Telethon Schedule – Saturday, November 6th
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Veteran's Day Telethon Schedule of Events
| Time/Bio | Event/Guest | Press Release | Broadcasting Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0001 | Vietnam veteran & American Legion Commander Jack Hipp, American Legion Post 1066 "Opening Ceremonies" | Massapequa, NY | |
| 0030 | Veterans Memorial Garden & POW Ceremony | ||
| 0100 | Flag Disposal Ceremony | ||
| 0115 | Flag Still Stands For Freedom | ||
| 0130 | A Veteran - Who Am I? | ||
| 0200 | Video Shout Outs from our Troops stationed abroad | Courtesy of dvidshub.net | |
| 0230 | Video Shout Outs from the USA to our troops and veterans | ||
| 0300 | Army Brat, Marc Curtis "Military Brat Registry" | California | |
| CMMCL | Sponsor Go800 | ||
| 0330 | |||
| 0400 | |||
| 0430 | |||
| 0500 | |||
| 0530 | |||
| 0600 | Disabled Army Veteran, Cynthia Flynn, "Entrepreneurial Bootcamps" | Virginia | |
| 0645 | Military Brat & Motivational Speaker, Deremiah *CPE - Part 1 | Chicago, IL | |
| 0700 | Reville | ||
| 0705 | Military Brat & Motivational Speaker, Deremiah *CPE - Part 2 | Chicago, IL | |
| 0730 | Grammy and Country Music Association Award Nominee, Michael Peterson, "You Could Hear A Pin Drop" & the American Legacy Scholarship | ||
| CMMCL | Sponsor Go800 | ||
| 0800 | 2010 Military Spouse of the Year & USAF Veteran, Lori Bell, "Prosper Where You're Planted: How to Create the Life You Want With The Military Life You Get" | Washington, DC | |
| 0830 | Vietnam Era Columnist & Journalist Nancy E. Lynch, The author of the award-winning social history, "Vietnam Mailbag - Voices From the War: 1968-1972" | Wilmington, DE | |
| 0900 | Kevin O'Brien, CEO & Founder of MiliCruit, "Virtual Career Fairs" | Doylestown, PA | |
| 1000 | Author & Navy Veteran, John Quinn, "Someone Like Me" | Tuscon, AZ | |
| 1030 | Author and award winning journalist, James Diehl & his new documentary "Vanishing Voices of World War II - Southern Delaware's Humble Heroes" | read here | Salisbury, MD |
| 1100 | 2 Minutes of Silence at the 11th hour of the 11th day | ||
| 1103 | Dennis Gelbaum, CEO of ramp it up entertainment - "Fall in Love With America - Again!" | Hasbrouck, NJ | |
| 1130 | Military Mom & Author, Judy Pugh, "Reporting For Doodie" | ||
| 1200 | Randy Hignight, singer/songwriter and author, performing LIVE "Freedom Your Freedom" | read here | |
| 1230 | Army Veteran, James Lederle, "American Veterans Radio" | Peru, IN | |
| 1300 | “Totally American” Authors Dan Smee & Shoba Sreenivasan | ||
| 1330 | Gulf War Veteran & Author, Victoria L. Collier, "47 Secret Veterans' Benefits for Seniors" | Decatur, GA | |
| 1400 | Army Veteran & Lead Singer, Howie Vaughn, "Coldwater Canyon Band" & Thomas Goodin, CEO of Kountree Boyz Entertainment | CA | |
| 1430 | Salute Inc | ||
| 1500 | Vietnam Vet, Terry Burkett - "Texas Capital Vietnam War Monument Project" | Austin, TX | |
| 1530 | Dina Preston & Don Ortiz from the Dina Preston Band with “Field of Blue” | ||
| CMMCL | Sponsor Go800 | ||
| 1600 | Director Nassau County Veterans Service Agency, Patrick Yngstrom, "Veteran Services on Long Island" | Plainview, NY | |
| 1700 | Army Airborne Ranger Veteran, Scott Castillo, "Warriors to Work" | Plainview, NY | |
| 1800 | Founder, Jon Monett, "Quality of Life Plus" | ||
| 1830 | Retired Ranger John Martini, Author of "The Last Missile Site" | San Francisco, CA | |
| 1900 | Mark Berhow, Author of "Rings of Supersonic Steel" | Peoria, IL | |
| 1930 | National Spokesperson & Co-Executive Director, Torrey Shannon, "Cleaning For Heroes" | Colorado | |
| 2000 | Debbie Burak, Founder of "VeteranAid.org" | Richmond, VA | |
| 2030 | Army Veteran, Marty Horn, President, "Any Soldier" | Hoagland, IN | |
| 2100 | Dennis Stack, "Project Storyteller" | Mesa, AZ | |
| 2200 | Marine Veteran, Brian Clubb, Project Director, "Veterans Treatment Court" | Buffalo, NY | |
| 2300 | Scott Silverman, Executive Director & Founder of "Second Chance" & Author of "Tell Me No, I Dare You" | San Diego, CA | |
| 2345 | Closing Ceremonies | Taps | |
| TBA | Stefanie Goebel, Director, Navy Women eMentor Leadership Program | ||
| TBA | Iraq Veteran, Christopher K. Heisler, "United States Honor Flag" |