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FREQUENTLY ASKED MEDIA QUESTIONS

How can I get footage of a particular segment or still photo of someone who appeared on the program?
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When did the Honor Roll begin?
The NEWSHOUR’s “Honor Roll” of American service members killed in Iraq began airing on March 31, 2003, 11 days after the war in Iraq began. A photo and identifying information of each service member killed is shown, in silence, in a special segment toward the end of the evening broadcast to honor the men and women who have died fighting on behalf of the United States. The segment is broadcast as frequently as necessary and as names become available, rather than on a predictable basis or a scheduled night of the week.

When President George W. Bush declared major combat operations in Iraq over on May 1, 2003, the NEWSHOUR briefly stopped reporting the war dead. However, six weeks later, it was clear that American service personnel were still being killed and the decision was made to resume the Honor Roll.

On January 4, 2006, the Honor Roll was expanded to include American service personnel killed in combat operations in Afghanistan.