Oprah Winfrey, Kristen Bell, Bill Hader and More to Appear in ‘American Valor: A Salute to Our Heroes’ Veterans Day Special
The Veterans Day special *American Valor: A Salute to Our Heroes* will return for its 14th year, airing on ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox stations on 14 November. Hosted by actor and Marine Corps veteran Rob Riggle, it will share stories honouring US service members and their contributions.
Filmed in Washington, DC, on 7 November, the programme will feature Toni Breidinger, Patricia Heaton, Gabriel Luna, Joel McHale and Dean Norris. Narrators include Oprah Winfrey, Kristen Bell, Bill Hader, Will Arnett, William H. Macy and Chris Pine; the special will also mark 25 years since *Band of Brothers* and pay tribute to Jimmy Stewart.
In short
- Rob Riggle returns to host the 14th annual *American Valor* special.
- The programme airs on four US broadcast networks on 14 November.
- Tributes include *Band of Brothers* and wartime veteran Jimmy Stewart.
Explained simply
Veterans Day is a US public holiday held on 11 November to recognise people who have served in the country’s armed forces. It falls on the date the First World War armistice took effect in 1918, and is distinct from Memorial Day, which honours those who died in military service.
The special is part of an annual tradition of using television to tell stories about US service members and their contributions. Rob Riggle, its host, is an actor who served in the US Marine Corps.
The programme also refers to two parts of US military and entertainment history. Band of Brothers is a television drama about American soldiers in the Second World War, while Jimmy Stewart was a Hollywood actor who served as a US Army Air Forces pilot during that war.