In this very special two-part episode, we explore how veterans from WW2 through today seek healing after their traumatic wartime experiences. And how civilians are using food to help. (Free history lesson plans for this episode!)

Harold Bud Long grew up during the Great Depression on his family farm in upstate New York. With farmers vital to winning WW2, how did Bud end up as an Air Corp engineer on D-Day, the Battle of the Bulge, and into concentration camps?

What did it take for an African American sailor to achieve rank in WW2? Navy veteran William Walker shares hardships and triumphs in his rise to Chief Petty Officer 1st Class, how soldiers, sailors, and civilians were fed in the Pacific, and how his Service was received on the homefront after the war ended. (Get free World War II history lesson plans for this episode, too!)

What was it like to be one of the first Black Air Corp pilots in history? George Hardy takes us from segregated training camps in the U.S. to escorting bomber planes in Europe, sharing food stories, hard memories, and high times alone the way.

Army Veteran John Bistrica barely made it past the beaches of Normandy on D-Day. His food supplies? Soaking wet! Hear how John got there, what he ate, and how he made it home.

How did the Coast Guard take fire on D-Day and in the Pacific? Gunner’s Mate Frank Devita takes us from the harrowing shores of Normandy into kamikaze attacks near Japan, sharing mischievous stories of how he fed himself fully along the way.