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Sonja St. John scrapes and carves face of violin she's making 2. Wider shot of Sonja St. John at workbench, from behind...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eRESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLYSHOTLIST:AP Television - AP CLIENTS ONLYNeenah, Wisconsin – March 23, 20171. Sonja St. John scrapes and carves face of violin she's making 2. Wider shot of Sonja St. John at workbench, from behind  AP Television - AP CLIENTS ONLYNeenah, Wisconsin – May 8, 20173. SOUNDBITE: Sonja St. John, violin maker who lost brother in Iraq: \"There's a word that really sticks out to me when I'm watching the news or listening, reading papers — the word 'casualty,' regarding the death or injury of a soldier.\"AP Television - AP CLIENTS ONLYNeenah, Wisconsin – March 23, 20174. Sonja St. John's reflection in mirror as she works on creating violin.5. Wider shot of Sonja St. John working with mirror in background.AP Television - AP CLIENTS ONLYNeenah, Wisconsin – May 8, 20176.  Wide shot of Jon St. John's military medals with family photo, rose and cello in foreground7. Tight shot of framed photo of Sonja St. John and her brother, Jon, with cello neck  and rose in foreground. 8. SOUNDBITE: Sonja St. John, violin maker who lost brother in Iraq: \"I don't think of my brother's death as very casual. He was a real human. He was my brother, not just a number … a name written in stone.\"9. Tight shot of Jon St. John's purple heart medal.10. One of Sonja's dog looks out window, where a \"gold star\" flag — for members of the military who've lost their lives in the line of duty — hangs.11. Tight shot of dog and flag in window.12. SOUNDBITE: Sonja St. John, violin maker who lost brother in Iraq: \"And there was nothing casual about waiting for his body to come home and seeing him like that. That's not how I want or need to remember him.\"13. Photo of Jon St. John as a child sits on a workbench in Sonja's studio, alongside his Army manualHANDOUT PHOTOS COURTESY OF ST. JOHN FAMILY14. Photo of Jon St. John in military fatigues taken in Iraq, circa 2016 TEXT ON SCREEN: \"Jon St. John was an Army specialist on security duty in Iraq.\"15. Photo of the vehicle Jon St. John was in when a roadside bomb exploded TEXT ON SCREEN: \"He and two other soldiers were killed by a roadside bomb a decade ago.\"AP Television - AP CLIENTS ONLYNeenah, Wisconsin – March 23, 201716. Exterior of Sonja St. John's home TEXT ON SCREEN: \"Sonja, his only sibling, has struggled since his death.\"17. Sonja cuts pieces of wood for violin AP Television - AP CLIENTS ONLYNeenah, Wisconsin – May 8, 201718.  SOUNDBITE: Sonja St. John, violin maker who lost brother in Iraq: \"I found myself escaping more and stuffing down the grief. I developed an addiction to drinking alcohol and it overpowered me. I was very sick for quite a long time.\"19. Shot of violins hanging in Sonja St. John's work studio20. Tight shot of tool on workbench21. Tight shot of brushes used to apply stain and varnish22. SOUNDBITE: Sonja St. John, violin maker who lost brother in Iraq: \"And I just really woke up when I realized I know that my brother was willing to die for me and our country. I better be willing to live and take advantage of what I DO have.\"AP Television - AP CLIENTS ONLYNeenah, Wisconsin – April 27, 201723. Cat stands below Sonja St. John's feet as she works24. Sonja St. John molds wood piece for violin frame25. Sonja St. John assembles violin25. Hand-written message for Jon St. Jonh and other veterans sits on Sonja's workbench. It reads \"In honor of past, present and future souls of courage and wisdom.\"26. Sonja puts glue on the back of the message. TEXT ON SCREEN: \"Sonja places a special message to her brother and all veterans inside each violin she makes.\"27. Tight shot of brush putting glue on message28. Sonja puts message inside new violin29. Tight shot of Sonja putting stain on violin30. Tight shot of Sonja's face as she applies the stain31. Mid shot of Sonja rubbing stain into the wood UPSOUND (English): Sonja St. John: \"Polish it to see where it starts to shine.\"32. Sonja plays a violin in her living room 33. Tight shot of Sonja St. John's face as she plays violinAP Television - AP CLIENTS ONLYNeenah, Wisconsin – May 8, 201734. One of Sonja's dogs lays in the living room35. SOUNDBITE: Sonja St. John, violin maker who lost brother in Iraq: \"I've put actually playing music myself as a violinist more on the back burner. That's coming back into my life through having opportunities to play with other musicians …\"AP Television - AP CLIENTS ONLYNeenah, Wisconsin – March 23, 201736. A second flag, this one with a blue star, hangs in another living room window in St. John's home.AP Television - AP CLIENTS ONLYNeenah, Wisconsin – May 8, 201737. SOUNDBITE: Sonja St. John, violin maker who lost brother in Iraq:  \"… And in the creative songwriting process  — writing a song from a sister to a brother, having lost him but still sensing his presence.\"AP Television - AP CLIENTS ONLYNeenah, Wisconsin – April 27, 201738. Tight shot of St. John's hand and bow as she plays39. Mid shot of St. John playing violinAP Television - AP CLIENTS ONLYWauwatosa, Wisconsin – May 13, 201740. At recording studio, a guitarist plays with Jon St. John's military photo in the foreground. 41. Tight shot of sheet with song lyrics for \"Star in the Dark,\" written for Jon St. 42. Tight shot of Jon's photo in studio TEXT ON SCREEN: \"Sonja's journal entries about her brother have become a song with the help of an arts project for veterans called Warrior Songs.\" 43. Tight shot of guitarist/songwriter Kevin Welsh during song recording 44. Tight shot of guitarists face as he plays \" TEXT ON SCREEN: \"It's yet another way the creative process has provided comfort.\"45. Tight shot of singer Lindsay Jensen as she sings 46. Sonja St. John plays in recording studio 47. Jason Moon, right, of Warrior songs and recording studio producer listen to Sonja play 48. Sonja and Jon's mom, Kay St. John, listens 49. Sonja and Jon's dad, Jon St. John Sr., listens AP Television - AP CLIENTS ONLYNeenah, Wisconsin – May 8, 201750.  SOUNDBITE: Sonja St. John, violin maker who lost brother in Iraq: \"With a violin, it's sort of a voice of my own and I really enjoy keeping an instrument alive. Every time an instrument gets to resonate, I hope it resonates with someone else. That's the beauty of music.\"AP Television - AP CLIENTS ONLYWauwatosa, Wisconsin – May 13, 201751. Tighter shot of Sonja playing AP Television - AP CLIENTS ONLYNeenah, Wisconsin – May 8, 201752.  SOUNDBITE: Sonja St. John, violin maker who lost brother in Iraq: \"We can communicate things that words don't say.\"AP Television - AP CLIENTS ONLYWauwatosa, Wisconsin – May 13, 201753. Tight shot of Sonja's hand on neck of violin as she plays 54. 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