Army Captain Who Lost His Legs In Afghanistan Reflects On Veterans Day Amid Election

On the Nov. 11 edition of “Closer Look,” in honor of Veterans Day, program host Rose Scott talked with several guests about the state of veterans in Georgia, the unique challenges veterans sometimes face and the local resources and support available to help veterans.

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When former President Woodrow Wilson established what we now call “Veterans Day,” he invited the people of the United States to observe the holiday “with appropriate ceremonies of friendly relations with all other peoples.”

On this Veterans Day, friendly relations are needed as much as ever. And maybe one way to get some of that back is with some perspective.

On Tuesday, Atlantan Dan Berschinski saw his mortgage evaporate. Zero balance. Paid for 100%, thanks to the Tunnel to Towers Foundation. It provides mortgage-free homes to military and first responders who “continue to make the supreme sacrifice of life and limb,” according to the nonprofit’s website.