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10 Episodes 2004 - 2005
Episode 1
Sun, Mar 7, 2004
The 101st Airborne Division, known as the "Screaming Eagles", is profiled. Included: Ripcord, a mountaintop base, the site of a 23-day battle; comments from the group's veterans.
Episode 2
Sun, Mar 21, 2004
Nurses who served in World War II, Korea, Vietnam and the Gulf War reflect on their experiences.
Episode 4
Sun, Apr 18, 2004
A profile of Dwight D. Eisenhower, chronicling how he overcame an impoverished childhood in Kansas to lead the Allied war effort in Europe during World War II and become the 34th U.S. president. Included: insights from Pearlie McKeough, who worked for him during WWI; presidential aides Andrew Goodpaster and William Bragg Ewald; and granddaughter Susan Eisenhower.
Episode 5
Sun, May 9, 2004
The men and women of the U.S. Coast Guard share stories of their service. Included: a tale of landing troops, on D-Day at Normandy, and at Iwo Jima.
Episode 6
Sun, May 16, 2004
The history of war reporting is chronicled by reporters and photographers, including Pulitzer Prize-winning photographers Eddie Adams and Nick Ut. Also: Rupert Murdoch recalls his father's World War I heroics.
Episode 8
Sun, May 30, 2004
The battle of Leyte Gulf, which was the last great naval battle of World War II, is recalled.
Episode 9
Sun, Jun 27, 2004
A look at Cuba under Fidel Castro. Included: an interview with Huber Matos, one of Castro's most trusted commanders, who was later tortured and imprisoned by Castro for 20 years.
Episode 11
Sun, Jul 18, 2004
Included: veterans discuss their submarine service during WWII; Pearl Harbor is recalled.
Episode 12
Sun, Aug 8, 2004
The savage 1942 battle for Guadalcanal is recalled by U.S. Marine veterans. Included: fighter pilot Joe Foss and machine gun commander Mitchell Paige, both Medal of Honor winners.
Episode 68
Sun, Sep 25, 2005
A look back at "Operation Rolling Thunder", a U.S. bombing campaign in Vietnam, that lasted from 1965-1968.