Join Ben Vereen for the Inaugural Veterans Day National Multimedia 24-Hour Broadcast

Join Ben Vereen for the Inaugural Veterans Day National Multimedia 24-Hour
Broadcast

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Celebrity entertainer
and spokesperson Ben Vereen and SOS Support Our Soldiers, Inc. would like to
invite all Americans to join them for the Inaugural Veterans Day National
Multi-Media 24-Hour Broadcast on November 11, 2009.

SOS, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting veterans' organizations
throughout the nation, has partnered with GI Radio, the Connecticut School of
Broadcasting, and Comcast Cable Company to produce a 24-hour Internet Radio
and Web TV Live Streaming simulcast event beginning at 12:01 am on Veterans
Day, with additional support from the Military Channel.

Our hosts will ask Americans to pledge $11 on 11/11 throughout this "Every
Penny Counts" campaign by calling our toll-free hotline 1-877-218-0596 or by
clicking on the "Donate Now" button on www.supportoursoldiers.org. Interviews
with world-renowned medical professionals, veterans' organizations, and
veteran heroes are planned, while guests and active duty troops throughout the
world will call in to inspire, educate, and share stories.

Hosts will include Ben Vereen, an advocate for soldiers and veterans;
television and film actress Carmelita Hughes; and Damon Weaver, the
11-year-old sixth grader, who has made international headlines as the youngest
reporter to interview President Obama. Special guests include Jim Nabors, who
portrayed the beloved soldier Gomer Pyle; the queen of Bluegrass, Rhonda
Vincent; comedian Eddie Brill of the Late Show with David Letterman; and
comedian Angela Manfredi.

In light of the recent tragedy at Fort Hood, Texas, the mental and physical
health and well-being of soldiers and veterans has been brought to the
forefront. Saralyn Mark, M.D., who has served as the first Senior Medical
Advisor to the Office of Women's Health and the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration, will speak about the tragedy on the broadcast.

This year's event will benefit five national charities and one local South
Florida organization. The local organization, Hope*Faith*Love*Charity, Inc.
and its Stand Down House was chosen to honor Mr. Roy Foster, the first CNN
Hero of 2009, for his tireless efforts on behalf of homeless veterans.

The five national organizations selected this year are The Fisher House
Foundation, Wounded Warrior Project, Vietnam Veterans of America, Operation
Mend, and the Korean Veterans Association of America.

"We are asking those in the broadcast, internet media, and news industry to
get the word out to America and link to our site or embed our Live Streaming
simulcast in their web sites by going to
http://www.supportoursoldiers.org/livestream.htm and clicking on 'Embed,'"
said Valerie Halaby, president of SOS Support Our Soldiers. "It's time to
restore Veterans Day to its rightful place of honor among our nation's
holidays," she added.

For further details on how you can help or to join the broadcast, please
contact us at (561) 254-8335 or at vhalaby@supportoursoldiers.org.

SOURCE SOS Support Our Soldiers, Inc.

Dick Gruenwald Associates, +1-561-622-3200, or Janice Gruenwald Aponte,
+1-561-906-6784, janice_dga@bellsouth.net