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War & Peace

War & Peace

POV explores the legacy of war and the seeds of peace in such films as War Feels Like War, Soldiers of Conscience, the Academy Award-nominated My Country, My Country, Inheritance, Promises, and this season, The Reckoning, a timely and urgent film about the International Criminal Court prosecuting crimes against humanity and genocide in The Congo, Sudan, Uganda and Colombia.

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Watching <i>Soldiers of Conscience</i>

Watching Soldiers of Conscience

Whether a soldier decides to kill or not can have life-changing consequences. We asked military chaplains, human rights activists and veterans groups to comment after watching Soldiers of Conscience.

The Way We Get By - Watch the Film

Watch The Way We Get By Online

If you missed last week's broadcast of The Way We Get By, you can watch it online on the PBS Video Player. It will be available online through December 12, 2009.

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The Way We Get By - Regarding War plug

Regarding War: Share Your Stories

Regarding War is a gathering place for personal stories and a platform for sharing perspectives about war, current and past. We encourage visitors to go there and share their points of view on a variety of topics, including what it's like for veterans to readjust to civilian life, and more.

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A Thousand Words - Filmmaker Interview

Interview

Filmmaker Melba Williams talks about communicating with her father, a Vietnam War veteran who has suffered a debilitating stroke, during the making of A Thousand Words

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