Culture

Honored to Serve

Honored to Serve is designed to help educate and inform WETA viewers about the people in the armed forces and their families, past and present, and to provide a deeper appreciation of U.S. military history. Rather than viewing them as "a force apart," these interstitials help citizens recognize soldiers and their families as part of a common family with shared values and goals as a nation.

Museum Resource Center

6m 11s

The National Park Services' Museum Resource Center preserves the thousands of mementos left at the Vietnam Wall.

Episodes

  • Korean War Memorial: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Korean War Memorial

    2m 54s

    At the Korean War Memorial, Col. William Weber is not only a guide and advocate -- he was also a model for the sculpture.

  • Army Art Collection-Rockwell: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Army Art Collection-Rockwell

    6m 54s

    World War II-era paintings by Norman Rockwell and Tom Lea highlight the art collection at the U.S. Army's Museum Support Center at Ft. Belvoir.

  • Caisson Platoon: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Caisson Platoon

    5m 16s

    Go behind the scenes to see how the elite mounted platoon, known as "the Old Guard," trains and cares for the horses.

  • Twilight Tattoo: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Twilight Tattoo

    1m 44s

    This summertime show at Ft. Myer celebrates Army history with period costumes and pageantry.

  • Tomb of Unknowns 1: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Tomb of Unknowns 1

    2m 51s

    The Tomb of the Unknowns holds soldiers' remains from World Wars I and II and the Korean War. Remarkably, the remains of a Vietnam soldier there have recently been identified.

  • Tomb of Unknowns 2: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Tomb of Unknowns 2

    3m 8s

    Venture beneath the Tomb of the Unknowns to see how soldiers prepare for guard duty.

  • Cemetery Expansion: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Cemetery Expansion

    4m 55s

    Bounded by a dense urban region, see how Arlington National Cemetery plans to accommodate thousands of future burials.

  • Museum Resource Center: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Museum Resource Center

    6m 11s

    The National Park Services' Museum Resource Center preserves the thousands of mementos left at the Vietnam Wall.

  • World War II Memorial: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    World War II Memorial

    1m 50s

    Fred Zitzer (1924-2010), a veteran of the D-Day invasion, visits the World War II Memorial for the first time.

  • Iwo Jima Memorial: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Iwo Jima Memorial

    1m 16s

    A close look at the iconic U.S. Marine Corps Memorial, better known as the Iwo Jima Memorial.

  • Grieving Parents: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Grieving Parents

    2m 36s

    Parents of three young men killed in action visit their sons' gravesites in Arlington National Cemetery.

  • Pentagon 9/11 Memorial: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Pentagon 9/11 Memorial

    2m 9s

    A walking tour of the memorial dedicated to those who lost their lives in the 9/11 attack on the Pentagon.

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