EPISODE · Oct 28, 2021 · 1H 2M
Charity Winters
from Beyond the Frontlines: Veterans in the Humanities · host Missouri Humanities
Charity Winters is a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy and a freelance writer. During her six years on active duty, as an Air Force Security Forces officer, she completed three tours in Iraq. Charity has been published in six of the nine volumes of "Proud to Be: Writing by American Warriors." In this episode, we learn about Charity’s different security missions in Iraq, her special military connection with the island of Guam and her grandfather, and the Vietnam veteran who encouraged her to pursue writing. We discuss the necessity of women’s voices in telling wartime stories, the importance of veterans in the arts, and the value of words as we explore the profound effect the phrase, “bring me men” had on her and other female cadets. In this segment, Charity reads the following excerpts from "Proud to Be": “Kaboom” from PTB, Volume 5 “Coming Up Americans” from PTB, Volume 4
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Charity Winters is a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy and a freelance writer. During her six years on active duty, as an Air Force Security Forces officer, she completed three tours in Iraq. Charity has been published in six of the nine volumes of "Proud to Be: Writing by American Warriors." In this episode, we learn about Charity’s different security missions in Iraq, her special military connection with the island of Guam and her grandfather, and the Vietnam veteran who encouraged her to pursue writing. We discuss the necessity of women’s voices in telling wartime stories, the importance of veterans in the arts, and the value of words as we explore the profound effect the phrase, “bring me men” had on her and other female cadets. In this segment, Charity reads the following excerpts from "Proud to Be": “Kaboom” from PTB, Volume 5 “Coming Up Americans” from PTB, Volume 4
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