Medal of honor / co-production of Florentine Films/Sherman Pictures, WETA and the Washington Post Company ; directed and produced by Roger Sherman.

Traces the history of the Medal of Honor from its inception during the Civil War through the Iraq War. Focuses on the stories of a valiant few: Sgt. Paul Smith who died protecting his company at the Baghdad Airport; a Holocaust survivor who single-handedly defends a hill during the Korean War; a Nav...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Florentine Films
Sherman Pictures
WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.)
Washington Post Company
PBS Home Video
Other Authors: Sherman, Roger M., 1951-
Woodard, Alfre, 1953-
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
Closed captioned; optional video description for the blind.
Published: [Alexandria, Va.] : PBS Home Video, 2008.
Edition:Widescreen.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials.
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Genre:
Physical Description:1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, black and white & color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Contents:
  • Hershel Williams / Iwo Jima
  • Looking back : Civil War
  • Beginning of World War I
  • How one gets the Medal
  • Since Vietnam
  • Maverick
  • Can anyone be a hero
  • Fear
  • Determination
  • Vietnam
  • THe only woman
  • Drew Dix
  • Charles Liteky
  • War heroes and pacifists
  • Heroism beyond combat
  • Medals long overdue.