360 http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/tag/WWII en-us © 2009 Rocky Mountain PBS http://www.rmpbs.org/rss/RMPBS.jpg http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/tag/WWII 100 100 Ken Burns looks at the interconnected stories of Japanese internment during World War II. http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/501/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/501/rss Tue, 14 Jul 09 13:43:00 -0700 The annual televised event, broadcast live from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol, has been going strong for 20 years. Jerry Colbert, executive producer of "National Memorial Day Concert," discusses the program's mission in this audio slideshow. http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/474/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/474/rss Fri, 22 May 09 10:18:00 -0700 Carrier," a 10-part series filmed aboard the USS Nimitz, is now available for online viewing. The series is a character-driven immersion in the high-stakes world of a nuclear aircraft carrier. Watch now. Last year, in conjunction with the broadcast, Rocky Mountain PBS interviewed Colorado Navy personnel about what it was like to serve on an aircraft carrier. Here are their stories. http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/472/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/472/rss Wed, 20 May 09 15:09:00 -0700 So often what we know about World War II comes from Western documentation and perspective. "WWII: Behind Closed Doors: Stalin, the Nazis and the West," a three-part series premiering tomorrow night at 8, exposes the lesser-known story, using rare Soviet archives made available since the collapse of Communism in the 1990s. http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/462/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/462/rss Tue, 05 May 09 09:07:00 -0700 Colorado veterans and family members discuss service in the U.S. Armed Forces. http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/179/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/179/rss Thu, 14 Feb 08 13:40:00 -0700 What is the face of World War II? While the iconic images of American soldiers in the second world war are often Caucasian and male, millions of those serving were African Americans, Latinos and women. http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/135/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/135/rss Mon, 12 Nov 07 14:27:00 -0700 Samuel C. Cravens joined the Army Air Corps in 1940 and flew dozens of combat missions over the South Pacific during WWII. His wife, Betty P. Cravens, wrote in with his story. http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/132/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/132/rss Fri, 09 Nov 07 15:12:00 -0700 Colorado native, Robert M. Hardaway III, a surgeon with the U.S. Army Medical Corps, was responsible for treating some of the first casualties of World War II. He was stationed in Hawaii with his wife, Lee Harkey, during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/131/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/131/rss Fri, 09 Nov 07 13:17:00 -0700 Rosemary Casey Winter, an Army nurse in training during World War II, read these entries and wrote in to express her thanks for 'the excellent, truthful, realistic portrayal of WWII.' She recounts her loved ones' experiences during World War II in her letter. http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/130/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/130/rss Fri, 09 Nov 07 11:41:00 -0700 This Rocky Mountain PBS production focuses on the lives of Latinos, African Americans and women who served during World War II on the battlefield and the homefront. http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/117/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/117/rss Wed, 07 Nov 07 09:52:00 -0700 David C. Wilhelm wrote Fly Boy, an account of his experiences as an Ace fighter pilot during World War II. His service in the Army Air Corps took him from Morocco and Algeria to combat missions over Europe. http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/119/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/119/rss Fri, 02 Nov 07 13:38:00 -0700 Flying C-46 transport aircraft over the "Hump" of the Himalayan Mountains, Dean Baird helped supply the war effort in China, Burma, and India. Today, at 87, he's still flying, instructing, and conducting check flights at Fremont County Airport in Canon City, Colorado. http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/118/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/118/rss Fri, 02 Nov 07 08:29:00 -0700 Sandra Bonilla Thompson wrote Love, Honor and Cherish, an account of the wartime romance between her parents. It is based on a collection of more than 500 letters written between them from 1942 to 1944. Her father, a paratrooper in the 101st Airborne Division, was killed in action in Holland on September 22, 1944. http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/87/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/87/rss Mon, 22 Oct 07 12:27:00 -0700 Native Coloradan John Schneider tells about the events leading up to his brother Lee entering the Army. http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/77/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/77/rss Mon, 08 Oct 07 10:17:00 -0700 Wow! We at Rocky Mountain PBS were excited to hear that the Denver area is the nation's fifth largest audience in America for Ken Burns' "The War." In the last few weeks, we've held two public preview screenings of "The War" in Denver and met dozens of Colorado veterans inspired to tell their stories. http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/74/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/74/rss Tue, 02 Oct 07 13:17:00 -0700