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POV  The Way We Get By

Senior citizens greet returning troops at Maine airport.

 
 

Program: POV

Episode: The Way We Get By

On call 24 hours a day for the past five years, a group of senior citizens has made history by greeting nearly 800,000 American troops at a tiny airport in Bangor, Maine. By filmmaker Aron Gaudet, "The Way We Get By" is an intimate look at three of these greeters as they confront the universal losses that come with aging and rediscover their reason for living.

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Duration: (1:21:35)
Premiere Date: 08/03/2010
Episode Expires: Tue 28 Sep 2010
TV Rating: TV-PG

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