May 30 Watch 3:51 The importance of wresting Fallujah back from the Islamic State By PBS News Hour Iraq’s offensive to retake the ancient city of Fallujah, 40 miles west of Baghdad, from Islamic State fighters was stepped up this weekend. The Shiite-dominated government is under pressure to intensify its onslaught after a series of deadly ISIS bombings… Continue watching
May 30 How a WWII pilot explained the quiet moments after an enemy attack By Mary Jo Brooks William Meredith served as a Navy pilot in World War II and the Korean War. An esteemed poet, he wrote several poems about his war experience. Continue reading
May 30 Obama marks Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery By Kevin Freking, Associated Press ARLINGTON, Va. — President Barack Obama challenged Americans on Memorial Day to fill the silence from those who died serving their country with love and support for families of the fallen, "not just with words but with our actions."… Continue reading
May 29 Column: How I answer my students’ tough questions about military service By Darrell Jones Darrell Jones, who served in the U.S. Air Force for 20 years, shares how he teaches his classes about the history of Memorial Day and how he answers the question often posed by his students: does he know anyone who… Continue reading
May 27 Column: How one military veteran teaches his students about Memorial Day By Demetrius Ball High school teacher Demetrius Ball hopes that by sharing a little about what life was like in the military, his students might further understand the meaning of Memorial Day. Continue reading
May 25 TSA chief: Hundreds of new scanners will help ease long airport lines By Alicia A. Caldwell and Matthew Daly, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The head of the Transportation Security Administration said the agency will add 768 new screeners by mid-June to deal with increasingly long airport security lines. Continue reading
May 24 Watch 5:55 What firing of TSA security chief means for summer travel By PBS News Hour Security wait times at airports across the nation are soaring, leading to criticism of the TSA, which claims that budget cuts have left it understaffed. Now, with the number of airline passengers expected to soon reach all-time highs, embattled TSA… Continue watching
May 25 Watch 7:56 On Memorial Day, remembering sacrifices of the loved ones left at home By PBS News Hour While more than 2 million men and women serve in the American military, a new documentary, “The Homefront,” focuses on the additional 3 million husbands, wives and children who remain behind, waiting for their loved ones to return from deployment. Continue watching
May 25 Watch 4:01 How one veteran pays tribute to troops killed in Afghanistan By PBS News Hour In a personal tribute to those who died in the Afghanistan war, Navy veteran Ron White memorized every name and rank in order to write them in a single undertaking. Continue watching
May 25 Watch 6:53 News Wrap: Biden calls Iraq’s PM after Carter comments By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, Vice President Joe Biden called Iraq Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi to try and to reassure the leader a day after the U.S. defense secretary blamed Iraqi forces for the loss at Ramadi. Also, for the… Continue watching