PBS NewsHour

Honoring Soldiers Who Fought and Died in the Recent Wars

Clip: 11/12/2012 | 5m

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.

Aired: 11/12/12

Rating: NR

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