Classic Movies and Shows Airing on Veterans Day
What To Know
- A variety of films, documentaries, and specials are airing on Veterans Day to honor U.S. military service, including Band of Brothers, The Dirty Dozen, and Vietnam in HD.
- Special programming includes tributes like Salute to Service 2025 on PBS, featuring musical performances and veterans’ stories, and the annual MeTV Remembers the M*A*S*H Finale broadcast.
- The TV schedule spans both November 10 and 11, offering viewers a comprehensive lineup of historical dramas, war documentaries, and classic movies celebrating veterans.
Every November 11, we take the time to thank those who have served on Veterans Day — and if you’re in the mood to honor the men and women of our armed forces with some historical television, our hour-by-hour guide to Veterans Day TV will help you find the best movies and shows to watch.
Expect a mix of films, documentaries, and specials, including favorites like the complete 10-episode run of Band of Brothers, classic war movies like The Dirty Dozen on TCM, and docu-series like Vietnam in HD. You’ll also find some star-studded tributes to those who have served.
Monday, November 10
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7am: The Harlem Hellfighters: Unsung Heroes, History Channel
8am: The Great War, History Channel
12pm: Navy SEALS: America’s Secret Warriors, History Channel
8pm: The Warfighters: Battle Stories, History Channel
The two-hour special shares first-person accounts from U.S. Army Rangers, Green Berets, Navy SEALs, and Marines, combining interviews, archival footage and cinematic reenactments.
9pm: Salute to Service 2025: A Veterans Day Celebration, PBS
Trace Adkins hosts this special alongside the U.S. Army Field Band. The special features musical performances by opera star Angel Blue, jazz vocalist Kurt Elling, and Adkins himself, paired with stories from veterans spanning World War II to the present.
10pm: The Last 600 Meters: The Battles of Najaf and Fallujah, PBS
This gripping documentary that revisits two of the deadliest battles of the Iraq War through the words of those who fought.
Tuesday, November 11
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7am: They Were Expendable (1945), TCM
John Ford‘s Navy drama starred Robert Montgomery, John Wayne, and Donna Reed
7am: Tuskeegee Airmen: Legacy of Courage, History Channel
9am: Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985), AMC
9:15am: The United States Service Bands (1943, short), TCM
9:30am: Mister Roberts (1955), TCM
Henry Fonda and James Cagney star in this Navy comedy
10am: Vietnam in HD, History Channel
11am: Band of Brothers (2001), Episode 1, AMC
AMC continues their Veterans Day tradition of showing the entirety of the Band of Brothers mini-series, which follows an ensemble cast of young paratroopers as they fight in World War II.
11:45am: The Dirty Dozen (1967), TCM
Lee Marvin, Charles Bronson, Ernest Borgnine and more play the toughest of the tough.
12:41pm: Band of Brothers (2001), Episode 2, AMC
1:52pm: Band of Brothers (2001), Episode 3, AMC
2:15pm: Operation Dirty Dozen (1967, short), TCM
This short takes viewers behind the scenes of the Lee Marvin classic.
2:30pm: Sergeant York (1941), TCM
Gary Cooper stars in this Howard Hawks-helmed film about a real-life religious pacifist who became a World War I hero.
3:22pm: Band of Brothers (2001), Episode 4, AMC
4:44pm: Band of Brothers (2001), Episode 5, AMC
5pm: The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), TCM
6pm: Band of Brothers (2001), Episode 6, AMC
6pm: MeTV Remembers the M*A*S*H Finale
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MeTV continues its beloved tradition with its annual presentation of MeTV Remembers the M*A*S*H Finale. On Tuesday, November 11, from 6–9pm ET/PT, the network will air the uncut final episode, “Goodbye, Farewell and Amen,” along with exclusive cast and creator interviews. Originally aired on February 28, 1983, the episode remains the most-watched scripted broadcast in U.S. television history, with more than 105 million viewers.
7:32pm: Band of Brothers (2001), Episode 7, AMC
8pm: Battle Hymn (1957), TCM
8pm: American Heart in WWI: A Carnegie Hall Tribute, PBS
This and following TCM film, Ice Station Zebra, are part of the station’s November-long tribute to Rock Hudson.
9:12pm: Band of Brothers (2001), Episode 8, AMC
10pm: Ice Station Zebra (1968), TCM
10:33pm: Band of Brothers (2001), Episode 9, AMC
11:53pm: Band of Brothers (2001), Episode 10, AMC
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