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American Veteran: Keep It Close

What a Stuffed Bunny Means to This Military Family

A stuffed bunny becomes a symbol of family and home for this Marine veteran.

11/02/2021 | Rating NR

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American Veteran: Keep It Close

What a Stuffed Bunny Means to This Military Family

Episode 5 | 5m 22sVideo has Closed Captions

A stuffed bunny becomes a symbol of family and home for this Marine veteran.

Yolanda Mayo was in the Marines for three decades. When she deployed to Afghanistan, her husband sent her a stuffed bunny for Easter. It became her son’s first toy then her daughter’s. A decade later Yolanda was called back into active duty, and her children insisted she take the bunny on her deployment to Iraq. For Yolanda and her family, the bunny represents freedom and home.

11/02/2021 | Rating NR

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American Veteran: Keep It Close

What a Stuffed Bunny Means to This Military Family

Episode 5 | 5m 22sVideo has Closed Captions

Yolanda Mayo was in the Marines for three decades. When she deployed to Afghanistan, her husband sent her a stuffed bunny for Easter. It became her son’s first toy then her daughter’s. A decade later Yolanda was called back into active duty, and her children insisted she take the bunny on her deployment to Iraq. For Yolanda and her family, the bunny represents freedom and home.

11/02/2021 | Rating NR

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