Episode 13: Eyesore Mighty Pen Podcast

This week’s episode features a story from the US invasion of Kuwait by Laura Bender, a nearly thirty year veteran who served with the Navy and the Marine Corps, and the first female military chaplain in US history to be in active combat.



The Mighty Pen Project is a free writing program for military veterans, offered by the Virginia War Memorial Foundation, a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit. If you’d like to learn more about the Mighty Pen or send us your thoughts, email us at mppodcast@vawarmemorial.org.

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Hosted by: David L. Robbins

Voice Actor: Caitlin Nolan

Produced by: David L. Robbins, Daniel Thomas

Edited by: Ennis Kristiansen 

Music by: Jackson Albrecht