Contest Winners: Tonya Francies, Erica Scott, Kevin James, Todd Struwe, Chuck Murphy, Ariana (Ft Launderdale), Kim Wells, Lee James Carey, Beth Frank, Brendan Magone, Kimberly Smith
Sponsors, Entertainers, Authors, Speakers & Organizations that participated in the 2010 Veterans Day Telethon:
2010 Veterans Day Telethon LIVE Schedule of Events
| Time | Bio | Event/Guest |
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| 0001 | Opening Ceremonies with: Posting of Colors Pledge Allegiance National Anthem Armed Forces Medley |
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| LauraKennedyLive Opening Remarks | ||
| Guest | Vietnam era veteran & American Legion Post 1066" Commander "Jack Hipp" | |
| POW/MIA Ceremony | ||
| Veterans Memorial Garden Dedication Ceremony | ||
| Flag Disposal Ceremony | ||
| Post 1066 Shout Outs | ||
| 0230 | Guest | Vietnam Navy Veteran, Thomas Maleport (TunesNorth) |
| 0300 | Guest | Army Brat, Marc Curtis "Military Brat Registry" |
| 0330 | What Does it Mean to be a Veteran? | |
| 0400 | Great Defenders Americans Shop Local Most Heavily Decorated Soldier - Robert Howard |
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| 0430 | Guest | Grammy and Country Music Association Award Nominee, Michael Peterson, "You Could Hear A Pin Drop" & the American Legacy Scholarship |
| 0500 | Tribute to our Military Working Dogs | |
| 0515 | ||
| 0530 | Mrs Obama addresses Veteran's skills in corporate America & Whitehouse Shoutouts | |
| 0600 | Guest | Disabled Army Veteran, Cynthia Flynn, "Veteran Entrepreneurial Bootcamps" and "PEPSICO/WM Dream Machine" |
| 0630 | ||
| 0700 | Reveille with: Flag raising National Anthem Leah DeVon performing "God Bless America" Armed Forces Medley "Good Morning vietnam" with Robin Williams |
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| Guest | Singer & Host of Indie Style TV "Leah DeVon" | |
| 0745 | Guest | The Sliwin sisters, Joan and Alexandra, "Like Honey" |
| 0800 | Guest | 2010 Military Spouse of the Year & USAF Veteran, "Lori Bell" |
| 0830 | Guest | Grammy Award winner, "Charlie Daniels" |
| 0900 | Guest | Kevin O'Brien, CEO & Founder of MiliCruit, "Virtual Career Fairs" |
| 0930 | Guest | Singer/songwriter Kelly Trudell |
| 1000 | Guest | Author & Navy Veteran, John Quinn, "Someone Like Me" |
| 1030 | Guest | Author and award winning journalist, James Diehl & his new documentary "Vanishing Voices of World War II - Southern Delaware's Humble Heroes" |
| 1100 | 2 Minutes of Silence at the 11th hour of the 11th day (Veterans Day Song) | |
| 1106 | Guest | Dennis Gelbaum, CEO of ramp it up entertainment - "Fall in Love With America - Again!" |
| 1130 | Guest | Performance by "Lady Emmon" |
| 1200 | Guest | Randy Hignight, singer/songwriter and author, performing LIVE "Freedom Your Freedom" |
| 1230 | Guest | Army Veteran, James Lederle, Founder of "American Veterans Radio"; DJ Andy Keyes & DJ Heather Lederle |
| 1300 | Guest | “Totally American” Authors Dan Smee & Shoba Sreenivasan |
| 1330 | Guest | USAF Veteran & Author, Victoria L. Collier, "47 Secret Veterans' Benefits for Seniors" |
| 1400 | Guest | Army Veteran & Lead Singer, Howie Vaughn, "Coldwater Canyon Band" & Thomas Goodin, CEO of Kountree Boyz Entertainment |
| 1430 | Guest | Will & MaryBeth Beiersdorf, Founders Salute Inc. |
| 1500 | Guest | Vietnam Vet, Terry Burkett - "Texas Capital Vietnam War Monument Project" |
| 1530 | Guest | Dina Preston & Don Ortiz from the Dina Preston Band with “Field of Blue” |
| 1600 | Guest | Vietnam Veteran & Director of Nassau County Veterans Service Agency, Patrick Yngstrom, "Veteran Services on Long Island" |
| 1630 | Guests | Vietnam Veteran Walter Schmidt & John Javis, "Veterans Health Alliance of Long Island" |
| 1700 | Guest | Army Airborne Ranger Veteran, Scott Castillo, "Warriors to Work" |
| 1730 | Guest | Breaking it out with "Little Texas" |
| 1800 | Guest | Air Force Veteran & Founder, Jon Monett, "Quality of Life Plus" |
| 1830 | Guest | Retired Ranger John Martini, Author of "The Last Missile Site" |
| 1900 | Guest | Victor Medina - Message on TBI |
| 1915 | Guest | Singer/Songwriter & Horse Lover, Templeton Thompson |
| 1930 | Guest | National Spokesperson & Co-Executive Director, Torrey Shannon, "Cleaning For Heroes" |
| 2000 | Guest | Debbie Burak, Founder of "VeteranAid.org" |
| 2030 | Guest | Army Veteran, Marty Horn, President, "Any Soldier" |
| 2100 | Guest | Dennis Stack, Founder of "Project StoryKeeper" |
| Guest | Vietnam veteran, Tom Cormier, Co-Founder of "Treasury of Heritage.com" | |
| 2130 | Guest | Peter Rivera, drummer & lead singer for Rare Earth |
| 2145 | Guest | Bruce Uher, Founder of MusicArtists4U.com |
| 2200 | Guest | Marine Veteran, Brian Clubb, Project Director, "Veterans Treatment Court" |
| 2230 | Guests | The Waymore’s Outlaws |
| 2300 | Guest | Scott Silverman, Executive Director & Founder of "Second Chance" & Author of "Tell Me No, I Dare You" |
| 2345 | Closing Ceremonies |
Summary: This year’s telethon was the biggest and best one yet! We had over 53 entertainers, authors, speakers and organizations participating to share their message and support with our nation’s veterans. The entire 24-hour event was crammed full of information and entertainment and as of 12/1 was viewed 85,266 times. Unfortunately we only raised $993 in donations but every dollar counts and we are thankful for each and every one. (We have not as of yet received individual reports back from the event participants, but will update these numbers as they are received.)