This week on "Sunday Morning" (May 28)
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Ambush (Video)
In this "CBS Evening News" report from November 11, 1982, correspondent Bruce Morton talks with three Vietnam War veterans who journeyed to Washington, D.C., to pay tribute to friends who died while serving with them in 1967.
COVER STORY: The lost platoon: Aftermath | Watch Video
Kenny Barker sat at home in Texas sifting through things he gathered as a 20-year-old soldier in Vietnam. Among them are the newspaper clippings noting that he was one of the few who wasn't killed in an ambush by North Vietnamese soldiers. Twenty-two of his comrades were lost.
John Blackstone reports on how that battle shaped the lives of the survivors, and how some of them spent the anniversary, fifty years later.
For more info:
- "Nine Days in May: The Battles of the 4th Infantry Division on the Cambodian Border, 1967" by Warren K. Wilkins (University of Oklahoma Press)
ALMANAC: Ian Fleming | Watch Video
On May 28, 1908, 109 years ago today, the creator of Secret Agent 007, James Bond, was born in London. Jane Pauley reports.
For more info:
- ianfleming.com
- 007.com (Official James Bond website)
TECHNOLOGY: The Brooklyn Navy Yard, reborn as a high-tech center | Watch Video
Part of the old Brooklyn Navy Yard has been converted into a hub for innovation. Jim Axelrod reports.
For more info:
- New Lab, Brooklyn Navy Yard, Brooklyn, N.Y.
- StrongArm
- Honeybee Robotics
- RockPaperRobot
- Voltaic Systems
- Farmshelf
- Waverly Labs
REMEMBRANCE: Gregg Allman | Watch Video
The singer-songwriter died Saturday at age 69. By way of tribute, we take another look at the remarkable portrait Chip Reid painted of Allman back in 2011.
WEB EXTRA VIDEO: Gregg Allman recollects his first guitar
FOOD: The CIA's recipe for success | Watch Video
The Culinary Institute of America started as a trade school for GIs returning from World War II. It would go on to change how chefs were taught. Serena Altschul explores the trade secrets, and occupational hazards, of one of the top culinary colleges in the world.
CIA RECIPE: Good Morning Coffee
CIA RECIPE: Lemon Chickpea Muffins
CIA RECIPE: Fried Rice with Chinese Sausage
CIA RECIPE: Wrapped Shrimp with Asian Barbecue Sauce
CIA RECIPE: Coffee Truffles
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COMEDY: Kevin Hart: What's so funny | Watch Video
In a wide-ranging interview, standup comedian and actor Kevin Hart talks with Tracy Smith about his childhood in Philadelphia, what he learned from his parents about life, and the most important part about being a father.
PREVIEW: Kevin Hart: Growing up, being "the funny guy" kept me out of fights, but hurt with women
READ A BOOK EXCERPT: "I Can't Make This Up: Life Lessons" by Kevin Hart
For more info:
- "I Can't Make This Up: Life Lessons" by Kevin Hart (Atria); also available in eBook and Audiobook formats
- kevinhartnation.com (Official site)
- Follow @KevinHart4real on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube
HARTMAN: Mr. Rogers, a true neighbor (Video)
Entertainment Weekly senior writer Anthony Breznican shares with Steve Hartman a story of inspiration, about how watching "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" at a particularly vulnerable time in his life helped him - but not nearly as much as running into Fred Rogers in an elevator just a few days later.
POLITICS: Al Franken on humor in a politically "grim" time | Watch Video
Lately the Minnesota Senator and former "Saturday Night Live" writer-performer has been coming to grips with the tension between politics and comedy. He talked to Chip Reid about the pressures of being not funny when engaged in the serious business of Congress, and how his tough questioning during Senate hearings have got Franken noticed for more than his humor.
WEB EXTRA VIDEO: How does Al Franken really feel about Ted Cruz?
Minnesota Senator Al Franken tells correspondent Chip Reid about his opinion of Texas Senator Ted Cruz.
WEB EXTRA VIDEO: Al Franken on forbidden words in the Senate
Minnesota Senator Al Franken discusses protocols which preclude him from using certain language in the Senate about his fellow Senators, such as Ted Cruz of Texas. But as becomes obvious, he and Chip Reid are not IN the Senate.
WEB EXTRA VIDEO: Al Franken's killer gay Republicans joke
Senator Al Franken reveals to Chip Reid the internal struggle he suffered when contemplating telling a joke during a Senate hearing on employment discrimination at the expense of his absent Republican colleagues.
For more info:
- "Al Franken, Giant of the Senate" by Al Franken (Twelve); Also available in Large Print Hardcover, eBook, Digital Audio Download and Audio CD formats
- Senator Al Franken (senate.gov)
- Follow @SenFranken on Twitter and Facebook
BY THE NUMBERS: Summer vacation (Video)
As we head into summer, "Sunday Morning" anchor Jane Pauley takes a look at the data behind Americans who take off from work (or choose not to).
ON THE TRAIL: Decoration Day | Watch Video
In the South, Decoration Day is marked by placing flowers on the headstones of ancestors. There are songs, sandwiches, even a bit of scripture. Conor Knighton took part in a Decoration Day ceremony that takes place in a very remote place: on top of a mountain inside of Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Long trek to a cemetery (Video)
In the 1940s residents in Swain County, North Carolina were uprooted by the federal government, when their land was taken for a dam project. More than three decades later, they were allowed to make the arduous trek to the Bone Valley Cemetery, where their loved ones were buried. Correspondent Bruce Hall reports. Originally broadcast on the "CBS Evening News" on August 26, 1978.
For more info:
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina/Tennessee
CALENDAR: Week of May 29 | Watch Video
"Sunday Morning" takes a look at some notable events of the week ahead. Jane Pauley reports.
NATURE: Maine (Extended Video)
We leave you this Sunday Morning at one of our newest parks: the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument in Maine, established just last August. Videographer: Scot Miller.
WEB EXCLUSIVES:
REVIEWS: David Edelstein on "Pirates," "Alien: Covenant" and David Lynch | Watch Video
The "Sunday Morning" film critic reviews the latest entries in two popular movie franchises, as well as the return of the surreal TV cult series "Twin Peaks."
NATURE UP CLOSE: Tulips
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