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Veterans Day movies on TCM: From 'The Sullivans' to 'Patton' (photo: George C. Scott in 'Patton') This evening, Turner Classic Movies is presenting five war or war-related films in celebration of Veterans Day. For those outside the United States, Veterans Day is not to be confused with Memorial Day, which takes place in late May. (Scroll down to check out TCM's Veterans Day movie schedule.) It's good to be aware that in the last century alone, the U.S. has been involved in more than a dozen armed conflicts, from World War I to the invasion of Iraq, not including direct or indirect military interventions in countries as disparate as Iran, Guatemala, and Chile. As to be expected in a society that reveres people in uniform, American war movies have almost invariably glorified American soldiers even in those rare instances when they have dared to criticize the military establishment.

The 1942 Disney animated classic Bambi is making its Blu-ray debut on March 1, with a brand new digital restoration in this Diamond Edition release. Donnie Dunagan provided the voice of the young Bambi and the voice actor recently held a virtual interview to discuss his experience in voicing this classic character. Here's what he had to say.

How old were you when you got the role of Bambi?

Donnie Dunagan: I want to share good specifics with everyone, on my wonderful life story. But on your question I must guess some. My agent got some feeler contact months before Disney reached my mother. I was just six years old in the fall of 1940 when production started on the film and my trips to the Disney studio to work on it extended into early 1941.

What was the hardest part about playing Bambi?

Donnie Dunagan: If I had spoken of this while working on the film,...