This bonus episode of Beyond the Frontlines: Veterans in the Humanities features Proud to Be contributors Travis Klempan, Charity Winters, Donna Fullerton, Jan LaPerle, Erick Bergvik, James Hessler, and Sarah Colby. The roundtable was moderated by Mark Sundlov, Managing Director of Soldiers Memorial Military Museum for the Missouri Historical Society.  This was a live public reading and roundtable discussion celebrating the release of Proud to Be Volume 14. 

First released in November 2012, "Proud to Be: Writing by American Warriors" is a creative writing anthology of poetry, fiction, essays, and photography by veterans, service members, and military-connected family members nationwide. This yearly anthology is funded by Missouri Humanities and is published in partnership with small University Presses. Missouri Humanities believes every veteran has a story to tell and the importance of communities listening and learning from these stories of service to country, courage, and honor. 

To learn more about the Proud to Be anthology, visit https://mohumanities.org/veterans/