Alumnus Featured in PBS Series “American Veteran”

Western New Mexico University alum, Lt. Bill “Cody” Ayon (second from the right), plays the drum he recently donated to the Smithsonian at a WNMU Native American Club event while he was a student.

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WNMU alumnus and former member of the WNMU Native American Club Bill “Cody” Ayon is featured in a PBS four-part documentary series “American Veteran,” which traces the veteran experience across the arc of American history and explores the present-day divide between civilian and veteran communities.

Preview the program, which airs on October 26, here.

See an in-depth interview with the producer and Ayon here.

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