''Americans at War'' is a documentary series created by the U.S. Naval Institute. Each 90-second episode features a U.S. veteran recounting a defining moment from his or her time in the armed services. As of December 2007, the Institute has produced 40 episodes. The vignettes have aired on PBS as individual segments and, on November 11, 2007, in a half-hour program containing 21 vignettes. In 2008, PBS will air three one-hour specials under the ''Americans at War'' banner. These will be ''Americans at War: Vietnam'' hosted by

Joe Galloway Joseph Lee Galloway (November 13, 1941August 18, 2021) was an American newspaper correspondent and columnist. During the Vietnam War, he often worked alongside the American troops he covered and was awarded a Bronze Star Medal in 1998 for havin ...

, ''Americans at War: The Doolittle Raid'' hosted by

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, and ''Americans at War: Pearl Harbor''.

Interviewees

Edwin C. Bearss Edwin Cole Bearss (26 June 192315 September 2020) was a historian of the American Civil War, tour guide, and United States Marine Corps veteran of World War II. Personal life On 26 June 1923, Edwin Cole Bearss was born in Billings, Montana. He ...

George H. W. Bush George Herbert Walker BushSince around 2000, he has been usually called George H. W. Bush, Bush Senior, Bush 41 or Bush the Elder to distinguish him from his eldest son, George W. Bush, who served as the 43rd president from 2001 to 2009; pr ...

* Dan Buzzo *

* Thomas Griffin * Fred Haynes *

James L. Holloway III James Lemuel Holloway III (February 23, 1922 – November 26, 2019) was a United States Navy admiral and naval aviator who was decorated for his actions during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. After the Vietnam War, he was poste ...

* Lew Hopkins * Leo P. Jarboe *

George Juskalian George Juskalian ( hy, Գեւորգ Ժուսգալեան; June 7, 1914 – July 4, 2010) was a decorated Colonel of the United States Army who served for over three decades and fought in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. Fol ...

* Dusty Kleiss * James Leavelle * Charles McGee * Jerry Miller * John Ripley (USMC) * Don Stratton * Kermit Tyler * Wilbur Wright *

Paul A. Yost, Jr. Paul Alexander Yost Jr. (January 3, 1929February 9, 2022) was an admiral of the United States Coast Guard who served as the 18th commandant from 1986 to 1990. Early life and career He was a native of St. Petersburg, Florida. He graduated from th ...

* Richard Zimmerman

External links

*https://www.youtube.com/AmericansAtWar *http://www.americans-at-war.com/

References

* http://www.americans-at-war.com/ Military history of the United States Documentary television series about war {{war-documentary-stub