Farmer/Veteran
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A combat veteran starts a farm to help cultivate a healthier life outside the Army. While the sense of duty he once felt as a soldier returns, his crippling PTSD remains as he and his wife nervously anticipate the birth of their first child.

Duration: 56 minutes and 46 seconds

Episode Number: 1819

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Wed, Jun 17 4:00 A.M. Breaking The News     NH Explore (11.2)
Mon, Jun 22 10:00 P.M. Assembly     NHPBS (11.1)
Tue, Jun 23 2:00 A.M. Assembly     NHPBS (11.1)
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Tue, Jul 7 12:00 P.M. True North: Canadian Myths and Black Power     NH Explore (11.2)
Tue, Jul 7 1:30 P.M. Razing Liberty Square     NH Explore (11.2)
Wed, Jul 8 3:00 A.M. True North: Canadian Myths and Black Power     NH Explore (11.2)
Sun, Jul 12 3:00 A.M. True North: Canadian Myths and Black Power     NHPBS (11.1)
Mon, Jul 13 10:00 P.M. Flood     NHPBS (11.1)
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