In the film's research and development, it became more and more apparent to the production team that the story of wives being caregivers to their warriors is as old as the history of war, and has been rendered in art and literature for thousands of years.
The film is dedicated to Gloria Jabaut, one of the first wives to agree to be interviewed for this long-untold story. She died in 2019 before seeing the film.
The husbands of the women in the film all agreed to leave their homes during the interviews, allowing the wives to talk freely. This made a few of them uneasy.
Supporter Michael O'Hara was responsible for bringing director Betty Rodgers' attention to "Soaring," the monument in Nashville, IN, included in Stacie Vaughan's interview. This work of art is dedicated to raising awareness of veteran suicide rates.
Gloria Jabaut's husband Ron was the founding and creative force behind the California Korean War Veterans Memorial in Santa Nella, CA. The monument is featured in Gloria's interview.