Anne Kniggendorf
Anne Kniggendorf is a Kansas City-based freelance writer who is a regular contributor to KCUR 89.3. Her work has also been published by NPR, Smithsonian, and the Saturday Evening Post. She is a Navy veteran.
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In Kansas City, the Moral Injury Association of America sponsors a writing group that’s worked with thousands of veterans and family members since 2014. -
The study of military dependents found more than 40% reported low mental well-being, often because of separations and a lack of connections in their lives. -
Amid debate over President Biden's decision to withdraw American forces, veterans who served in Afghanistan say the situation is hard to understand if you haven’t been there. -
More than 12,000 American Legion posts closed for at least part of the pandemic. Those closures left some posts in financial trouble. -
At Christmastime in small towns, churches are trying to find organists — or even pianists. Sometimes piano-playing children have stepped up to fill the void.
