives changed tremendously.
I think at that point I had beenserving for maybe like 14 years
(04:53):
or so, so I still had some time to go.
When the decision was made for me not to go back to Afghanistan
with my company, which was a whole nother grieving process in
and of itself, I started to think about the bigger message,
like why is this happening to our family?
(05:14):
It's a little bit atypical for aGold Star spouse to also wear
the uniform. It's even more atypical for that
spouse to be a senior NCO in theArmy.
And so I saw things a lot differently than maybe others
did. And so I used initially that
view to influence change locallyat Fort Bragg by speaking to the
(05:39):
different trainings that were going on to support people as
they were navigating loss. And then eventually, I was asked
to help stand up the resilience program at Fort Bragg, which was
very new. It hadn't been done yet.
You know, on one hand, it's like, take care of your family,
take all the time you need. But will you stand up this
(05:59):
program for the biggest installation in the Army?
And it was a blessing. And so I did.
But eventually I was invited or asked to go to the Pentagon to
serve. At the time, it was under the
Army G3 in the Army's ResilienceDirectorate, working on the
program for the whole entire Army.
(06:20):
It was a. It was awesome.
I don't think you'd tell that story as often as I wish you
would. That's why I'm asking you here.
You know, you're, you're, and again, that's another reason
that you know, your leadership is, is pivotal and I will say
necessary for successful completion as a mission.
And you've you've enhanced our mission capabilities
substantially since joining the team.
(06:41):
Those usual. So thank you for saying yes.
When I ambushed you, it's like, Hey, you want, you want to jump
in the Shark Tank with me. So I want to go back to your
time as a first Sergeant, because for those of us that
served, when you say first, aren't, you know that there's,
there's EA's been, there's the EA's that have a diamond and
that's always something that you, you recognize and you
respect. That's why, you know, we call
them top. For those that don't know, you
know, I mean, the top sold or top like that's top.
(07:03):
So I want you to, if you wouldn't mind sharing with our
viewers a little bit more about your leadership philosophy and,
and, and things and, and share perhaps one of the most
challenging leadership obstaclesthat you faced as a first
Sergeant. Yeah, You know, interestingly
enough, a few days ago was the 10 year anniversary of my
retirement, which means that wasa long time ago.
(07:27):
My time as a first Sergeant was the the highlight of my Army
career. I was the first Sergeant for the
only airborne dental company in the Army, the dental community.
Like that's a huge opportunity and a huge blessing.
So to have had that opportunity was really, really special.
If I had to pick one thing that was the most challenging during
(07:51):
my time as a first Sergeant, it was juggling being a first
Sergeant, a spouse, house and a mom.
So I became a first Sergeant. I pinned on the diamond months,
months, I think three months after our son Eddie was born.
And so, and Eddie was deployed. You know, I thought I knew what
(08:14):
I was getting into, but I had a newborn.
My husband was deployed. He was in Iraq at the time.
And Alexis, I think she was like10.
Just managing that, balancing it, you know, practicing what I
preach on all those levels was tough.
It was tough. Yeah, I think any one of those
(08:35):
things that you mentioned would probably be a little bit
daunting for some, but I would say it's yeah, it was
challenging. I'm sure it was tough, but it
was courageous, right. I'm, I'm going to, I'm going to
call call it that because to step into that and to face those
obstacles and empower not just your unit, but, you know, I know
little Eddie now he's a, he's a good alumber.
(08:56):
Alexis, you got a, a, a wonderful daughter, you've
raised some great children, but you did that through adversity,
right? And that's something and there's
something wrong with it, but a lot of people can't face that.
And you saw the opportunities you continue to certainly.
And again, that's another reasonwhy I consider you a tremendous
asset to this team. Let's talk about this podcast
(09:19):
now. Who is, who are, why are we
doing this podcast? Who, who's it for?
And and what kind of guests of stories can can you know our our
listeners as the as the population grows, expect to hear
for season 1. Yeah, that's such a great
question. First of all, this podcast is
for everyone. The Global War on Terrorism
memorial that will ultimately beon the National Mall in
(09:43):
Washington, DC will honor all those who have served and
sacrificed in the G Watt. That being said, the American
people are a huge part of that story.
And so this podcast is for everybody to learn more about
the foundation and our work thatwill eventually lead to the
(10:03):
dedication of that memorial. During Season 1, which will be
this plus six more episodes, we will be focusing on the design
of the memorial, which is something that so many people
are so excited learn more about.What is the memorial going to
look like? Well, before you get to see what
(10:24):
it's going to look like, the listener is going to get to hear
from some really integral peoplewho have had a big part in what
the memorial is going to look like.
We'll also have perhaps some of the people who have designed the
memorial themselves, along with some of the members of our
(10:46):
Design Advisory Council. It's very exciting.
I'm really excited and again, I'm glad that your leadership is
on this one because I'm not sureI could do this.
So, So what do you really hope that you know our listeners,
which I thank you for saying that way, it's for everyone.
What do you think? I hope our listeners are going
to walk away from, you know, after, after watching our our,
(11:07):
our see our episodes. Yeah, Well, there's a few things
that I hope our listeners will walk away with.
First of all, is having a littlebit better understanding of how
challenging it is to build a memorial in Washington DC.
The process, as as challenging as it may be, is there for a
(11:32):
reason and we're grateful for that.
But I think it's important for people to understand a little
bit of, you know, you don't justsay I'm going to build a
memorial and, and it happens. So understand a little bit about
the process, but I also am excited for people to understand
the approach that we are taking in the design of this memorial,
(11:55):
which is different than has everbeen done before.
The memorial will reflect the stories of all of the men and
women who have had a part in theJIWA.
And I just think that's so special.
It it is we agree there. How do you hope to use your
personal experiences, you know, with the tremendous gifts your
(12:19):
family has has given to us all you know, by with Eddie, your
continued leadership in uniform the the development of
phenomenal children. You know, I would be remiss if I
didn't mention your little 1 Sophia, you know, because chosen
are the future. How do you how do you, you know,
think your personal experiences will apply here and and help
(12:41):
help us on this on this podcast?Well, first of all, I mentioned
that the memorial will representdifferent groups of people.
And although I haven't, I don't have experience with all of
those groups, I touch almost allof them.
And so I'm able to see things from different lenses.
(13:03):
And I think that's going to be really helpful when I'm talking
to our guests because I'm fairlycertain I'll be able to connect
with them on deep levels. And I think it will also help me
ask questions that will ultimately allow the listeners
(13:27):
to learn more about what the foundation is doing and what the
memorial will represent. Yeah, I I would say that your
experiences through all of that will will allow you to empathize
with far a far greater population.
You've you're right. Yeah, I think you know, between
(13:48):
the both of us, there's, there'svery few populations that we
can't touch or talk about or feel from a personal experience.
It's incredible strength that you bring to this team is your
ability to do that, but then to empathize, not not anything
other than just listen, gather and then make people feel seen
and heard. And that's again, that's why I
really, I'm really, really proud, honored and happy that
(14:08):
you're going to be the host for this podcast.
So I want to close things up with how can listeners support
our foundation, get involved, orshare their own stories through
the podcast? Great question, Rod.
So there's lots of ways that listeners can get involved.
The first thing that comes to mind is helping us share or
spread awareness about the foundation.
(14:29):
So you know, sharing our follow us on social media, sign up for
our newsletter on our website, share these podcast episodes or
comment on them. You can ask questions once we
release them to help us think about what we might want to talk
about on future episodes. Also on our website, if you feel
(14:53):
inclined to donate, you can do that as well.
But I would say the biggest 1 isjust helping us to spread the
word. I would agree.
So Jen, I, again, I've said it acouple times, but I'm going to
say again, I'm clearly honored and proud that you, you're
taking on another, another rock in your rucksack and, and
leading this forward because I, I, I don't know who else could
do it at this time. Nothing because we can't, we
(15:15):
don't have a wealth of resources, but you are
definitely the one to, to help us share these stories in a
truly empathetic, compassionate,caring and empowering way.
So thank you very much. Thanks, Rod.
(15:37):
Welcome Home is produced by Jennifer Blum, Holly Soria and
me. Jennifer Ballou, our operations
manager, is Henry Howard. Art for Welcome Home is by
Minerva Consulting. Our theme, A Place Like Home is
by Bergensen Lunberg via Epidemic Sound mixing and
editing is by Jennifer Blum. Thank you to Tal Podcast and the
(16:00):
American Legion for their collaboration on this inaugural
series. You can find their episodes,
guests, and more at legion.org slash Tal.
You can find out more about the Global War on Terrorism Memorial
Foundation, get updates on the National War Memorial, and learn
(16:20):
how you can get involved by following us on your favorite
social media platforms or by visiting GWOT Memorial
foundation.org.
Welcome everyone, really excitedto share some exciting news
with, you know, Juba Memorial Foundation, familia, all of you
supporters out there. We've starting a podcast and I
would like to introduce our incredible host, close personal
friend of mine, Chief of staff of the foundation and Juba
veteran and Gold Star spouse as well.
And I'm gonna let her share the name of our podcast.
So thank you, Jen. Thank you, Rod.
(00:29):
I'm so grateful and excited to be doing this.
Welcome home. That's the name of our podcast.
Welcome home the Global War on Terrorism Memorial podcast,
sponsored by the American Legion.
So if you could please tell me, like, what is your, what is your
personal connection to the war on terrorism?
I definitely have a deep personal connection to the G
(00:52):
Watt Rod As an Army veteran myself, I served for almost 21
years in the Army and served during the G Watt.
I also deployed to Afghanistan in 2010 with the 257th Dental
Company. I was the first Sergeant for
that company. I lost my husband in the G Watt.
(01:12):
Staff Sergeant Eduardo Laredo was killed in action on June
24th, 2010 in Afghanistan and I have also since found love again
and remarried another Army soldier, retired Command
Sergeant Major Omari Balu, who served in the Global War on
(01:33):
Terrorism as well. So lots of different touch
points and have a lot of connection there.
I would say that you look at this, the experience that all of
us have shared multiple different facets, most different
views and I, I think that's a tremendous asset.
Can you tell me what it is you do for us at the Jewel Memorial
Foundation? Well, that's a great question.
(01:55):
I my, my, my title is Chief of Staff.
And what does that mean? I mean, first and foremost, I am
here to support you, the President and CEO and whatever
it is that you need projects bigor small.
An example, something that we'lltalk about in future episodes is
(02:18):
the design Advisory Council of which I am a Co chair.
And so I have sort of led and spearheaded that whole effort.
I am also currently serving in the role as the Vice President
of Marketing and Communications.And so everything from the
foundation in terms of marketingand communications is under my
(02:43):
purview or, you know, I have a pulse on it.
Yeah, and and you're also exceptional at our partner
engagement, right? The Johnny Michaels fan ally
program. That's, that's something that
falls in your house and any other things that you're you're
carrying. So I appreciate you carrying all
these rucks, all these rocks in your ruck alongside me before
you came on as official team member.
(03:03):
Tell me what what your initial role was.
Yeah, so it's funny having this conversation with you.
I tell this story all the time. But yeah, one day I randomly got
this message on LinkedIn from Michael Rodriguez asking me if I
had some time to hear about the progress of the foundation.
And of course, I was ecstatic about that.
(03:25):
And in true Rod fashion, he shared everything.
You shared everything that the Foundation had done up until
that point, and I didn't see it coming.
I felt like it was the best ambush ever.
But you ended the the conversation by asking me if I
was interested to be the first Gold Star fellow for the
(03:48):
Foundation. Yeah.
Exactly. I, I, I joke around quite a bit
with everyone. I, I forced Gump my way to life
with meeting incredible individuals and a lot of times I
may not meet him, I may hear about them.
And of course I, I knew your story.
You know, the other my children,Kelly, she's a airborne Medicare
brag as well. You guys crossed paths a number
of times. So I had always known you.
And then, you know, following that tremendous loss where you
(04:11):
know, we, I say we lost to Eddie, You continue to serve,
you continue to leave. And that was something I I truly
admired and respected. And I will start.
I'm like, if there's one opportunity in the future, I
would love to be able to work with, with Jen at some point.
So I want you to talk to me realquick about what your career
(04:32):
turned into following the loss of Eddie.
Yeah, that's, that's a great question, Rod.
I mean, as the listeners can imagine, losing your spouse
unexpectedly, even though he wasan infantryman and we knew what
he did, our lives changed tremendously.
I think at that point I had beenserving for maybe like 14 years
(04:53):
or so, so I still had some time to go.
When the decision was made for me not to go back to Afghanistan
with my company, which was a whole nother grieving process in
and of itself, I started to think about the bigger message,
like why is this happening to our family?
(05:14):
It's a little bit atypical for aGold Star spouse to also wear
the uniform. It's even more atypical for that
spouse to be a senior NCO in theArmy.
And so I saw things a lot differently than maybe others
did. And so I used initially that
view to influence change locallyat Fort Bragg by speaking to the
(05:39):
different trainings that were going on to support people as
they were navigating loss. And then eventually, I was asked
to help stand up the resilience program at Fort Bragg, which was
very new. It hadn't been done yet.
You know, on one hand, it's like, take care of your family,
take all the time you need. But will you stand up this
(05:59):
program for the biggest installation in the Army?
And it was a blessing. And so I did.
But eventually I was invited or asked to go to the Pentagon to
serve. At the time, it was under the
Army G3 in the Army's ResilienceDirectorate, working on the
program for the whole entire Army.
(06:20):
It was a. It was awesome.
I don't think you'd tell that story as often as I wish you
would. That's why I'm asking you here.
You know, you're, you're, and again, that's another reason
that you know, your leadership is, is pivotal and I will say
necessary for successful completion as a mission.
And you've you've enhanced our mission capabilities
substantially since joining the team.
(06:41):
Those usual. So thank you for saying yes.
When I ambushed you, it's like, Hey, you want, you want to jump
in the Shark Tank with me. So I want to go back to your
time as a first Sergeant, because for those of us that
served, when you say first, aren't, you know that there's,
there's EA's been, there's the EA's that have a diamond and
that's always something that you, you recognize and you
respect. That's why, you know, we call
them top. For those that don't know, you
know, I mean, the top sold or top like that's top.
(07:03):
So I want you to, if you wouldn't mind sharing with our
viewers a little bit more about your leadership philosophy and,
and, and things and, and share perhaps one of the most
challenging leadership obstaclesthat you faced as a first
Sergeant. Yeah, You know, interestingly
enough, a few days ago was the 10 year anniversary of my
retirement, which means that wasa long time ago.
(07:27):
My time as a first Sergeant was the the highlight of my Army
career. I was the first Sergeant for the
only airborne dental company in the Army, the dental community.
Like that's a huge opportunity and a huge blessing.
So to have had that opportunity was really, really special.
If I had to pick one thing that was the most challenging during
(07:51):
my time as a first Sergeant, it was juggling being a first
Sergeant, a spouse, house and a mom.
So I became a first Sergeant. I pinned on the diamond months,
months, I think three months after our son Eddie was born.
And so, and Eddie was deployed. You know, I thought I knew what
(08:14):
I was getting into, but I had a newborn.
My husband was deployed. He was in Iraq at the time.
And Alexis, I think she was like10.
Just managing that, balancing it, you know, practicing what I
preach on all those levels was tough.
It was tough. Yeah, I think any one of those
(08:35):
things that you mentioned would probably be a little bit
daunting for some, but I would say it's yeah, it was
challenging. I'm sure it was tough, but it
was courageous, right. I'm, I'm going to, I'm going to
call call it that because to step into that and to face those
obstacles and empower not just your unit, but, you know, I know
little Eddie now he's a, he's a good alumber.
(08:56):
Alexis, you got a, a, a wonderful daughter, you've
raised some great children, but you did that through adversity,
right? And that's something and there's
something wrong with it, but a lot of people can't face that.
And you saw the opportunities you continue to certainly.
And again, that's another reasonwhy I consider you a tremendous
asset to this team. Let's talk about this podcast
(09:19):
now. Who is, who are, why are we
doing this podcast? Who, who's it for?
And and what kind of guests of stories can can you know our our
listeners as the as the population grows, expect to hear
for season 1. Yeah, that's such a great
question. First of all, this podcast is
for everyone. The Global War on Terrorism
memorial that will ultimately beon the National Mall in
(09:43):
Washington, DC will honor all those who have served and
sacrificed in the G Watt. That being said, the American
people are a huge part of that story.
And so this podcast is for everybody to learn more about
the foundation and our work thatwill eventually lead to the
(10:03):
dedication of that memorial. During Season 1, which will be
this plus six more episodes, we will be focusing on the design
of the memorial, which is something that so many people
are so excited learn more about.What is the memorial going to
look like? Well, before you get to see what
(10:24):
it's going to look like, the listener is going to get to hear
from some really integral peoplewho have had a big part in what
the memorial is going to look like.
We'll also have perhaps some of the people who have designed the
memorial themselves, along with some of the members of our
(10:46):
Design Advisory Council. It's very exciting.
I'm really excited and again, I'm glad that your leadership is
on this one because I'm not sureI could do this.
So, So what do you really hope that you know our listeners,
which I thank you for saying that way, it's for everyone.
What do you think? I hope our listeners are going
to walk away from, you know, after, after watching our our,
(11:07):
our see our episodes. Yeah, Well, there's a few things
that I hope our listeners will walk away with.
First of all, is having a littlebit better understanding of how
challenging it is to build a memorial in Washington DC.
The process, as as challenging as it may be, is there for a
(11:32):
reason and we're grateful for that.
But I think it's important for people to understand a little
bit of, you know, you don't justsay I'm going to build a
memorial and, and it happens. So understand a little bit about
the process, but I also am excited for people to understand
the approach that we are taking in the design of this memorial,
(11:55):
which is different than has everbeen done before.
The memorial will reflect the stories of all of the men and
women who have had a part in theJIWA.
And I just think that's so special.
It it is we agree there. How do you hope to use your
personal experiences, you know, with the tremendous gifts your
(12:19):
family has has given to us all you know, by with Eddie, your
continued leadership in uniform the the development of
phenomenal children. You know, I would be remiss if I
didn't mention your little 1 Sophia, you know, because chosen
are the future. How do you how do you, you know,
think your personal experiences will apply here and and help
(12:41):
help us on this on this podcast?Well, first of all, I mentioned
that the memorial will representdifferent groups of people.
And although I haven't, I don't have experience with all of
those groups, I touch almost allof them.
And so I'm able to see things from different lenses.
(13:03):
And I think that's going to be really helpful when I'm talking
to our guests because I'm fairlycertain I'll be able to connect
with them on deep levels. And I think it will also help me
ask questions that will ultimately allow the listeners
(13:27):
to learn more about what the foundation is doing and what the
memorial will represent. Yeah, I I would say that your
experiences through all of that will will allow you to empathize
with far a far greater population.
You've you're right. Yeah, I think you know, between
(13:48):
the both of us, there's, there'svery few populations that we
can't touch or talk about or feel from a personal experience.
It's incredible strength that you bring to this team is your
ability to do that, but then to empathize, not not anything
other than just listen, gather and then make people feel seen
and heard. And that's again, that's why I
really, I'm really, really proud, honored and happy that
(14:08):
you're going to be the host for this podcast.
So I want to close things up with how can listeners support
our foundation, get involved, orshare their own stories through
the podcast? Great question, Rod.
So there's lots of ways that listeners can get involved.
The first thing that comes to mind is helping us share or
spread awareness about the foundation.
(14:29):
So you know, sharing our follow us on social media, sign up for
our newsletter on our website, share these podcast episodes or
comment on them. You can ask questions once we
release them to help us think about what we might want to talk
about on future episodes. Also on our website, if you feel
(14:53):
inclined to donate, you can do that as well.
But I would say the biggest 1 isjust helping us to spread the
word. I would agree.
So Jen, I, again, I've said it acouple times, but I'm going to
say again, I'm clearly honored and proud that you, you're
taking on another, another rock in your rucksack and, and
leading this forward because I, I, I don't know who else could
do it at this time. Nothing because we can't, we
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don't have a wealth of resources, but you are
definitely the one to, to help us share these stories in a
truly empathetic, compassionate,caring and empowering way.
So thank you very much. Thanks, Rod.
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Welcome Home is produced by Jennifer Blum, Holly Soria and
me. Jennifer Ballou, our operations
manager, is Henry Howard. Art for Welcome Home is by
Minerva Consulting. Our theme, A Place Like Home is
by Bergensen Lunberg via Epidemic Sound mixing and
editing is by Jennifer Blum. Thank you to Tal Podcast and the
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American Legion for their collaboration on this inaugural
series. You can find their episodes,
guests, and more at legion.org slash Tal.
You can find out more about the Global War on Terrorism Memorial
Foundation, get updates on the National War Memorial, and learn
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how you can get involved by following us on your favorite
social media platforms or by visiting GWOT Memorial
foundation.org.
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