The 2020 Miracle
When Sacrifice Calls
Sacrifice is made by so many in such different capacities. In this episode Lesley Lykins shifts the focus to America's Healthcare Workers and the sacrifices made to bring medications to market. She reflects on the many sacrifices she has observed while working at a hospital this year. She speaks with Christa Bigham, a senior pharmacy director about the importance of the vaccination. Finally, she weaves in her family's 2020 miracle and how it came from the sacrifices of many others.
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High-Intensity Life
When Sacrifice Calls
From an inner-city girl that loved STEM to an instructor at the US Naval Academy, an engineer at Raytheon, and the Officer-In-Charge of over 400 members of a forward-deployed Coastal Riverine Squadron - Navy Reserve Cmdr. Kimberly Martinez lives a life of high-intensity and definite sacrifice. Hear what she shares about the Navy Reserve and what her Sailors bring to the fight.
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For the Greater Good
When Sacrifice Calls
How does it feel to sit down to the first Thanksgiving you and your husband and children have shared together in three years? The Cunningham family is grateful. Navy Reserve Lt. Jennifer Cunningham left for a deployment to Djibouti just two days after her husband retired from active-duty service.
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2 Million
When Sacrifice Calls
When you are 10-years-old and your mom is leaving for a war zone, your world is shaken. Statistics share that since 2001, approximately 2 million children have had to live through the deployment of a military parent. One-third of these children will experience anxious behavior, increased worry, and tears.
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The Sacrifice of My Identity
When Sacrifice Calls
On this Veterans Day, host Lesley Lykins speaks with U.S. Navy Reserve Lt. Cmdr. Roger Reinert about the sacrifice of one's identity as a result of military service. This incredibly painful sacrifice is one so many military service members struggle with, often in silence.
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Where Life Leads
When Sacrifice Calls
She knows sacrifice. Sacrifice for my guest today has varied throughout her life. She experienced the sacrifices of a challenging deployment to Afghanistan. Then the sacrifices made as a young mother and military spouse.
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Profound Love in the Midst of Stress
When Sacrifice Calls
How do we continue on while we feel like we are sinking on a daily basis? In the end, we rely on each other, and the sacrifices we are willing to make.
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Bravery In the Face of Sacrifice
When Sacrifice Calls
During this episode of "When Sacrifice Calls," host and former shipmate, Lesley Lykins asks Navy Reserve Cmdr. Janelle Terrell how she has managed to serve with such bravery and gratitude. Her answer may just bring you to your knees.
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For Those That You Love
When Sacrifice Calls
Raised by a single mom, Army Reserve Specialist Matt Frakes exudes a sense of responsibility, planning, and purpose that would put even the top business minds to shame. Last year he stepped away from his successful and growing career to serve the Army during a deployment to the Middle East. Now back home Matt shares the challenges and rawness of a Reserve homecoming.
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Living in the Now
When Sacrifice Calls
Twenty-five-year-old, Ohio National Guard Specialist Jerry Lykins missed the camaraderie of a team after graduating high school and leaving behind youth sports.
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Cmdr. Nico Melendez shares his intense commitment to serving the nation, and what sacrifice has meant for his family. He and his brothers graduated together from boot camp in 1990. Over the past 30 years, both Nico and his wife have dedicated their lives to service in the military, state and federal government.
Nico shares with brutal honesty his struggle after returning home from a reserve mobilization to Afghanistan. His experience is not unique and is an important story of homecoming, isolation, depression, the overwhelming love of a wife and his eventual recovery.
In this episode of "When Sacrifice Calls," host Lesley Lykins and Navy Reserve Cmdr. Nico Melendez bravely address the issue of mental health among veterans. This is a story of bravery and sacrifice.
***This episode addresses suicide and may be a trigger for some people.
If you or someone you know needs help and/or has feelings of suicide, please call/text/chat one of the below helplines for immediate care and assistance.****
Veterans Crisis Line: Call 24 hours a day 1-800-273-8255 and Press 1
or Text 838255 (24 Hour Chat is also available on their website)
Military OneSource: Call 24 hours a day 1-800-342-9647
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255