KOPPEL READS NAMES OF THE FALLEN.

Byline: - Valerie Kuklenski

Ted Koppel once again will put names and faces to the numbers of servicemen and women killed on duty in Iraq and Afghanistan in a special 45-minute Memorial Day edition of ``Nightline'' (11:35 p.m. Monday, ABC, Channel 7).

He will read the 900-plus names of men and women who have fallen since he last read a roster of Iraq war dead on April 30, 2004. Last Memorial Day, Koppel recognized men and women killed on duty in Afghanistan since October 2001.

Last year, seven affiliates owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Group were directed to pre-empt the broadcast, which Sinclair alleged was an antiwar statement. (Los Angeles station KABC-TV is owned by ABC.)

``Just as it was a year ago, 'The Fallen' is about the men and women who have died in our names in Iraq and Afghanistan,'' Koppel said in this week's announcement. ``We owe it to these men and women who have died in the cause of freedom that we remember them with honor.''

Here are some other televised observances of the Memorial Day holiday:

--``National Memorial Day Concert,'' 8 p.m. Sunday, KCET. Joe Mantegna hosts, with appearances by Vanessa Williams, Charles Durning, Trace Adkins and Gary Sinise. Former Secretary of State Colin Powell pays tribute to actor and veteran Ossie Davis, who hosted the special for several years and died in February.

--``Faith of My Fathers,'' 8 p.m. Monday, A&E. Made-for-TV dramatization of Sen. John McCain's book on his experiences as a Vietnam prisoner of war, with Shawn Hatosy playing the then-Navy pilot.

--``An Untold Triumph,'' 9 p.m. Monday, KCET. Documentary about the Army's 1st and 2nd Filipino Regiments in World War II, whose commando and espionage work were vital to Gen. Douglas MacArthur's drive to expel Japanese forces from the Philippines.

--``Operation Homecoming,'' 9 p.m. Monday, TLC. Premiere of a five- part series on personal stories of servicemen and women returning from Iraq, some healthy, some wounded and some in flag-draped coffins.