Citizen Soldier (TV program)

Citizen Soldier is a television program produced by the Pritzker Military Museum & Library. It airs on PBS channel WTTW. Each 26 minute episode of Citizen Soldier explores topics on military history, affairs and policy through interviews and panel discussions with scholars, military personnel, and authors. From exploring the military necessity of the Emancipation Proclamation with James McPherson to an alternative history of the Battle of Midway during World War II, this series seeks to educate the public about important aspects of history and policy.[2]

Citizen Soldier
GenreMilitary History, Military Affairs and Public Policy
Created byKenneth Clarke
Written byKenneth Clarke (2013-2015)
Nancy Houghton (2012-2013)
Luc Gourguechon (2020- )
Sarah Schwartz (2020-)[1]
Theme music composerDavid Cannek
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes30
Production
Executive producersJennifer N. Pritzker
Kenneth Clarke (2013-2015)
Rob Havers (2020- )
ProducersKenneth Clarke (2013-2015)
Rob Havers (2020- )
David Cannek
Andrew Edeker
Bradley Guidera
Nancy Houghton (2012-2013)
Nathan Barnes (2012-2013)
Aaron Pylinski (2012-2013)
Megan Williams (2020-)
Production locationsPritzker Military Museum and Library
Running time26 Minutes
Original release
NetworkWTTW Channel 11

Production

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Citizen Soldier is created by Pritzker Military Museum and Library as part of the Library's mission to develop appropriate programs focusing on the Citizen Soldier in the preservation of democracy.[3]

Series overview

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Season Episodes Originally aired
First aired Last aired
1 10 2013 (2013) 2013 (2013)
2 11 2014 (2014) 2015 (2015)
3 9 2020 (2020) 2020 (2020)

Two episodes from the second season won Telly Awards.[4] The fourth episode, "The Tuskegee Airmen Of World War II" won in the Online Video category and the ninth episode, "The Next Battlefield: On Cyber War" received its prize in the Film & Video category.[5]

Episode List

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Season 1

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Season Episode Title Hosted By Panel Members Sponsored By Original Air Date Original Record Date
11"The Reserves and the National Guard in the 21st Century"Major General Andrew B. DavisColonel Paul Hastings,
Major General William D. Razz Waff,
Secretary Dennis M. McCarthy,
Major General William M. Enyart,
Reserve Officers AssociationTBA10 May 2012
This program features a discussion of the United States Military Reserves and the National Guard in the 21st century.[6]
12"150 Years After the Emancipation Proclamation"Kenneth ClarkeJames McPherson James CorneliusAbraham Lincoln Library and Museum Foundation17 February 2013 (2013-02-17)28 September 2012
This program features a discussion about the military necessity of the Emancipation Proclamation.[7]
13"Into the Fire featuring Medal of Honor Recipient Dakota Meyer and Bing West"Bing WestDakota MeyerMarine Corp Scholarship foundationTBA11 November 2012
A conversation between Medal of Honor recipient Sergeant Dakota Meyer and noted author Bing West about Meyer's experience in the battle of Ganjigal.[8]
14"Battle of Cantigny"Dr. John Allen WilliamsJames Carl Nelson, Paul HerbertFirst Division Museum at CantignyTBANovember 14, 2012
Dr. John Allen Williams moderates a discussion between James Carl Nelson, author of The Remains of Company D: A Story of the Great War and Paul Herbert, Executive Director of the First Division Museum at Cantigny about the WWI Battle of Cantigny and Colonel McCormick's legacy.[9]
15"Lake Michigan's Lost World War II Aircraft"Bob RasmussenTaras Lyssenko, Captain Ed Ellis, Bill MarquardtA&T Recovery, The Naval Aviation Foundation and Glenview Hangar One foundationTBA4 December 2012
This episode features a discussion about carrier qualifications during World War II and the ongoing efforts to recover and preserve the aircraft lost during the war.[10]
16"Changes And Challenges: Women In Today's Military"Stacey BacaErica Borggren, Dr. Rebecca J. Hannagan, Kimberly MitchellSponsored by Easter Seals, Inc with additional support from Chicago Foundation for Women.25 September 2013 (2013-09-25)24 January 2013
This episode features a discussion of the issues female veterans encounter during and after service in the military.[11]
17"Max Hastings & Rick Atkinson: The Embedded Journalist And Military History"Rick AtkinsonSir Max HastingsNorwich UniversityTBA3 February 2013
This episode features a discussion between two historians and journalists about the role that embedded journalists play in military history.[12]
18"The War In The Atlantic And The U-505"John Allen WilliamsMarc Milner Stephen Budiansky Kurt HaunfelnerMuseum of Science and IndustryTBA4 February 2013
In this episode the panel discussed the Battle of the Atlantic from a global perspective.[13]
19"The POW Experience"John BarrJohn Borling, Donald E. Casey, Rhonda CornumHillshire BrandsTBA12 February 2013
This panel featured three American veterans who were prisoners of war in different conflicts. They discussed their experiences as POWs and how they endured their time in captivity.[14]
110"Nazi Concentration Camp Liberators"Elizabeth BrackettDr. Waitman Beorn, Michael Hirsh, Dr. Keith Huxen, Major General William Levine, Dan Baker, Don JohnsonNational WWII MuseumTBA28 March 2013
This episode focuses on the liberation of concentration camps including first hand account by men who were there.[15]

Season 2

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Season Episode Title Hosted By Panel Members Sponsored By Original Air Date Original Record Date
21"Refighting The Pacific War - Alternate History And The Battle Of Midway"Jim BresnahanElliot Carlson, John Lundstrom, and Jon ParshallU.S. Naval InstituteTBA29 March 2012
Jim Bresnahan leads a panel of historians in exploring an alternate history of World War II in this episode of Citizen Soldier. Panelists Elliot Carlson, John Lundstrom, and Jon Parshall discuss the "what if" questions surrounding the Battle of Midway.[16]
22"In Our Voices, Veterans From WWII, Vietnam, Iraq And Afghanistan"Laura S. WashingtonDavid H. Hymes James MukoyamaIllinois Holocaust Museum and Education CenterTBA11 November 2012
This episode features veterans discussing the ways in which military service has changed in the last 60 years, the ways in which it will never change, and how their sacrifice shapes our world today.[17]
23"Winston Churchill Is The Last Lion"Greg BurnsPaul ReidThe Churchill CentreTBA28 February 2013
Paul Reid Discusses his book, " the Last Lion", Winston Churchill and Reid's relationship with the historian William Manchester.[18]
24"The Tuskegee Airmen Of World War II"Dr. Daniel HaulmanBob Jordan
O. Lawton Wilkerson
Seedlings Foundation1 February 2015 (2015-02-01)12 September 2013
An exploration of the history and heritage of America's first black military aviators[19]
25""The Fiction Of War," With Tim O'Brien And Karl Marlantes"Karl MarlantesTim O'BrienVietnam Veterans Memorial Fund18 January 2015 (2015-01-18)15 November 2013
An insightful discussion by Vietnam veterans and award-winning fiction writers Tim O'Brien and Karl Marlantes on the subjects of literature, war, politics, and writing.[20]
26"The Big Red One On D-Day"Paul HerbertJoseph Balkoski, John C. McManus, and Steven ZalogaFirst Division Museum At Cantigny Park9 November 2014 (2014-11-09)13 March 2014
Leading historians discuss the United States Army " Big Red One" First Division History[21]
27"Navy SEALs: The Unspoken Sacrifice"Kenneth ClarkRetired Vice Admiral Robert Harward Stephanie Freid-Perenchio Mike MartinStone Park by the Lake25 January 2015 (2015-01-25)15 May 2015
Retired Vice Admiral Robert Harward discusses the SEAL experience with documentary photographer Stephanie Freid-Perenchio and SEAL Mike Martin[22]
28"On The Brink Of World War I: Citizen Soldier"Dr. John Allen WilliamsDoran Cart Dr. Nikolas Gardner Dr. Saje MathieuNational World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial and Shook, Hardy, & Bacon through the Charles Bacon Fund.16 November 2014 (2014-11-16)12 June 2014
Leading Historians Discuss the causes of the outbreak of the First World War[23]
29"Cyber War: The Next Battlefield"Kenneth ClarkeMichael V. Hayden Jason HealeyCyber Conflict Studies Association,22 February 2015 (2015-02-22)26 September 2014
General Michael Hayden, a retired four-star Air Force General and former director of both the NSA and CIA, discusses with cyber security expert Jason Healey the rapidly evolving role played by technology in military, intelligence and counterintelligence operations.[24]
210"The Ongoing Story Of USS Pueblo, With Executive Officer Edward R. Murphy, Jr.: Citizen Soldier"Dr. John Allen WilliamsEdward R. Murphy, Jr.Colonel (IL) J.N. Pritzker, IL ARNG (Retired) and Act One Mayne Stage.8 February 2015 (2015-02-08)30 September 2014
Author and former Navy Lieutenant Edward R. Murphy Jr. shares his experiences as Second in Command aboard USS Pueblo, the American spy ship famously captured and held by North Korea since 1968.[25]
211"Never Forget: Antony Beevor And Rick Atkinson"Rick AtkinsonAntony BeevorPlante Moran15 February 2015 (2015-02-15)7 November 2014
Two leading historians speak on the duty of documenting the past for future generations.[26]

Resources

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  1. ^ "Citizen Soldier". IMDb.
  2. ^ "Citizen Soldier". WTTW. Public Broadcasting Service. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Mission Statement". Pritzker Military Museum and Library. Pritzker Military Museum and Library. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  4. ^ "The 36th Annual TELLY Awards - Winners". tellyawards.com.
  5. ^ "The 36th Annual TELLY Awards - Awards". tellyawards.com. Archived from the original on 2015-06-29. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
  6. ^ "The Reserves and the National Guard in the 21st Century". Pritzker Military Museum and Library. Pritzker Military Museum and Library. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  7. ^ "150 Years After the Emancipation Proclamation". Pritzker Military Museum and Library. Pritzker Military Museum and Library. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  8. ^ "Into the Fire featuring Medal of Honor Recipient Dakota Meyer and Bing West". Pritzker Military Museum and Library. Pritzker Military Museum and Library. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  9. ^ "The Battle of Cantigny, WWI". Pritzker Military Museum and Library. Pritzker Military Museum and Library. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  10. ^ "Lake Michigan's Lost World War II Aircraft". Pritzker Military Museum and Library. Pritzker Military Museum and Library. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  11. ^ "Changes and Challenges: Women in Today's Military". Pritzker Military Museum and Library. Pritzker Military Museum and Library. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  12. ^ "Max Hastings & Rick Atkinson: The Embedded Journalist and Military History". Pritzker Military Museum and Library. Pritzker Military Museum and Library. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  13. ^ "The War in the Atlantic and the U-505". Pritzker Military Museum and Library. Pritzker Military Museum and Library. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  14. ^ "The POW Experience". Pritzker Military Museum and Library. Pritzker Military Museum and Library. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  15. ^ "Nazi Concentration Camp Liberators". Pritzker Military Museum and Library. Pritzker Military Museum and Library. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  16. ^ "Refighting the Pacific War - Alternate History and the Battle of Midway". Pritzker Military Museum and Library. Pritzker Military Museum and Library. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  17. ^ "In Our Voices: Veterans from WWII, Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan". Pritzker Military Museum and Library. Pritzker Military Museum and Library. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  18. ^ "William Manchester and Paul Reid: The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill, Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965". Pritzker Military Museum and Library. Pritzker Military Museum and Library. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  19. ^ "The Tuskegee Airmen of World War II". Pritzker Military and Library. Pritzker Military Museum and Library. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  20. ^ "The Fiction of War, with Tim O'Brien and Karl Marlantes". Pritzker Military Museum and Library. Pritzker Military Museum and Library. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  21. ^ "Citizen Soldier: The Big Red One on D-Day". Pritzker Military Museum and Library. Pritzker Military Museum and Library. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  22. ^ "Citizen Soldier: SEAL The Unspoken Sacrifice". Pritzker Military Museum and Library. Pritzker Military Museum and Library. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  23. ^ "Citizen Soldier: On the Brink of World War I". Pritzker Military Museum and Library. Pritzker Military Museum and Library. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  24. ^ "Cyber War: The Next Battlefield". Pritzker Military Museum and Library. Pritzker Military Museum and Library. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  25. ^ "The Ongoing Story of USS Pueblo, with Executive Officer Edward R. Murphy, Jr". Pritzker Military Museum and Library. Pritzker Military Museum and Library. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  26. ^ "Never Forget". Pritzker Military Museum and Library. Pritzker Military Museum and Library. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
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