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(TV-MA) Here’s how NOT to change a tire in Iraq

(TV-MA) Veterans Coming Home is taking a unique look at how some vets use comedy to heal.

Aired 05/01/2016 | Rating TV-MA

Veterans Coming Home

(TV-MA) Here’s how NOT to change a tire in Iraq

Clip: Season 1 | 1m 11s

(TV-MA) Veterans Coming Home is taking a unique look at how some vets use comedy to heal.

(TV-MA) Veterans Coming Home is taking a unique look at how some veterans use comedy to heal. Isaura Ramirez is a Latina comedian and combat veteran who spent 15 months in Iraq. She recently participated in a comedy bootcamp with Armed Services Arts Partnership, a nonprofit that helps veterans tap into expressive art. This video contains sensitive language. Viewer discretion is advised.

Aired 05/01/2016 | Rating TV-MA

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Veterans Coming Home is a collaborative, multi-platform public media project between Wisconsin Public Television and Kindling Group in partnership with local stations and other national organizations. Veterans Coming Home is...

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Why do people enlist in the military?

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A vet teaches the next generation to serve — through making

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An Army veteran teaches kids about making and civic responsibility in San Francisco. (3m 14s)

(TV-MA) Here’s how NOT to change a tire in Iraq

(TV-MA) Veterans Coming Home is taking a unique look at how some vets use comedy to heal. (1m 11s)

What does it mean to serve your country?

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