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Memorial Day Rundown Highlights Forgotten War Films Streaming

5/25/2026

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Watch With Us Memorial

United States Watch With Us released a Memorial Day roundup of forgotten war movies.
The selection features two World War II titles and three films about the Civil, Vietnam, and Gulf wars.
'Gettysburg' (1993) starring Martin Sheen and Jeff Daniels streams on Prime Video.
Both 'Casualties of War' (1989) and 'The Great Escape' (1963) stream on Tubi.
'Three Kings' (1999) starring George Clooney streams on Philo.

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Cinema Honors

Spike Lee’s 2020 Da 5 Bloods follows Black veterans retrieving a body and gold.
Tyler Perry’s 2024 The Six Triple Eight portrays the 6888th Black WWII unit.
Edward Zwick’s 1989 Glory gave Denzel Washington an Oscar and depicts the 54th Massachusetts regiment.
Mel Gibson’s 2016 Hacksaw Ridge recounts Desmond Doss’s rescue of men at Okinawa.
The 2020 Times documentary Father Soldier Son follows Brian Eisch’s Afghanistan deployment to show war’s impact.

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Watch With Us Memorial

United States Watch With Us released a Memorial Day roundup of forgotten war movies.
The selection features two World War II titles and three films about the Civil, Vietnam, and Gulf wars.
'Gettysburg' (1993) starring Martin Sheen and Jeff Daniels streams on Prime Video.
Both 'Casualties of War' (1989) and 'The Great Escape' (1963) stream on Tubi.
'Three Kings' (1999) starring George Clooney streams on Philo.

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