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2-Hour TV Special
We
recently received a from a producer in Los Angeles
that has been tasked with putting together a
meaningful, inspiring two-hour television Veteran's
Day special, sponsored by a major US retailer,
for this fall. After contacting the Pentagon and
inquiring, they were sent to us and now we are
reaching out to you, our readers and supporters for
help in scouting.
American Heroes
What
they are looking for are military heroes, active
duty or veteran, who they can provide some real
assistance to and profile, with the goal of
highlighting that our veterans are important to us
and we want to do more for them.
Help Us Search
In
addition to what the show may profile that we are
doing, they have provided me with a list of other
topics/heroes they would like to profile on the two
hour special. Here is the list they provided to me:
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A Hero who had saved the life of one of his
buddies, but now he needs help, so the buddy who
was saved, lends a surprise hand to help out.
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We’d like to help someone who feels like their
life is spinning out of control and make things
bearable for them. Maybe someone who’s home
burned down, or was damaged in a tornado, OR
their parents got sick, then their wife lost her
job. Really any person who feels like for every
chance they have to get ahead, they get pushed 2
steps back.
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An expectant mother who needs help getting
supplies for her baby while her husband is
fighting
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A spouse or parent who has an injured child or
spouse but they can’t get to see them so we make
arrangements.
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A story about the sacrifices that our soldiers
make, and what drives them to do it.-(Maybe we
interview a really interesting family who for
generations has served in the military. They
share stories of fighting, loosing loved ones,
gaining friends etc.
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A special thanks of some sort that goes out to
our entire military, like a salute, or parade
etc.
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Something special in honor of all the heroes we
have lost
Timing
This
is a tall order in a short period of time, but since
this newsletter is going out to a couple thousand of
you, including folks from the VA, US armed services,
and other organization who daily support our vets,
my hope is that you will have some suggestions and
contacts for me.
A
Good Thing
All
of us know that raising public awareness of the
needs of our veterans and our need as a nation to
stand by them before they go, while they are there,
and when they return is critical. It would be easy
to find criticism with the goals of the proposed
show, but we this as another an outstanding
opportunity to let America know that our vets have
needs and that they can play a role in meeting them.
Send Your Nominations/Suggestions
Forward your suggestions to me at
vetspecials@americanheroesreturn.com and I'll
forward them to the producer. And in addition to
what the producers do or not do, we will use this
information to springboard our own assistance
program. Every veteran we assist is one more veteran
honored, join with us as we make a difference, a
difference that counts for today, tomorrow, and the
rest of their lives.
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