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CBS' Ward was in London to cover the European Union debate over whether to lift the embargo on sales of arms to opposition forces in Syria's civil war. The other two newscasts had their correspondents in Beirut offer brief stand-ups on other Syria angles: NBC's Richard Engel observed that the conflict was turning regional, spreading east to Iraq and west to Lebanon; ABC's Alex Marquardt noted the fleeting visit of Sen John McCain to rebel forces inside the Syrian border.
As for Memorial Day -- which was covered by John Yang on NBC and Bob Orr on CBS -- ABC's substitute anchor David Muir solemnly promised that he would honor the holiday's "true meaning" (namely, to commemorate the Union dead in the Civil War, a fact that he did not mention) and then proceeded to deviate from it. For the nightly newscasts, Memorial Day is turning into Military Day, a tribute to members of the armed forces, both dead and quick. For an example, check Muir's inclusion of the daughter-father reunion of a decidedly alive soldier returning home from war.
More Memorial Day as Military Day: Col Jack Jacobs, MSNBC's military analyst, celebrated the Honor Flight Network for Making a Difference on NBC, flying still-living Greatest Generation veterans to the WWII Memorial on the DC Mall; CBS' Ben Tracy celebrated the prisoners of war from Vietnam, released alive 40 years ago and feted by then-President Richard Nixon; CBS' Michelle Miller celebrated the charity Operation Troop Appreciation, which sends personalized care packages to troops in warzones. Again, quick, not dead.
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