Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund Teams with
TV Worldwide for Live Web Simulcast of Annual Veteran’s Day Observance at the Wall
Base Technologies Sponsors Event via Satellite and Webcast to American Troops
For Immediate Release
Wednesday, November 10, 2004
Chantilly, Va. – TV Worldwide, a web-based global TV network, in cooperation with the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, the National Park Service and Base Technologies will simulcast live via satellite and the Internet, the Annual Vietnam Veterans Day Observance at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial from 1:00 – 2:30 PM ET on Veteran’s Day, Thursday, November 11, 2004.
People around the world can participate online through the Internet simulcast, accessible through www.vvmf.org, www.usvets.tv and www.tvworldwide.com . The Veterans Day observance will also be archived on www.usvets.tv and tvworldwide.com. In addition, the simulcast will be available for broadcast media outlets via satellite. Commentary and interviews will be offered prior to the event. Viewers should tune in online at 12:45 AM (ET) and have the free Windows Media Player installed prior to the event. Questions during the live pre-show can be directed to 703-961-9250, ext 223. The program will be available to media outlets from 12:45-2:30 p.m. via satellite Satellite Transponder Coordinates are as follows:
SATELLITE: SBS-6 TRANSPONDER: K 4 - 74’ W
UPLINK FREQ: 140898.000 MHz (H) DOWNLINK FREQ:11798.000 MHz (V)
AUDIO FREQ.: 6.2 Full Program, 6.8 Full Program
EVENT TIME : 12:30 - 14:30 x 30 min Approx. EASTERN TIME
Veterans of the Vietnam War and other past conflicts will participate in the 2004 Veterans Day Observance at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., hosted by the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund and the National Park Service. Active-duty military who recently served in Operation Iraqi Freedom also are expected to participate.
Some of the featured participants include:
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The Honorable John P. Murtha, U.S. House of Representatives, PA-12th District. Congressmen Murtha is the first combat Vietnam veteran elected to Congress.
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Most Reverend John J. Kaising, Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA
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Jan C. Scruggs, Founder and President, Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund
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Gentry Davis, Deputy Regional Director, National Capital Region, National Park Service
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James ‘Marty’ Irving, former U.S. Marine Corps Captain in Vietnam; VVMF Corporate Council Member; Managing Director Cassidy & Pinkard, Inc.
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Diane Carlson Evans, Founder and President, Vietnam Women’s Memorial Foundation
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Karen Spears Zacharias, author and journalist whose father’s name is inscribed on Panel 9E, Line 71 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
More than 10,000 Vietnam veterans and supporters are expected to attend this year's ceremony. The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, the non-profit organization established in 1979 to build the Vietnam Memorial, is grateful to Base Technologies and TVWorldwide.com for their support this year in covering the 2004 Veterans Day Ceremony. “These companies enabled us to bring this year’s ceremony to American veterans and their families around the world,” said Jan C. Scruggs, Founder and President of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund.
TV Worldwide’s Veterans Channel is dedicated to all United States veterans of all services and their families. TVWorldwide.com and the channel sponsors would like to salute America’s brave men and women whose sacrifices have preserved our freedom and protected national interests around the world. The Veterans Channel, www.usvet.tv, archives streaming media TV Worldwide produced at VVMF events such as Memorial Day, Veterans Day and other ceremonies to recognize the contributions of American veterans and highlight the issues of importance to them. Dave Gardy, Chairman and CEO of TV Worldwide commented, “We are pleased to work with the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, Base Technologies and our sponsors in producing content for this new Internet TV channel.
“Base Technologies is pleased to again be a sponsor of a VVMF’s simulcast event to demonstrate our support for our veterans and our commitment to America and its military personnel at this important time in our nation’s history,” stated Gary Nakamoto, CEO of Base Technologies, Inc.
About Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund
Established in 1979, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund (www.vvmf.org) is the non-profit organization authorized by Congress to build the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. Today, it has developed a series of outreach programs dedicated to preserving the legacy of The Wall, to promote healing and to educate about the impact of the Vietnam War.
About TV Worldwide.com Inc.
As a leading global Internet broadcasting and streaming media company, TV Worldwide (www.tvworldwide.com) is developing a network of video channels that is an affiliation of community-based Internet television stations, each underwritten by a strategic partner, "aimcastingsm" to targeted demographic audiences worldwide. TVWorldwide.com works with strategic partners to develop the latest in live and archived state-of-the art video streaming content applications. . TVWorldwide.com was recently named one of the streaming video industry’s “Hottest Streaming Companies” by Streaming Magazine, www.streamingmagazine.com, and CEO Dave Gardy was honored by the magazine as one of the 50 Most Influential People in Streaming Media. Mr. Gardy also serves as President of the International Webcasting Association.
About Base Technologies
Base Technologies, Inc. (www.basetech.com) offers professional technical and management services to its clients and provides cost-effective, resourceful, and well-planned solutions. Its mission is to ensure that clients successfully reach their goals. Base Technologies is the "technology connection to the world."
