In honor of our veterans’ service and sacrifice, we have some fantastic TV and radio programs, as well as educational programs and resources to share with you.
Salute to Service 2024: A Veterans Day Celebration
This heartfelt special honors our nation’s heroes, past and present, celebrating the enduring spirit and unity their service brings to America.
Watch Friday, Nov. 8 at 10 p.m. on WCNY-TV
Honor Flight Syracuse: Mission 21
Join us in honoring our nation’s veterans as we welcome home the men and women of Honor Flight: Mission 21. Learn more about the program and its recognition of their service.
Watch Sunday, Nov. 10 at 4 p.m. on WCNY-TV
Music & Might: An International Military Spectacular
The film features groups from the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, along with 500 performers from five nations.
Watch Monday, Nov. 11 at 9 p.m. on WCNY-TV
Independent Lens: Make Peace or Die—Honor the Fallen
Discover how Marine veteran Anthony Marquez has made it his mission to reconnect with Gold Star families of the fallen.
Watch Monday, Nov. 11 at 10 p.m. on WCNY-TV
WCNY Classic FM proudly honors our veterans with “When You Come Back” on Monday, Nov. 11. Host Marie Lamb celebrates veterans, highlighting their service to our country and their continued contributions as citizens after returning home. The program features music from George M. Cohan, Joan Tower, and more!
Listen on Monday, Nov. 11 at 11 a.m. & 6 p.m. on Classic FM
Honor Flight Syracuse: Tenth Anniversary
Host Dan Cummings sits down with six local veterans to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Honor Flight Syracuse, an organization that brings veterans down to Washington, DC to reflect upon the monuments dedicated to their service.
“The Falling and the Rising” is an operatic journey through the comatose mind of a soldier wounded in a roadside attack. As her body struggles to recover, she dreams of fellow soldiers, each one on the road to healing from grief, loss, and trauma. “The Falling and the Rising” was produced by the US Army Field Band and Soldiers’ Chorus, TriCities Opera, and WCNY.
A team of photographers, writers, and filmmakers—both veteran and civilian—are crisscrossing the country to explore the lives of post-9/11 veterans, the divide between them and their communities, and the stereotypes that veterans and civilians hold about each other. Why does this divide exist? How does it affect communities across the country? And why does it matter?
Color the Muppets and cut them out and tape them onto your fingers. Then, have a thank you parade for our veterans!
Veterans | Sesame Street in Communities
In every adventure, some things change, but others stay the same. Use this page as a way to talk about the things that are the same, things that are different‚ and things that you’d like to keep the same, perhaps family traditions or routines.
The Veteran Community | American Veteran
Learn about the diversity of people who have signed up for military service with the United States Armed Forces and the various reasons that prompted them to make the decision to do so. Students will begin to consider the veteran experience and the diverse people who share the experience, in these video clips adapted from “American Veteran.”
Students invite veterans into their school to learn about what it means to serve in the military. Teachers and school staff also share their own personal connections with veterans that are particularly close to their hearts. The program and veterans’ stories help students make connections with the information they read about in history books.
