Documentary Channel Pays Tribute To American Heroes With A Special Memorial Day Marathon

Documentary Channel Pays Tribute To American Heroes With A Special Memorial Day Marathon

All Day Line-Up Explores Some of the Country's Most Fascinating War Stories with Films Featuring Narration From Robert Duvall, General Wesley Clark, Beau Bridges, Pat Boone, Aaron Eckhart and More

NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Documentary Channel (DOC) proudly pays tribute to servicemen and women, both past and present, with a special Memorial Day marathon on Monday, May 28 beginning at 10:00 am ET. Kicking off with "Seeds of Destiny," a postwar propaganda film produced in support of the United Nations Relief and winner of the 1946 Academy Award® for short subject, the special line-up culminates with the US Television premieres of "Search for the Flyboys: The Ghosts of Palau" (8:00 pm ET/PT), a film narrated by General Wesley Clark that follows a team of military anthropologists and other specialists as they seek to uncover and identify the remains of a missing American aviator downed in World War II, and "Tin Can Sailors Will Not Be Forgotten" (9:30 pm ET/PT), a tribute to the men who served in the Second World War aboard the famed destroyer the USS Morris.

The full schedule for the special Memorial Day marathon is as follows (all times ET):




-- "Seeds of Destiny" (10:00 am)A postwar propaganda film in support of the
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration. Strident but
poignant, "Seeds of Destiny" focuses on children as it surveys the
Nazi/Japanese atrocities, post-war devastation, and early relief
efforts.

-- "Body of War" (10:30 am)The moving story of Tomas Young, a 25-year-old
war veteran, paralyzed from a bullet to his spine after serving for less
than a week in Iraq. Produced and directed by Phil Donahue and Ellen
Spiro the film also features two original songs from Pearl Jam front man
Eddie Vedder.

-- "Operation Homecoming" (12:30 pm)2008 Academy Award nominee for Best
Documentary Feature, the film illuminates the extraordinary experiences
of American servicemen and women through their own powerful stories.
Based on the acclaimed NEA-sponsored book of the same name, "Operation
Homecoming" features distinguished actors like Robert Duvall, Beau
Bridges and Aaron Echkhart as they give voice to poems, stories, essays,
letters and more.

-- "The Battle of Little Sayler's Creek" (2:30 pm)Civil War re-enactors
gather on the original battlefield at Sayler's Creek Virginia to
recreate the historic battle that took place on April 6, 1865. One of
the last battles of the American Civil War, The Battle of Little
Sayler's Creek culminated three days later in General Lee's surrender at
Appomattox - the largest surrender without terms in American military
history.

-- "For My Country" (4:00 pm)Narrated by legendary music icon Pat Boone,
"For My Country" takes viewers on a journey of the rich history of the
United States National Guard. A moving documentary offering an
insider's view of the impact the National Guard has made throughout our
history, the film reaches into the heroic lives of the dedicated men and
women who sacrifice to defend the United States and our interests around
the world.

-- "Honor in the Valley of Tears" (5:30 pm)The eye-opening story of
Congressional Medal of Honor 1st Sgt. David H. McNerney and the men of
company A-Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry of the 4th Infantry
Division that he trained and led into a bloody, yet forgotten battle
near Polei Doc in the Central Highlands of Vietnam at the height of the
Vietnam War - an area later known as "The Valley of Tears."

-- "Search for the Flyboys: The Ghosts of Palau" (8:00 pm)Narrated by
General Wesley Clark, director Stephen Narisi's "Search for the Flyboys:
The Ghosts of Palau" follows a team of military anthropologists and
other specialists as they seek to uncover and identify the remains of a
missing American aviator downed over the Palau Islands during World War
II. US Television Premiere

-- "Tin Can Sailors Will Not Be Forgotten" (9:30 pm)Director Greg Berg's
personal tribute to the men who served alongside his father aboard the
USS Morris, a destroyer that saw action from the North Atlantic to the
islands of Japan during the Second World War. As flagship for Destroyer
Squadron 2 she earned fifteen battle stars and was nearly sunk by a
kamikaze at Okinawa. Now, every year, her crew members reunite to honor
"the ones who didn't make it back." US Television Premiere
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