American Valor Quarterly Issue 12 - Spring 2015 | Page 6

THE HONORS: THE FIRST TELEVISED AWARDS SHOW HONORING OUR VETERANS & MILITARY HEROES The signature event of the AVC’s Annual Veterans Conference, The Honors, was filmed the evening of Saturday, November 8, airing nationwide the following weekend on Reelz Channel, as well as worldwide to our military men and women serving abroad on DoD News. on its website at AVChonors.com. The Honors was launched as a television show for DoD News in 2012, expanding to Reelz Channel in 2014. While there are now awards shows on television honoring everything from film to music to sports, prior to The Honors there were none that spotlighted the stories of heroism among the men and women who serve and sacrifice to protect our freedoms. Celebrity supporters of our military, including Pat Sajak, Gary Sinise, Joe Mantegna, Megyn Kelly, and more came together to help share the stories of American valor among our heroes from the Greatest Generation to the latest generation. The Honors television broadcast, along with stories on the honorees, can be seen Above: The U.S. Army Chorus opens up The Honors with a rousing performance of The Battle Hymn of the Republic, introduced by AVC President James C. Roberts. Right: Saluted on the 70th anniversary of D-Day and their legendary stand at Bastogne were veterans of the 101st Airborne Division in World War II. Among them were Donald Burgett, Jim “Pee Wee” Martin, and Col. Edward Shames, each of whose stories are included in this issue of American Valor Quarterly. THE WOUNDED WARRIOR EXPERIENCE COMMEMORATES ITS FIFTH YEAR Kicking off the AVC’s Annual Veterans Conference weekend for the fifth year in a row was The Wounded Warrior Experience, a television event presented by Military Order of the Purple Heart Service Foundation. The Wounded Warrior Experience is a special panel discussion, filmed for broadcast on Veterans Day and throughout November, airing on cable and satellite systems and to our troops around the world on DoD News. Hosted by Fox News National Security Correspondent Jennifer Griffin, The Wounded Warrior Experience spotlights inspiring stories of recovery from young men and women wounded on the front lines of Afghanistan and Iraq. The program also spotlights medical advances and resources available to those recovering from both physical injuries and the unseen wounds of post-traumatic stress and traumatic brain injuries. THE AVC’S 18TH ANNUAL VETERANS CONFERENCE & HONORS NOVEMBER 5-7, 2015 - WASHINGTON, DC The American Veterans Center’s 18th Annual Conference & Honors is set for this Veterans Day weekend in Washington, DC, and YOU are invited! 6 Join our nation’s greatest heroes from World War II to the present day, for a three-day experience with memories to last a lifetime. To learn more, call the AVC at 703-302-1012 ext. 227 or e-mail [email protected]. AMERICAN VALOR QUARTERLY