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HBO paying for vets' trip to WWII memorial

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  1. JagdtigerI

    JagdtigerI Ace

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    "NEW YORK — HBO is paying to send 250 veterans to Washington next week to visit the World War II memorial, coinciding with the networks' premiere of a miniseries about the war.

    The 10-part series, "The Pacific," starts on the network March 14. It's a drama focusing on the lives of U.S. Marines fighting the Japanese in the aftermath of Pearl Harbor.

    The network said Friday it is working with the Honor Flight Network, an organization that pays to transport veterans to the nation's capital. Courteney Monroe, HBO's marketing chief, says that group has more than 9,000 veterans on its waiting list.

    The veterans will include a 100-year-old man. Veterans from Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, New York, Philadelphia and Orlando, Fla., will make the trip."

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    The Associated Press: HBO paying for vets' trip to WWII memorial
     
    JagdtigerI, Mar 5, 2010
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  2. Fgrun83

    Fgrun83 Member

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    great story, thanks for sharing it!, its really nice to see HBO step up and help by paying for our vets to go to the memorial.
     
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  3. Biak

    Biak Boy from Illinois Staff Member

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    HBO will get advertising better than during the Super Bowl and our Veterans get to the Memorial. Win for both as far as I'm concerned. Might order an HBO show on the dish just because. After sending a contribution to the Honor Flight Network.
     
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    Wow what a great story to read about. Glad that the vets get to go the memorial that makes me really happy. Anything that we can do to make our vets know that they are still carried for is a win in my book.
     
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