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Bravery In the Face of Sacrifice

When Sacrifice Calls

Release Date: 03/25/2020

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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. Janelle Terrell, USNR

 

Where do you find the brave? And maybe even more importantly how do the brave carry on through fear, adversity, and sacrifice?

Navy Reserve Cmdr. Janelle Terrell arrived to her first military assignment, a deployed Navy warship, just weeks after giving birth to her first child. Her example of strength and bravery has quietly served to support others throughout her career - when they've needed to call on their own personal bravery.

During this episode of "When Sacrifice Calls," host and former shipmate, Lesley Lykins asks Janelle how she has managed to serve with such bravery and gratitude. Her answer may just bring you to your knees.