In honor of Veterans Day, TV
One announced today Veterans of Color, the award-winning documentary, will air on Nov. 11 at 1 p.m.
Directed by Mark Parry, the documentary explores the untold stories of African-American men and women who served in all branches of the United States
military. These men and women were amongst those who stormed the
beaches of Normandy, flew as Tuskegee Airmen, and served during the Korean and
Vietnam Wars. Through personal interviews, Veterans of Color uses
31 individual experiences and culminates them into one overall message of
self-sacrifice and determination to fight for the liberties of all.
The film began as a
partnership between The Association for the Study of African American Life and
History (ASALH) and The Veterans History Project, established by Congress in
2000. What resulted was a documentary which explores and preserves
the personal accounts of U.S. Veterans. Veterans of Color was the
official selection of the 2013 Roxbury International Film Festival, the 2012
Sarasota Film Festival and the 2013 Honolulu African American Film Festival.
During the film, veterans
will offer words of wisdom and inspiration through special on-air vignettes.
These segments were filmed at a Walmart and Radio One sponsored screening of Veterans
of Color held for both active-duty and
retired members of the military earlier this year.
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