To mark this year's Memorial Day, we've put together a show featuring some of our favorite pieces about the men and women who serve in the US military. 

First, we head to Philadelphia to check out the unveiling of a new memorial to local servicemembers who've died while serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. 

Then, the mother of a young Iraq war veteran battling Post Traumatic Stress Disorder speaks about her son’s challenges readjusting to life in the US.

And, who is really bearing the burden of the war? We hear from one American whose answer to this question led him to enlist.

Finally, we learn about the US National Guard’s Flat Soldier program. For children whose parents are overseas, a cardboard cutout can’t fill the void. But some say it helps.