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Join country music superstar Mickey Guyton for a heartfelt Veterans Day celebration.
A Salute to Service 2024: A Veterans Day Celebration airs Friday, November 8 at 9 p.m. on WXXI-TV.
Join country music star Mickey Guyton for a heartfelt Veterans Day celebration honoring our nation’s heroes with inspiring military stories and performances by Craig Morgan, Christian McBride, Aubrey Logan, and the U.S. Army Field Band.
See the impact of service-dog agency K9s For Warriors on the lives of American veterans.
A New Leash on Life airs Monday, November 11 at 9 p.m. WXXI-TV
The documentary features the impact of service-dog agency K9s For Warriors on the lives of three American veterans struggling with trauma. Founded by Shari Duval and her son Brett Simon, who served two tours in Iraq, K9s For Warriors matches veterans Adam, Shilo and Louis with companion dogs. Each learns to manage issues such as flashbacks, hypervigilance and invisible psychological damage.
This documentary is presented as part of WXXI and the Golisano Foundation’s Move to IncludeTM, an award-winning national initiative to promote disability inclusion, representation, and accessibility in public media.
The D-Day 360 collection includes the full documentary and also video clips and discussion and activity suggestions for the 9th-12th grade classroom. Personal stories, statistical data, and details surrounding the massive logistical effort of D-Day, the invasion of the beaches at Normandy, France, by the Allied Forces on June 6, 1944. This costly event led to the eventual liberation of Europe from Nazi Germany towards the end of World War Two. D-Day was, at its time, the most meticulously planned operation in military history. This documentary produced for the 70th Anniversary of D-Day focuses on the invasion of Omaha Beach by the American forces under General Omar Bradley. The film uses raw data gathered through forensic laser scanning, 3D computer modeling, and eye-witness accounts to shed new light on this important turning point in World War II. The run time of this video is approximately one hour.
Sensitive: This resource contains material that may be sensitive for some students. Teachers should exercise discretion in evaluating whether this resource is suitable for their class. Recommended for 9th-12th grade.
Note: Please preview all media for age appropriateness before using it with students. See grade level recommendations on media listings and cautionary notes for guidance.
Additional Resources
Reflections on war past and present permeate D-Day 80th anniversary (NPR, 2024)
Moments in History: D-Day Normandy Invasion Veterans’ Memories (NPR, 2024)
D-Day anniversary shines a spotlight on “Rosie the Riveter” women who built the weapons of WWII (PBS Newshour, 2024)
Ken Burns: The War: Major Battles
Additional D-Day Video Clips & Lessons from PBS LearningMedia
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A revealing film about the arc of mental health that challenges 50 million families.
Unconditional: Healing Hidden Words airs Sunday, January 14 at 2:30 p.m. on WXXI-TV
It is a film that shows us how mental health is not what we think it is. It comes in hundreds of shades and in places we do not notice. Filmed over seven years, three families explore what a hidden wound is and how to talk about it.
Photo: Richard Lui and his Father • Provided by PBS
Grieving mom, Hallie Twomey, put a call out on Facebook after losing her veteran son, CJ, to suicide. Her request: To honor her son’s memory by scattering his ashes in as many amazing places as possible. The request went viral. A global community formed to scatter CJ’s ashes in thousands of locations worldwide, helping Hallie find the courage to become a powerful voice in the fight against suicide. (Available on-demand through 8/27/25) Also on-demand in a Spanish Captioned Version
Examine the chaos in Iraq, the rise of ISIS and the U.S. role in the conflict.
FRONTLINE examines the chaos in Iraq, the rise of ISIS and the U.S. role in the conflict. Part One revisits FRONTLINE reporting on U.S. missteps in Iraq since 2003, and how, as American troops withdrew, the stage was set for a deadly adversary to rise up.
U.S. troops withdrew from Iraq in 2011, ending America’s military commitment in the country. Now, chaos is once again engulfing Iraq. The team behind “The Torture Question” and “Bush’s War” Part 1 & Part 2 takes a look at how we got here, what went wrong, and what happens next.
Listen On-Demand To Local Vietnam War Stories and Memories
These stories from WXXI News help to shape an understanding of the reasoning and impact from The Vietnam War in Rochester, NY.
Listen, Watch and Learn More about the Vietnam War Experiences of 17 Rochesterians.
These videos, images, and media-rich lesson plans are from PBS LearningMedia New York , a service of WXXI Public Broadcasting in partnership with the NY State Public Media stations and PBS. This collection of resources will allow educators to bring stories from the battlefront into American history, world history, and health classrooms. They will also help students to better understand veterans and their contributions.
Explore the similarities and differences in veterans’ memories of World War II and Vietnam to uncover how these wars shaped American culture. Analyze artifacts and oral histories that reveal important experiences of a nation during times of conflict. Use recent veterans’ personal stories to engage in a discussion of how the choice to become a soldier and the experience of serving relate to personal values and goals. You will find content in the Experiencing War, World War II, Vietnam War, and Iraq & Afghanistan sub-collections.
Note: Please preview all media for age appropriateness before using it with students. See grade level recommendations on media listings and cautionary notes for guidance.
Military Families from PBS NewsHour Extra Students Reporting Lab for Grades 7-12: Students reflect on their experience as children in a military family.
Sesame Street Resources for Military Families
Taking Care of Us: A Guide to Help Military Caregiving Families Grow in Emotional Well-Being
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