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Honoring Soldiers Who Fought and Died in the Recent Wars

Honoring Soldiers Who Fought and Died in the Recent Afghanistan and Iraq Wars

11/12/2012

PBS News Hour

Honoring Soldiers Who Fought and Died in the Recent Wars

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Honoring Soldiers Who Fought and Died in the Recent Afghanistan and Iraq Wars

As the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq wind down, the gap between soldier and society only widens. Gwen Ifill talks to Dartmouth College's president emeritus James Wright, who says he is concerned about how Americans will choose to remember and honor those fallen in the line of fire during the two longest wars in U.S. history.

11/12/2012

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