| THE CIVIL WAR - In 1862, President Abraham Lincoln and Secretary
of War Edwin Stanton first authorized a new medal, known now as
the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government
to her Soldiers & Sailors. The first awardees were members of
the famous train-stealing "Andrews Raid" party, and this
episode also explores some of the first American-Americans to win
distinction in battle with the Medal of Honor.
WORLD WAR ONE - Sergeant Alvin C. York of the U.S. 82nd Division
is probably the most famous Medal of Honor recipient and his combat
experience is detailed here. As is the epic story of Corporal
Freddie Stowers who was posthumously awarded the medal seventy-three
years after his 1918 action. Marine John Henry Pruitt was a rare
awardee who received both the Army and Navy Medals of Honor for
his action.
WORLD WAR TWO - EUROPE - Medal of Honor awardee First Lieutenant
Robert Waugh is one anchor story for Episode Three, along with
African-Americans and Lieutenants Vernon Baker and John R. Fox
fighting the German Army in the Italian Campaign. In addition,
the Medals of Honor awarded for actions on D-Day, June 6, 1944
are documented in great detail.
WORLD WAR TWO - PACIFIC - United States Marine and Army stories
from the island-to-island Pacific War take us from Guadalcanal
to Iwo Jima. Private John McKinney's actions on the Philippine
Island of Luzon and Sergeant Thomas A. Baker's fight at Saipan
on the Marina Islands and Marine Private William Watson on Iwo
Jima.
THE KOREAN WAR - Episode Five details the "Forgotten War"
and awardees First Lieutenant Walter Schowalter, Corporal Rodolfo
Hernandez and Sergeant Cornelius Charlton in battle against the
Communist Chinese and North Koreans. In addition, the "Special
Citations & Awards" given to the Unknown Soldiers and
the unknowns of Allies from World War One are examined.
THE VIETNAM WAR - Episode Six lands in the jungles and the rocky
grasslands of Vietnam, telling the stories of several men whose
actions at the Battle of the Ia Drang Valley in 1965 earned them
the Medal of Honor - most notably Second Lieutenant Walter Joseph
Marm and helicopter pilots Captains Ed Freeman and Bruce Crandall
who received their awards almost 40 years later. As well, African-Americans
Milton Olive and Captain Riley Pitts, the first African-American
officer to be awarded the medal. This episode also carries us
forward to the current War of Terror and the battlefields of Iraq
and Afghanistan.
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"MEDAL
OF HONOR: EXTRAORDINARY VALOR" 6-PART SERIES:
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Synopsis --
Featuring incredible action, special effects and authentic
historical detail, this 6-part, 4+ hour docu-drama mini-series explores
the incredible stories of these brave American Soldiers and Medal of
Honor awardees from the Civil War, World War One, World War Two in Europe
and the Pacific, the Korean War and from Vietnam to today. Shipping
in early 2012, this brand new 2-DVD set is available now for pre-order
at an incredible discount. Grab it while you can at this price!
| Directed & Produced by:
Kevin R.Hershberger
Screenplay by: Baron Blakley
Cinematography by: Stephen M. Lyons
Edited by: Kevin R. Hershberger,
Brian Lyles, Dan Nelson, Joey Tran |
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Additional Photography by: Brian
Lyles, Hugh Burruss, William Eichler, Kevin R. Hershberger
Original Music by: David G. Russell
Narrated by: Coby Batty
Featuring: Bucky Anderson, Michael
Bilder, Guy W. Gane, Marvin Alonso-Greer, Daniel Grey, Sam Harrelson,
Tyhm Kennedy, Joshua Kerner, Matthew Paski, Christopher Ruff,
Jason Spellman |
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