The Importance of Being a Veteran

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I don't know if I can explain it, because it's a constant thing, it's in my head now. What was it like having your story be so public after it being private? Do you ever go to events for veterans? Of course, I didn't used to, but yeah, I do. It's family with the veterans. You know that they know who you are, where you've been, what you're doing regardless of what branch you were in. "It's an amazing community to be a part of," he says.

Helen James grew up in a military family — her great-great-grandfather fought in the Civil War, her father in WWI, and her uncles in WWII. So when she enlisted in 1952, she felt like she belonged. Shortly after, she realized she was being watched.

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