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All this week in a special series that we call "champions for change" we're spot liting innovative thinker and bold doers challenging norms and making a lasting impact. my champion is retired three star general aggwenn bingham. she is leading the charge as part of the nonprofit blue star families, a cause i care deeply about and here's why. >> they say that military service is a family business and that's really the truth. >> the sacrifice of military families is not a temporary moment that we sacrifice. we sacrifice every single day. >> this is a cause that is close to my heart because i'm a ...

My husband is an army special forces officer. he missed my entire pregnancy of our 3-year-old. at the heart of blue star families is making life better for military families so that service members can continue to serve because it gives people a network. >> i couldn't be the ready soldier i was if my husband and my kids weren't cared for. >> general bingham, she's a trailblazer. she is the second black woman to be a three-star general in the army. she has so often been the first woman, the first african-american to do the job that she's doing. >> for every first i made, there was someone else ...

With the first step, phenomenal mentors to work with us and teaching you just from a leadership perspective as a military spouse how to position yourself to move forward and upward. this is life changing. >> policymaking can be kind of boring sounding. but that's what change is. you know, taking challenges and problems and figuring out how to make solutions. that's what charo is doing. and that's what many, many more people are going to be doing in the future. >> ultimately i would love to be on the hill making change on the policy side. >> can you please get me two plates? i'm the mother of t...

Member for blue star families. blue star families recognized that families of color were experiencing greater hardships than other military families. that's really where general bingham stepped up. blue star families tapped general gwenn bingham to be the co-chair of this racial equity and inclusion initiative. >> what we're looking to do is to assess the needs of our military families of color and to get a sense for what their highs and their lows are. >> they were reporting more financial distress. >> military spouse employment continues to be a concern. >> the racial equity and inclusion in...