Yolanda Gonzales and Adan Gonzales, Sr. holding a photo of their son Sgt. Adan Gonzales, Jr. Gold Star parents of Sgt. Gonzales, who was killed in Afghanistan on August 7, 2011.

Yolanda Gonzales and Adan Gonzales, Sr. holding a photo of their son Sgt. Adan Gonzales, Jr. Gold Star parents of Sgt. Gonzales, who was killed in Afghanistan on August 7, 2011.

Credit: M. Scott Brauer/Knights of Columbus

Next week, a veteran finds healing through acts of service, American Experience tells the story of a North Carolina coup and race massacre and more. Take a look at what’s coming up!

Independent Lens - Make Peace or Die: Honor the Fallen - Monday, November 11 at 11 PM

Riddled with survivor's guilt, Marine veteran Anthony Marquez makes it his mission to reconnect with the Gold Star families of the fallen. By carving and hand-delivering a battlefield cross for each, he finds the path to heal himself.

American Experience - American Coup: Wilmington 1898 - Tuesday, November 12 at 11 PM

Discover the story of the deadly 1898 race massacre and coup d’état in Wilmington, North Carolina, when white supremacists overthrew the multi-racial government of the state’s largest city through a campaign of violence and intimidation.

NOVA - Building Stuff - Wednesdays, November 13 -  27 at 9 PM

Engineering is all around us, and we humans have been doing it forever. But how does it actually work? Find out in this 3-part series by watching some of the most creative folks in the game build stuff that helps extend our range, amplify our abilities, and alter our environment for the better. 

Gold and silver artifacts.

Secrets of the Dead: Lost Treasures of Angkor - Wednesdays, November 13 - 20 at 10 PM

A recent discovery of gold and silver artifacts in Laos sheds light on the ancient Khmer Empire and may point to a lost city of immense power and wealth even older than the megacity of Angkor.