Podcasts Government After the Fact Serve the Country, Save the Parks

Serve the Country, Save the Parks

Published: April 24, 2018, 1:23 p.m.

More than a third of America\u2019s national parks are battlefields, cemeteries, and other sites that honor our military veterans. But those 156 landmarks are awaiting $6 billion in needed repairs\u2014accounting for nearly half of the National Park Service\u2019s $11.6 billion maintenance backlog. Host Dan LeDuc talks with two former service members about the peace, pride, and purpose they find at their favorite NPS sites, and why more funding is needed to restore America\u2019s national parks.