Nation Dec 24 U.S. military services musicians perform Christmas classic ‘Jingle Bells’ By Dan Sagalyn
Nation May 27 Watch 7:34 New technology helping identify remains of fallen U.S. service members 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. By Nick Schifrin, Mary Fecteau
Arts Dec 08 Watch 3:23 U.S. service members perform ‘Ocho Kandelikas’ for Hanukkah 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. By Dan Sagalyn
Nation May 27 Analysis: How Memorial Day came to have a history of contentious meanings 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. By Ben Finley, Associated Press
Politics Sep 22 WATCH: Pentagon press secretary Pat Ryder lays out new food, housing programs for troops 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. By Associated Press
Dec 24 Watch 2:39 U.S. troops around the world sing ‘God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen’ At the request of the NewsHour, the Defense Department produced a music video of service personnel around the world singing a seasonal favorite. It’s an annual holiday tradition, and this year’s song is “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen.”… Continue watching
Sep 09 Watch 2:05 Honor Roll for September 9, 2019 A tribute to American service personnel killed in combat during U.S. military operations overseas. Continue watching
Aug 29 Watch 10:53 Why Ken Cuccinelli says Trump’s immigration policies are ‘consistent with the law’ The Trump administration’s latest move on immigration sparked outrage and confusion when it was announced, but Ken Cuccinelli, acting director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, says the reaction was unwarranted and that "all the same people still become citizens."… Continue watching
Jun 10 Watch Author Junger Portrays Soldiers’ Reliance on Each Other in ‘War’ Jeffrey Brown talks with author and journalist Sebastian Junger about his latest book, "War," which tells the stories of an isolated platoon of soldiers on the front lines in Afghanistan. Continue watching