By Mallory Mattingly
Actor and Marine Corps veteran Rob Riggle will once again host the AMERICAN VALOR: A SALUTE TO OUR HEROES annual event, airing on Nov. 15 on ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC.
“The AVC’s Emmy-winning program shares the stories of America’s greatest heroes from World War II to the present day. Narrated by celebrities and noted Americans, these are the stories that inspire and unite us, reminding us of who we are at our very best,” the American Veterans Center wrote of the event on its website.
The broadcast will specifically honor the last remaining World War II veterans, Rosie the Riveters, the Korean War’s heroes from the “Miracle of Christmas,” Olympian and 82nd Airborne Division officer Melvin Pender, Jr. and more.
The celebrities narrating those stories include “Kristen Bell, Joe Buck, Candace Cameron Bure, Chris Evans, Michael Keaton, Chris Pine and Chris Pratt. Special presentations will also come from Shawn Johnson East and Sawyer Spielberg, as well as BAND OF BROTHERS stars Wilmer Valderrama, Charlie Weber and James Madio,” according to Variety.
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Per the logline, Riggle will “guide viewers through a moving lineup of true stories honoring the courage, sacrifice and legacy of America’s service members.”
The veteran-turned-actor served for 23 years in the United States Marine Corps before retiring from the reserves as a Lieutenant Colonel in 2013.
“I wasn’t incapable of doing things, but I just didn’t believe in myself enough,” Riggle said in a video, describing how being a Marine changed him. “And when I got to the Marines, and I went through officer candidate school, and I went through the basic school, and I went through all these things, I realized I could do whatever I set my mind to.”
“Whatever my perceived limits were, those weren’t my limits,” he continued. “You know, if I thought, ‘Oh God, the most I could run is 15 miles or 10 miles.’ That’s not true. You just don’t know until you have someone to push you. And so I always had these perceived limits, and the Marine Corps blew the lid off those.”
“I was capable of so much more. And when I realized that, I started to believe in myself, and I started to bet on myself, and I started to say, ‘You know what, if I can do that, I can do this. And if I can do this, I can definitely do that,'” Riggle added.
“As a Marine, it’s the greatest honor to stand alongside those who’ve served and to help tell the stories of the true heroes who’ve shaped our country,” he said in a press release, per Variety. “Their courage, their sacrifice, and their legacy deserve to be celebrated and remembered, not just on Veterans Day, but every day.”
Tune into the American Veterans Center’s annual AMERICAN VALOR: A SALUTE TO OUR HEROES program to honor our nation’s veterans.
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