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Vietnam for many reasons. there was that great silence. so 569/11 and sadly, know, there were so many children now an estimated 5,000 who have lost a parent to iraq and afghanistan, some of the children from the vietnam era are now reaching and mep toring today's children through many organizations, one included called t. a. p. i was at a d.c. meeting and was also mentoring a child who lost a parent in iraq. and i thought that i really wanted to capture the story. and to show the contrast between the two generations and just like we've seen with our veterans, the lessons learned as we pay it f...

Today is veterans day and a very special documentary is premiering tonight honoring children who have lost their parents in war. it is based on an organization called gold star children. it links kids who recently lost a parent in iraq or afghanistan with an adult who lost their parent years ago in vietnam. one woman, jennifer denard whose father died 40 years ago connects with teenager sierra becker who lost her dad staff sergeant shane becker in iraq when she was seven years old. i had the pleasure to sit down with 14-year-old sierra as she shared her story. >> the hardest thing for me to fa...