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PBS NewsHour  Honoring Soldiers Who Fought and Died in the Recent Wars

Honoring Soldiers Who Fought and Died in the Recent Afghanistan and Iraq Wars Details

 

Program: PBS NewsHour

Episode: Honoring Soldiers Who Fought and Died in the Recent Wars

As the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq wind down, the gap between soldier and society only widens. Gwen Ifill talks to Dartmouth College's president emeritus James Wright, who says he is concerned about how Americans will choose to remember and honor those fallen in the line of fire during the two longest wars in U.S. history.

Duration: (5:00)
Premiere Date: 11/12/2012
Episode Expires: Never
TV Rating: E


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