1. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 04-15-2007 #10 -- LATINO WORLD WAR II VETERANS FIGHT FOR PLACE IN KEN BURNS DOCUMENTARY -- And this week, PBS announced that Burns agreed to incorporate Latino and Native American voices.nf041507-10.htm
... WAR II VETERANS FIGHT FOR PLACE IN KENBURNS DOCUMENTARY -- And this week, ... WAR II VETERANS FIGHT FOR PLACE IN KENBURNS DOCUMENTARY -- And this week, ... 'War' memorial The announcement that KenBurns will expand his upcoming WWII series heartens ... WAR II VETERANS FIGHT FOR PLACE IN KENBURNS DOCUMENTARY --And this week,... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfAPR07/nf041507-10.htm
2. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 10-03-2007 #2 -- BLOODIED IN BATTLE, NOW GETTING THEIR DUE -- "Korea was an ocean of mountains. We'd push forward and the enemy pushed us back. It was that kind of war."nf100307-2.htm
... way, it is a passionate rejoinder to KenBurns, whose World War II documentary drew sharp ... than one. Why should we be begging KenBurns for a few minutes in his series? ... the long list of organizations who protested the KenBurns thing and say, Gee, none of... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfOCT07/nf100307-2.htm
3. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 10-04-2007 #8 -- PBS AFFILIATES AND SCHOOLS ADD TO VETERANS HISTORY PROJECT -- Collecting World War II stories is increasingly urgent as more than 1,000 of the war's veterans die every day.nf100407-8.htm
... TODAY A number of PBS affiliates across the USA, inspired by the release of KenBurns' The War, are producing mini-documentaries about their own local war stories ... a topic around a lot of dinner tables," he says. Together with KenBurns and PBS, the project put together a field guide on how to conduct an... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfOCT07/nf100407-8.htm
4. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 10-29-2007 #6 -- WORLD WAR II VET REMEMBERS: FACE-TO-FACE WITH FOUR GERMAN SOLDIERS -- "They could have stuck a knife in my back, but they surrendered."nf102907-6.htm
... all about. Textbooks aren't the same thing." The veterans were glued to their TV sets recently during the broadcasts of Connecticut Public Television's KenBurns series about the war. The series celebrated the contributions of the average Joe. "I sent them 83 pages of my stuff. I don't know... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfOCT07/nf102907-6.htm
5. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 06-12-2007 #5 -- A CHANCE MEETING, AND A CIVIL WAR VETERAN GETS HIS HEADSTONE -- "I'm telling myself I need to find who put that flower there, and it turns out she's standing right behind me."nf061207-5.htm
... is divorced with three grown children and through the years has held low-level jobs in big business. His attention turned to the Civil War after watching the KenBurns documentary film series, and he soon channeled that curiosity into the section of Oakland Cemetery dedicated to America's war veterans. Of the 331 markers in Soldier... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfJUN07/nf061207-5.htm
