{"id":8546,"date":"2015-10-27T13:31:43","date_gmt":"2015-10-27T18:31:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/?p=8546"},"modified":"2015-10-27T13:31:43","modified_gmt":"2015-10-27T18:31:43","slug":"npt-veterans-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/2015\/10\/27\/npt-veterans-day\/","title":{"rendered":"NPT Observes Veterans Day with Events, Programming"},"content":{"rendered":"

NPT is observing Veterans Day 2015 with two screening events and several on-air programs. Please join us in saluting veterans and their families.<\/p>\n

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Marines raised the American flag of victory atop Mt. Suribachi on February 23, 1945. Credit: Courtesy of Associated Press<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n


\nIn the community<\/strong>
\nJoin us Saturday, Oct. 31,<\/strong> at Nashville Public Library\u2019s main branch for a free Indie Lens Pop-Up<\/a> event featuring a screening of Stray Dog,<\/strong><\/em> a documentary about Vietnam veteran Ronnie \u201cStray Dog\u201d Hall. The event begins with a reception and Celebration of Veterans Service at 1 p.m.; the film screening is at 2 p.m., followed by a panel discussion. Click here for more information.<\/a><\/p>\n

Stray Dog<\/strong><\/em> airs on Independent Lens,<\/em> Monday, Nov. 9, at 9 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sunday, Nov. 8, at 2 p.m.,<\/strong> we\u2019re teaming with the Tennessee State Museum to present a free screening of Debt of Honor: Disabled Veterans in American History,<\/strong><\/em> Ric Burns\u2019 new documentary about disabled veterans. The film will be followed by a discussion led by Dr. Lisa Budreau, the museum\u2019s senior curator of military history. Click here for more information.<\/a><\/p>\n

Debt of Honor: Disabled Veterans in American History,<\/strong><\/em> will be shown on NPT, Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 8 p.m.<\/strong> as part of PBS\u2019 Stories of Service programming.<\/p>\n


\nAlso on air<\/strong>
\nTuesday, Nov. 10, at 7 p.m.<\/strong> American and Japanese survivors came together for a Reunion of Honor on the 70th anniversary of one of World War II\u2019s fiercest battles. The event is chronicled in Iwo Jima: From Combat to Comrades.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 11 p.m.<\/strong> The young women who fought to participate in the 1940s war effort are profiled in We Served Too: The Story of the Women’s Airforce Service Pilots.<\/strong><\/em> Known as WASPs, the women tested military aircraft, delivered planes from factories to military bases, and performed other grueling and\/or dangerous tasks. Three decades after their World War II service, the women attained military status.<\/p>\n