Watch These KCET Specials on Veterans Day 2016

KCET commemorates Veterans Day 2016 on Friday, November 11 with special programming exploring the history of war and the healing of veterans. Programming will include a variety of documentaries, from examining the emotional trauma of war through Native American tradition in "Healing the Warrior's Heart," to a re-broadcast of the live performance of "Fallujah", the first opera composed about the Iraq war experience produced in conjunction with the Long Beach Opera and explore.org. 

See program information for Friday, November 11 below:

Healing the Warrior's Heart

11:30 a.m.

"Healing the Warrior's Heart" examines the emotional trauma of war through the prism of Native American tradition and ceremony. The program reveals the central role that military service plays in Native life and explores the spiritual traditions that help returning American Indian soldiers reintegrate into society. These traditions hold lessons for the nation as we seek to bring comfort and healing to veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan who suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD.

Artbound -- Fallujah: Art, Healing and PTSD 

12:30 p.m.

USMC Sergeant Christian Ellis was a machine gunner in Iraq, whose platoon was ambushed, leaving him with a broken back and only one of a few survivors. Ellis returned home to join millions of Americans who struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder. Ellis inspired the first opera about the Iraq war with a score composed by Tobin Stokes, a libretto by Iraqi-American Heather Raffo, and produced by the Long Beach Opera. This documentary takes us behind the curtain of the opera and explores how the experience of war is transformed into a work of art.

Fallujah

1:30 p.m.

"Fallujah," produced by the Long Beach Opera under the direction of Artistic and General Director Andreas Mitisek, is a modern opera inspired by the real-life story of United States Marine Corp Sergeant Christian Ellis whose platoon was ambushed and bombed, killing many of his fellow soldiers and leaving him with a broken back.

Road Trip Nation: The Next Mission

2:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.

"Roadtrip Nation: The Next Mission" follows three recent veterans -- Sam Shockley, Helen Chandler and Bernard Edwards - as they journey cross-country to seek out fellow service members who have successfully transitioned into the workforce, and to obtain the insights they need to thrive in the next chapter of their own lives.

Searching For Home: Coming Back From War

Friday, Nov. 11 at 3:00 p.m.

"Searching for Home: Coming Back From War" explores the harrowing effects of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) on military families when veterans return from combat, spanning from World War II to Afghanistan.