Around the broadcast of The War, Detroit Public TV will present several short vignettes honoring Michiganians who served in World War II or supported the effort here at home. Among those profiled is Detroiter Alexander Jefferson, a Tuskegee Airman who was presumed dead after being shot down over France, but survived a German POW camp to be liberated by General Patton's tank division.

All six vignettes:
Friday, 10/26/07 from 10:30-11 p.m. ET
Sunday, 11/11 from 1:30-2 a.m. ET
Monday, 11/12/07 from 10:30-11 p.m. ET

A Litte More Heart: Wednesday, 9/26/07, 10:20 p.m. ET

An American Pilot, Five Star Family, In Harm's Way:
Sunday, 9/30/07, 10:05 p.m. ET

The Prisoners of Kempei Tai, The Original Type 'A' Blood, A Little More Heart, Five Star Family:
Tuesday, 10/2/07, 10:05 p.m. ET

» AN AMERICAN PILOT: ALEXANDER JEFFERSON
» FIVE STAR FAMILY: LARRY SOPHIEA
» IN HARM'S WAY: HUBERT WARD
» THE PRISONERS OF KEMPEI TAI: JAMES GREEN
» THE ORIGINAL TYPE 'A' BLOOD: PRUDENCE BURNS BURRELL
» A LITTLE MORE HEART: TONY GONSALEZ