Memorial Day Weekend on the C-SPAN Networks

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Memorial Day Weekend on the C-SPAN Networks

Tune in to C-SPAN on Monday for Memorial Day events, starting at 11 am ET.

This Memorial Day on C-SPAN - A Day to Remember

11 am ET - LIVE - Memorial Day ceremony
The annual ceremony live from Arlington National Cemetery with a wreath-laying at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

Annual Rolling Thunder Ride for Freedom
Highlights from the annual motorcycle rally honoring POW-MIAs including a keynote address by former VA Secretary Anthony Principi.

End of World War II
Panels held at the Library of Congress discussing the end of the war from an eyewitness perspective and a historical perspective.

4 pm ET - LIVE - Women's Memorial Ceremony
Event at the Women's Memorial in Arlington featuring a keynote address by Annette Polan, the project director for the "Faces of the Fallen" exhibit, now on display at the Women's Memorial. It features artists' depictions of the more than 1,300 servicemen and women who've been killed in Afghanistan & Iraq.

Conversations with Wounded Soldiers
Interviews conducted earlier this year at Walter Reed Army Hospital with soldiers recovering from wounds suffered in Iraq. They discuss their rehabilitation and experiences in battle.

Check C-SPAN.org for complete schedules for Monday's programming times.

Three days of Book TV featuring military-related programs!

Sunday, 6 & 9 pm ET - After Words
Gunnery Sgt. Jack Coughlin (USMC Ret.) interviewed by Bloomberg News Pentagon Correspondent Anthony Capaccio. Sgt. Coughlin discusses his new book Shooter: The Autobiography of the Top Ranked Marine Sniper and details his experiences with the newly created "Sniper Strike Team" during Operation Iraqi Freedom including the invasion of Baghdad.

Monday, 3 am & 2:15 pm ET - Naval History
Navy Historian Robert Schneller discusses his book Breaking the Color Barrier: The U.S. Naval Academy's First Black Midshipmen and the Struggle for Racial Equality.

Saturday, 4 pm ET, & Monday, 1 pm ET & 10 pm ET - Michael Sledge
Freelance journalist Michael Sledge chronicles what happens to United States Armed Forces after they die in active duty in his book Soldier Dead: How We Recover, Identify, Bury, & Honor Our Military Fallen.

Other Book TV highlights this weekend:

· Jennifer Washburn's University Inc.: The Corporate Corruption of Higher Education (Sat., 3:10 pm ET)
· Lindsay Moran's Blowing My Cover: My Life as a CIA Spy (Sun., 3:50 pm ET)
· Pulitzer Prize-winner Rick Bragg on Southern nonfiction writing (Sun., 7 pm ET)
· Lee Edwards' The Essential Ronald Reagan (Mon., 5 pm ET)