Allen Wigington, former Chief Deputy at the Pickens County Sheriff's department, now magistrate judge, tells the story a soldier killed in Iraq—Specialist David Collins—arriving back home in Georgia to be buried. (3 minutes)
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Act Three: The Caretaker
Producer Bim Adewunmi travels to the site in Minneapolis where George Floyd was murdered by a police officer.
Act One: Goodbye Mr. Facey
Producer Chana Joffe-Walt wondered what it was like for surviving MTA employees coping with the loss of their co-workers due to Covid-19.
Act Two: When It Rains
Producer Sean Cole has, unfortunately, experienced something known as “cumulative grief” this year.
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