DOCUMENTARY MOVIE
Tuesday, Jan. 24th, 1:30-4:00pm
Lawrence Public Library, Room C
“Medal of Honor”, (History, Documentary) (PBS Distribution) 2008 1hr
The “Medal of Honor” traces the history of America’s highest award for valor in combat. It uses powerful stories of those who have received this honor and asks fundamental questions about what it means to have the courage of a hero. It begins with the profile of Sgt. Paul Smith, the first soldier to receive the Medal of Honor in the Iraq War, and traces back to its creation during the Civil War. The film explores the extraordinary, almost inconceivable acts of heroism for which the medal has been awarded through intimate accounts of fear and the realities of surviving combat as told by the living recipients themselves. Directed by Ken Burns and Roger Sherman it was produced by Florentine Films, Sherman Pictures, for distribution by PBS.