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The USS Arizona Bell

The USS Arizona Bell now hangs in the bell tower at the Student Memorial Center at the University of Arizona.

Kitten Therapy

Residents at Catalina Springs Memory Care, along with staff, acted as a collective foster family for two kittens in a pilot project that will expand in the future.

USS Arizona Survivor

Lauren Bruner is a Navy Veteran and USS Arizona survivor.We sit down with Mr. Bruner during a recent visit to Tucson as the University of Arizona honors World War II veterans.

Cold War Veteran

The Titan II Missile Museum in Green Valley, officially known as complex 571-7, is all that remains of the 54 Titan II missile sites that were on alert across the United States from 1963 to 1987.

Vietnam Memories: Don Sheppard

Flying F-100 fighter jets in the cloudy German countryside helped prepare Air Force pilot Don Sheppard for the tropical gloom he would encounter in Vietnam.

Vietnam Memories: Anne Gartner

Anne Gartner was a Navy nurse who wanted more out of her career than just working in a hospital stateside.

Camp Bravo

We visit a piece of land near Santa Rita Park, on Tucson’s south side known as Camp Bravo, where homeless vets are sheltered, nourished and protected.

Warrior Scholars

The Warrior-Scholar Project partners with universities across the U.S. to help veterans take on the transition from the battlefield to the classroom.

Frozen Chosin

The battle of the Chosin reservoir in the winter of 1950 during the Korean War was one of the coldest battles in US history.

Finding Family

It is easier now than ever to find out more about our own family’s history.

Community Policing

We followed TPD’s Squad Four as they worked in downtown Tucson on the night shift.

A Transition's Toll

One year ago, a new company took over the task of administering mental health services in Southern Arizona.

The A-10 Warthog

A look at the unique capabilities of the A-10 as a close-support fighter jet that continues to be an active and strategically significant platform in multiple contested theaters around the world.

The Cooling Center

The St. Francis Cooling Center is a place where homeless people and those in need can escape the summer heat, cool off and rest.

John Meek

Over the past decade Arizona Public Media has documented the stories of southern Arizonans who served in our armed forces in a series of programs called “Tucson Remembers”.

Cressworth Lander

Over the past decade Arizona Public Media has documented the stories of southern Arizonans who served in our armed forces in a series of programs called “Tucson Remembers”.

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