The Flying Tigers were heroic U.S. military pilots who fought in China during World War II. The “Chinese American Tigers” were young men from “Chinatown” neighborhoods sent by the Army to China as well. “Valor and Memory” explores their lives and legacies, and why their stories are now being celebrated again.
Independent Lens
The Flying Tigers were heroic U.S. military pilots who fought in China during World War II. The “Chinese American Tigers” were young men from “Chinatown” neighborhoods sent by the Army to China as well. “Valor and Memory” explores their lives and legacies, and why their stories are now being celebrated again.
In 2004, America fought the two deadliest battles of the Iraq War: Najaf, in the south, against the Shiite Mahdi militia, and Fallujah, in the west, against Sunni insurgents. The words and deeds of those who fought there reveal the ground truth.
A State of Mind: Confronting Our Mental Health Crisis
A soldiers’ perspective of their own mental health crisis, as they overcome PTSD.
Our Wyoming
Fort Washakie, Wyoming is now home to a memorial to the Wind River Reservation veterans.
Wyoming Chronicle
Wyoming Chronicle visits with three Native American United States Military Veterans
How treatment is provided to one in five Wyoming veterans who receive care for the lingering effects of wartime trauma.
Wyoming Chronicle host Richard Ager talks to Lee Alley about his experiences in Vietnam.
Larry Barttelbort, Bob Stall and John Goss discuss services and museaums for Wyoming Vets
Follow individual trajectories of America’s diverse community of veterans as they join the military, experience deployments, and then return and adjust to civilian life. Analyze oral histories that describe the camaraderie of the veteran community, the struggles of engaging in combat, and the experiences—positive and negative—of returning to civilian life. Use their personal stories to engage in a discussion of how American veterans are treated by civilians during their service and on returning home from various conflicts.
The video resources in this collection are from the four-part documentary American Veteran.
Students come face-to-face with the Vietnam War when they meet veterans and visit The Vietnam Veterans Memorial. The war is revealed through compelling stories grounded in the personal experiences of Alabama veterans and others who were touched by the Vietnam War. Our student reporters conduct interviews, experience a virtual draft, visit the Memorial with a veteran and consider the lasting effects of the war.
This collection of videos and lesson plans can help students explore the social and political dynamics of the Vietnam War. Students will examine why, how, and by whom the Vietnam War was fought, how it affected U.S. citizens at home, and how factors shifted over the course of the war. Students will identify the Vietnam War’s legacy and lasting toll on veterans.
This collection includes resources related to The Vietnam War, a ten-part documentary series that aired on PBS September 17-21, 2017. The series represents the latest work from filmmakers Ken Burns and Lynn Novick and featured archival footage and testimony from nearly 100 witnesses, including American veterans who fought in the war and Americans who opposed it, as well as Vietnamese combatants and civilians.
These videos, images, and media-rich lesson plans allow you to bring stories from the battlefront into American history, world history, and health classrooms.
Compare veterans’ recounted memories of World War II and Vietnam to understand 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.
Native Americans enlist and serve in the U.S. military at rates that proportionally far exceed every other ethnic group. The Warrior Tradition explores the many and varied reasons why Native Americans have chosen to fight on behalf of the U.S. throughout history.
These curriculum materials include lesson plans for grades 2 through 12, a discussion guide, and a classroom poster that will help students learn about Native American culture, traditions, and history. The lesson plans are aligned to the National Curriculum Standards for Social Studies. Thematic Strands cover a variety of topics such as examining culture, defining the word “warrior,” Navajo Code Talkers, honoring soldiers, and warrior women.
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