Tracy Smith

After a career in commercial real estate development, Tracy Smith completed broadcasting school, won a Telly Award with Naka Productions for associate producing "Moving America's Lighthouse" with Walter Cronkite, and became a freelance author and public speaker. She lives outside Charlotte, North Carolina, where she spent 12 years as a newspaper columnist with the Concord/Kannapolis Independent Tribune and continues to share her experience with the lasting effects of war, generational trauma and PTSD on military stages. In her quest for truth, she has linked Vietnam veterans together after 50+ years and heard stories never before shared. The Vietnam War was one of America's most controversial conflicts and the lessons learned are timeless. Tracy Smith is dedicated to sharing stories to help heal veterans, keep children off the battle field and bring awareness to the lasting, generational impact of trauma.