Memorial Day

Get a behind-the-scenes insider's view of the 9/11 memorial "Reflecting Absence" from conception to on-site installation at Ground Zero.

Meet key players in the creation of the National World War II Memorial, including designer Fredrich St. Florian, volunteer chairman Bob Dole, and WWII veteran Roger Durbin, whose idea led to its existence.

The U.S. pays in human lives for the tragic mistakes of its military leaders. Robert Vaughn looks at American combat history.

This special strips away the romanticized veneer of the Civil War to tell the story of the soldiers on the ground instead of the generals who safely commanded from behind the frontlines.

The Tuskegee Airmen, an all-black fighter squadron, shatters racist stereotypes as it takes down enemies over Northern Italy, Czechoslovakia, and Berlin.

While the Allies storm France, American forces hit Saipan in the Marianas Islands. The USS Enterprise supports one of the largest and deadliest battles of the Pacific War.

When Americans finally broke through the inner wing of the Japanese defenses, it was the start of the final chapter of World War II in a battle described by Winston Churchill as the most intense in military history.

Supported by Stalin, North Korean dictator Kim Sun launches an invasion into South Korea and quickly occupies the region. Ordered to take action, General MacArthur proposes a dangerous two-pronged attack.

In its third century of service, the U.S. Coast Guard's reputation as the worldwide emblem of rescue at sea overshadows the unbelievable scope of its feats as America's fifth armed service.

Since 1845, the United States Naval Academy has trained the leaders of the greatest fighting navy of all time.

May 10, 1972 was the biggest day of air combat in the Vietnam War. In addition to "turn and burn" battles, the dogfights involved some remarkable electronic warfare.

Engaged in the bloodiest fighting of the Civil War, nearly 30,000 soldiers are killed in three days of fighting at Gettysburg. Many of these brave souls are forgotten as they fall.

The gripping saga of the fight at Iwo Jima, the bloodiest battle fought by U.S. Marines.

Learn the story behind how Confederate General Robert E. Lee's home eventually became the official military cemetery of the United States.