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A Gold Star Sister's Memories
Debbie Muellner is a Gold Star Sister, having lost her brother, Gary Kunshier, when he was just 19 years old. Gary's death profoundly affected Debbie and her family. She wondered if she'd ever hear her dad, usually so full of joy, laugh again. Her mother coped with the grief by sending letters to fellow grieving parents who'd lost a son in Vietnam, whom she identified by combing through the obituaries each day.
This clip is from the TPT documentary Perspectives. Learn more below.
When your family is torn apart like that, you just wonder if anything is ever going to be the same again.
Biographical Details
Submitted From: Wyoming, MN
Primary Location During Vietnam: Wyoming, MN, United States 
Story Subject: Family
Affiliate Organization: Gold Star Family
About Minnesota Remembers Vietnam: Perspectives
Through a series of 12 short profiles and a feature-length documentary, Twin Cities PBS producer Luke Heikkila unpacks the personal narratives of family members and Minnesota veterans who endured one of the most unsettling chapters in American history: the Vietnam War. These stories reveal the unexpected ways that war forever changes someone.
Story Themes: Correspondence, Death and Loss, Debbie Muellner, Family, Gary Kunshier, Gold Star Family, Grief, Memorial, Perspectives, TPT, Twin Cities PBS, Watch, Wyoming
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