60 Minutes
60 Minutes Presents: Honoring Our Troops
TV Flash files “60 Minutes Presents: Honoring Our Troops” as the last listed hour of season 44 — 60 Minutes (1968–present) on CBS, season 44, episode 34, aired 2012-05-27, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S44E34: listed hour 304 of 767 in the 60 Minutes guide, last listed hour of season 44. It aired 2012-05-27 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Dropping Out | Hard Cases | Roger Waters” (S44E33). Next is “Afghan President Hamid Karzai | US General John Allen | Arnold Schwarzenegger” (S45E01). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
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After many requests for help from his ambushed unit were denied, Dakota Meyer took matters into his own hands, going through a gauntlet of Taliban fire five times to try and to save his trapped comrades. His efforts earned him the Medal of Honor. David Martin reports. Mary Walsh and Tadd Lascari are the producers.
Viewer FAQ
Where does 60 Minutes Presents: Honoring Our Troops sit in the 60 Minutes guide?
S44E34 is listed hour 304 of 767 — last listed hour of season 44, season 44 episode 34.
When did 60 Minutes S44E34 air?
60 Minutes Presents: Honoring Our Troops aired 2012-05-27 and is listed at 60 minutes.
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