A LOU REDA PRODUCTION airing
on the HISTORY CHANNEL

 

HERO SHIPS

A LOU REDA PRODUCTION airing on the HISTORY CHANNEL
INTERNATIONAL
Beginning on May 26, 2008, 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm (EST)

Plus Battle History of the Marine Corps - 11:00 am, 2:00 pm, and 5:00 pm (EST)

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Beginning Memorial Day weekend, History Channel International will premiere the first three episodes of “HERO SHIPS”,
a 13 part series of one hour programs featured in high definition with gripping interviews and an insider’s look into the real
stories told by the sailors who were there.

Featured Ships:

USS ARIZONA (8:00 pm EST) – Hero ships salutes the USS Arizona, an innovative warship entombed at the exact
spot where over 60 years ago Japanese bombers halted her combative efforts, sinking just minutes into battle. The USS
Arizona is a national cemetery as well as national monument with 900 crewmembers buried within the vessel.

USS ENTERPRISE (9:00 pm EST) – The original Enterprise, CV-6, gained immortality as “The Big E” of WWII.
But despite her glorious history, she was sent to the yard, only to be redeemed in the 1957 launch of CVN-65, the
world’s first nuclear-powered carrier. Today the USS Enterprise remains on the high seas and in the front lines of
America’s military engagements.

LST’s (10:00 pm EST) - “Landing Ship Tanks” weren’t deemed noble enough even to have names. They were not
thought of as warships even though they were always the first floating metal to touch fire-swept beaches from North
Africa to Iwo Jima. The story of these ships is therefore one of an unsung hero, as it reveals not just the considerable
war-long battle action of one ship, but exemplifies the collective saga of a class that had absolutely no military
precedent before the first keel was laid in June of 1942.

The remaining 10 episodes featuring other great Naval Vessels: Constitution, Yorktown, Laffey, Jeremiah
O’Brien, Texas, New Jersey, Nautilus, New York, Hornet, and Samuel B. Roberts
will air throughout the
following weeks.

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LOU REDA PRODUCTIONS is internationally recognized as one of the nation’s outstanding documentary filmmakers, producing
programs of the highest quality for cable and network television. To learn more about Reda go to
www.redafilms.com

HISTORY CHANNEL INTERNATIONAL gives viewers a global perspective with original programming that makes a world of
difference. Executive Producer for History is Mike Stiller.

For more information contact:
Lou Reda – 610.258.2957
lou@louredaproductions.com

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