Nation Apr 07 Watch 6:52 Traumatic brain injuries become defining injury for U.S. troops in post-9/11 conflicts More than 350 U.S. service members have been injured since military action against Iran began in February. The majority of those are traumatic brain injuries. TBIs have become the defining injury of post 9/11 conflicts, and the symptoms can often… By Liz Landers, Doug Adams
Nation Mar 07 Trump grieves with families during return of the 6 soldiers killed in Iran war President Donald Trump on Saturday joined grieving families at Dover Air Force Base at the dignified transfer for the six U.S. soldiers killed in the war in the Middle East. By Seung Min Kim, Julia Demaree Nikhinson, Associated Press
Arts Dec 24 Watch 3:32 'Joy to the World' performed by U.S. armed forces musicians We continue with a News Hour holiday tradition in which we ask members of the armed forces to record a holiday song. For Christmas Eve, we bring you "Joy to the World." This video was produced by the Pentagon's Defense… By Dan Sagalyn, Seth Pajak
Arts Dec 15 Watch 3:51 U.S. service members perform 'Rock of Ages' for Hanukkah It's a News Hour tradition to ask members of the armed forces to record a holiday song. To celebrate Hanukkah, we bring you the song "Rock of Ages," which was composed in the 13th century. This video was produced by… By Dan Sagalyn, Seth Pajak
Dec 24 Watch 2:54 U.S. military services musicians perform Christmas classic 'Jingle Bells' By Dan Sagalyn This Christmas Eve, we continue a tradition we started a few years ago with members of the U.S. military presenting a holiday song. This year, musicians from the military services perform the Christmas classic "Jingle Bells." This video was produced… Continue watching
May 27 Watch 7:34 New technology helping identify remains of fallen U.S. service members By Nick Schifrin, Mary Fecteau On this Memorial Day, nearly 81,000 American service personnel remain missing from previous wars. The vast majority were lost some 80 years ago in World War II. Cutting-edge technology is allowing the military to identify remains thought to be unidentifiable. Continue watching
Dec 08 Watch 3:23 U.S. service members perform 'Ocho Kandelikas' for Hanukkah By Dan Sagalyn Each year, the NewsHour asks the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service at the Pentagon to produce holiday songs with service members singing. On this second night of Hanukkah, we present "Ocho Kandelikas" by the composer and singer Flory Jagoda. Continue watching
May 27 Analysis: How Memorial Day came to have a history of contentious meanings By Ben Finley, Associated Press Memorial Day is supposed to be about mourning the nation’s fallen service members. But it’s come to anchor the unofficial start of summer and a long weekend of retail discounts. Continue reading
Sep 22 WATCH: Pentagon press secretary Pat Ryder lays out new food, housing programs for troops By Associated Press The Pentagon announced a number of new programs Thursday that are aimed at helping service members who are struggling with housing shortages and steep food and living expenses as they move from base to base. Continue reading