Episode
60 Minutes: Final Resting Place, Tel Aviv, The Many Meryls
Overview
An interview with former marine Dakota Meyer upon receiving the Medal of Honor; profiles of five sets of brothers who fought to do battle together in Afghanistan; a report on Operation Proper Exit that helps wounded warriors find closure.
Details
- Series
- 60 Minutes
- Season
- Season 44
- Episode
- Episode 36
- Air date
- 2012-05-27
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
Final Resting Place, Tel Aviv, The Many Meryls is Episode 36 in Season 44 of 60 Minutes. It aired on 2012-05-27. The runtime is 44 min.
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