Honoring our Veterans
Restream ‘A Capitol Fourth’
On July 4th, America’s favorite Independence Day celebration, “A Capitol Fourth,” featured well-known musical artists and the greatest display of fireworks anywhere in the nation. As a source of community connection, Arizona PBS provides resources and programming for Veterans in our community. Below, you’ll find a selection of organizations and resources available to Veterans and their families.
Military and history
a film by Ken Burns
The Vietnam War
“The Vietnam War” is a ten-part, 18-hour documentary film series directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. In an immersive 360-degree narrative, Burns and Novick tell the epic story of the Vietnam War as it has never before been told on film. Members can stream online anytime with Arizona PBS Passport.
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a documentary
Valor and Memory
The Flying Tigers were heroic U.S. military pilots who fought in China during World War II. The “Chinese American Tigers” were young men from “Chinatown” neighborhoods sent by the Army to China as well. “Valor and Memory” explores their lives and legacies, and why their stories are now being celebrated again.
Nebraska Public Media
Running Towards the Fire: A War Correspondent’s Story
Born in Omaha, Nebraska, Robert Reuben was 25 years old and witnessing combat for the first time in his life as a Reuters News correspondent during WWII. He parachuted with the U.S. Airborne during the Normandy invasion. Learn more about one of the first embedded correspondents.
documentary
Veteran Children
“Veteran Children” is a documentary film project illuminating the remarkable strengths, challenges and perspectives of America’s military children. The film provides a unique lens as families and children tell us their stories in their own words.
Local programming
arizona horizon
The 75th Anniversary of the start of the Korean War
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the beginning of a war that claimed the lives of an estimated 36,574 American soldiers, with over 92,000 wounded and 8,000 missing. Susan Kee, a war historian and writer, joined “Arizona Horizon” to talk about her advocacy for Veterans of the Korean War and how she educates the public about how to honor and remember those in the “Forgotten War.”
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Content for the classroom
For kids, parents and educators
Wimee’s World: Thankful for Veterans
Wimee and friends sing a song about things they’re thankful for in this episode. Moby takes a road trip to an art exhibit at Veterans’ Park in Grand Rapids, MI. Director Adams from the MVAA tells Wimee about Veteran’s Day and about who veterans are.
Resources for Arizona Veterans
- Phone: 866-4AZ-VETS (866-429-8387) (statewide)
- Phone: 800-273-8255, Press 1 Text: 838255
- Veterans in crisis and their families and friends can connect to qualified, caring Department of Veterans Affairs responders through a confidential toll-free hotline, online chat, or text. Responders are live, not recorded and can be reached 24/7.
- Phone: 888-777-4443
- Connects callers to other veterans of America’s armed forces. This hotline is “vets serving vets” and provides needed help to veterans, their friends and their families.
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- Phone: 1-844-MyVA311 (1-844-698-2311)
Vet Center Call Center Counseling
- Phone: 877-WAR-VETS (877-927-8387)
- Provides readjustment counseling to veterans, active duty service members and their families in a safe, confidential environment. Over 70% of VA’s Vet Center staff are veterans, of whom the majority are combat veterans.
Health Care for U.S. Veterans | Simmons Hanly Conroy
- Dozens of programs and services provide veterans with top-quality care. Learn about some of the best health care resources for veterans.
- Kindness Campaign is a social initiative by Environmental Litigation Group P.C. to enhance the quality of life of veteran cancer patients by sending them gift baskets that can help with their discomfort and bring a smile to their faces. Affected veterans can request a free gift basket.
- Includes Vet Center locations in Chinle, Hotevilla, Lake Havasu, Mesa, Peoria, Phoenix, Prescott, Tucson, Yuma and more.
- PTSD information voicemail: 802-296-6300
- Phone: 844-698-2311
- Provides resources to individuals seeking PTSD care for themselves or loved ones.
- Phone: 800-433-3318
- Focusing on service to veterans, service members and communities, the American Legion currently has about 2.4 million members in 14,000 posts worldwide.
VFW – Veterans of Foreign Wars USA
- Phone: 816-756-3390
- Fosters camaraderie among U.S. veterans of overseas conflicts.
- Phone: 314-588-8805
- Empowers veterans facing the challenge of adjusting to life at home to find new missions.
- Phone: 1-800-336-0086
- Dedicated since 1996 to providing information about asbestos exposure and mesothelioma cancer to those in need. Because 30% of mesothelioma diagnoses are among the veteran population, they ensure that veterans receive the highest quality information and resources available before, during and after a diagnosis.
- Information and support for patients and families affected by mesothelioma.
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