NBC's hit show "This Is Us" has shown us the Vietnam veteran's experience. This season it adds a Marine veteran who served in Afghanistan. The realism of her emotional scenes is due in part to a real Marine, James LaPorta.  We talked with James about his infantry days, the hidden tributes he built into the show, and how he went from combat to become an acclaimed writer for Newsweek and The Washington Post.   

NBC's hit show "This Is Us" has shown us the Vietnam veteran's experience. This season it adds a Marine veteran who served in Afghanistan. The realism of her emotional scenes is due in part to a real Marine, James LaPorta.&nbsp; We talked with James about his infantry days, the hidden tributes he built into the show, and how he went from combat to become an acclaimed writer for Newsweek and The Washington Post.&nbsp; &nbsp;

Vet stories are more than just war stories. They're stories that changed our lives, stories of hope, loss, and sometimes the laughter where no one else can find it.

This is VetStory.

Vet stories are more than just war stories. They're stories that changed our lives, stories of hope, loss, and sometimes the laughter where no one else can find it.
This is VetStory.

VetStory

Vet stories are more than just war stories. They're stories that changed our 
lives, stories of hope, loss, and sometimes the laughter where no one else 
can find it.
This is VetStory.

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