American Heroes Channel to Present 2nd Annual 'Salute to Sacrifice' Programming

AMERICAN HEROES CHANNEL (AHC) today announced SALUTE TO SACRIFICE 2016, the network's second-annual multi-platform campaign honoring the valor and selflessness of our nation's veterans and active duty service members. Together with partners and veterans support groups The American Legion, The Bob Woodruff Foundation, Got Your 6, United Service Organizations (USO), Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and Blue Star Families, AHC will honor those who defend our country and our freedom. Through PSAs, on-air and online resources, and a full day of the network's signature history programming airing on Memorial Day, AHC will provide a broad platform for highlighting issues faced by our armed forces and their families.

"Celebrating the service and sacrifice of our nation's military, who have made our country what it is today, is the HEARTBEAT of AHC," said Kevin Bennett, executive vice president and general manager, American Heroes Channel. "AHC is proud to both honor and drive awareness for the issues faced by these individuals and their families by teaming up with the very best military organizations. Together, we're opening the dialogue and providing resources for Americans to show their appreciation - and to make the lives of these courageous heroes a little easier."

AHC will feature a full day of programming focused on the key historical moments from the past century - and the heroes that shaped them. On Memorial Day - Monday, May 30 - AHC kicks off the SALUTE TO SACRIFICE marathon with an encore airing of ULTIMATE WARFARE at 6/7 AM central. Memorial Day programming highlights include:

WORLD WAR II IN COLOR Marathon airs all day beginning at 8/7 AM central Using cutting-edge colorization techniques and information taken from recently-released secret documents, this remarkable 13-part series explores aspects of WWII that have previously never been revealed.

STORMING NORMANDY Preparing for War airs at 9/8 PM central See how the Allies come together to create a master invasion plan to take down the Nazi EMPIRE - from the summer of 1941, when President Roosevelt and Winston Churchill first discuss the invasion, to the touchdown on June 6, 1944.

STORMING NORMANDY Launching THE ASSAULT airs at 10/9 PM central June 6, 1944: the D-Day Invasion begins. Through combat camera footage, see firsthand the brave men who risked their lives storming the beaches of Normandy, and marching onward to liberate Paris - all in the name of liberating the world from Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Empire.

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