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Selected podcasts from our “Every Brat Has a Story Podcasts” series. In the past 100+ years, nearly every historic event included Military Brats as eyewitnesses. In this series, we listen to the stories from Military Brats who were there.

1. Mary Edwards Wertsch, author of “Military Brats: Legacies of Childhood Inside the Fortress” about her book and the preservation of Military Brat culture and history.
2. Tara Crooks of Army Wife Talk Radio interviews Marc Curtis, Creator of the Military Brats Registry.
3. Trubee Wetterau Jones talks about living in Hawaii when Pearl Harbor was attacked. December 7, 1941 is a day that will be remembered forever. On that day, 14 year old Trubee Wetterau lived at Schofield Barracks near Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. In this podcast, Trubee shares her experience as a Military Brat when America was attacked.
4. Arnon Reichers, Air Force Brat who lived in Vietnam in 1963 to 1965. Arnon tells us about some very scary experiences as a dependent in a war zone.
5. Sylvester James Gates, Army Brat and John S. Toll Professor of Physics and Director of the Center for String and Particle Theory at the University of Maryland. Jim gives us a simple explanation of String Particle Theory, and talks about how growing up military shaped his life. We also talk about finding lost friends.