🎙️ New on this week’s Behind the Mission podcast: Host Army Veteran Duane France sits down with Retired Command Sergeant Major Julia Kelly of the Crow Nation, hailing from Pryor, Montana. 💬 Julia shares her journey of service, identity, healing, and advocacy—from enlisting for a better life to becoming a senior enlisted leader, and how reconnecting with her Native heritage became central to her life and PTSD recovery. ✨ Highlights: 🔹 Julia didn’t identify as Native American until she was a Sergeant First Class—later performing a smudging prayer in formation as battalion Sergeant Major before her unit deployed to Iraq. 🔹 After service, she found healing at a treatment facility that offered culturally familiar practices such as fasting ceremonies and sweat lodges. 🔹 Now retired, Julia champions suicide prevention and the visibility of women Veterans—especially Native women who often go unrecognized. Listen on Apple Podcasts or wherever you subscribe. 🎧 https://hubs.la/Q03q23c10 #BehindTheMission #NativeVeterans #CrowNation #WomenVeterans #SuicidePrevention #MilitaryCulture #PsychArmor #VeteranVoices #HealingThroughHeritage #IndigenousVeterans #DuaneFrance (fb)

As we head into Memorial Day weekend, tune into this this week's interview with Elizabeth Coplan, founder and chief writer of Grief Dialogues— an immersive stage experience sparking community conversations about death, dying, and grief. 💬 Elizabeth shares how theatre and storytelling create space for healing and empathy, especially for those impacted by military service. ✨ Key Highlights: 🔹 Grief Dialogues is rooted in the belief that "Out of Grief Comes Art"—using theatre as a powerful tool to foster connection and understanding. 🔹 Inspired by her own father's service in Korea and Vietnam—and the silence that followed—Elizabeth is on a mission to ensure Veteran stories are told and honored. 🔹 Elizabeth and PsychArmor's Dr. Qwynn Galloway-Salazar collaborated on a special Memorial Day production in Los Angeles to reflect on and remember Veterans and service members, including those lost due to invisible wounds of service. Check out https://hubs.la/Q03n-9qv0 for upcoming performances. Listen now on Apple Podcasts or wherever you tune in. 🎧 https://hubs.la/Q03n-dzb0 #BehindTheMission #GriefDialogues #VeteranVoices #MilitaryGrief #MemorialDay #OutOfGriefComesArt #HonorThroughStorytelling #Veterans #PsychArmor #DuaneFrance (fb)