IAVA, MTV, 50 Cent, Kid Rock and Others Team Up for Concert to Honor Veterans
Oct 17 2008
Read the entire press release from the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America.
Artists and Celebrities from 50 Cent to Kid Rock to Beyoncé Join Forces For “A Night for Vets: An MTV Concert for the BRAVE” NEW YORK – Today, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA), the nation’s first and largest nonpartisan Iraq and Afghanistan veterans group, announced it has teamed up with MTV’s Choose or Lose campaign to produce “A Night for Vets: An MTV Concert for the BRAVE” to mobilize support for our country’s newest generation of heroes.
The concert will coincide with the launch of BRAVE (Bill of Rights for American Veterans), a petition to call attention to the most urgent issues facing Iraq and Afghanistan veterans. “A Night for Vets: An MTV Concert for the BRAVE,” will be taped in New York City on October 23 and is scheduled to air on MTV on Friday, October 24, at 8pm ET.
“A Night for Vets: An MTV Concert for the BRAVE” will feature performances and appearances by some of today’s top MTV artists and movie stars, including live performances by 50 Cent, Ludacris, Saving Abel, along with special taped performances and messages from Kanye West, Kid Rock, Fall Out Boy, Angels and Airwaves, Juanes, Taylor Swift, Nelly, Beyoncé, Seth Green, Elizabeth Banks and others.
Concert attendees and viewers will be encouraged to sign a petition supporting BRAVE to hold elected officials accountable for adequately caring for new veterans. Supporters can sign the petition by texting BRAVE to 66333 or by logging on to http://www.chooseorlose.com.
IAVA’s Todd Bowers will be my guest on News Talk Online on Paltalk.com to discuss what the Obama administration must do to help returning veterans at 5 PM New York time Thursday Nov. 13.
To talk to him please go to http://www.garybaumgarten.com and click on the JOIN THE SHOW link. There is no charge.
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