Medal of honor [videorecording] / co-production of Florentine Films/Sherman Pictures, WETA and the Washington Post Company ; directed and produced by Roger Sherman. Cinematographer, Roger Sherman ; editor, Julie Weber ; writer, Jerry Adler ; original music, Teese Gohl.

Summary:

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 Navy SEAL, a veteran of the Vietnam War, who swam for two hours in the ocean, carrying his wounded comrades to safety; a Marine at Iwo Jima who used a flamethrower to silence seven Japanese bunkers. Includes the story of the woman who won the Medal during the Civil War and then lost it.

Record details

ISBN: 0793694981
ISBN: 9780793694983
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, b&w $ color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Widescreen
Publisher: NY : PBS Home Video, p2008.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Special features: additional interviews. Title from container.
Participant or Performer Note:	Narrator, Alfre Woodard.
System Details Note:	DVD, region 1; widescreen (enhanced); 5.1 surround.