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Nexstar Honors the Heroes of “D-Day” With Documentary Airing on Its Local TV Stations and Cable News Network, NewsNation
“D-Day: The Greatest Victory” to Air in 117 Local Markets As 80th Anniversary of World War II Invasion Approaches IRVING, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Nexstar
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n“D-Day: The Greatest Victory” to Air in 117 Local Markets As 80th Anniversary of World War II Invasion Approaches\n\n\n IRVING, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nNexstar Media Group, Inc., today announced that its owned and partner television stations will air “D-Day: The Greatest Victory,” to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day, the largest air, land, and naval operation in wartime history, when Allied troops landed on the coast of Normandy, France, to liberate Europe from the Nazis. Produced by Nexstar Broadcasting in association with WAVY-TV in Norfolk, Virginia, the exclusive program will air in 117 markets across the United States during the week of June 2. Nexstar’s national cable news network, NewsNation, will air the program on Sunday, June 9, at 10 p.m. ET. 9 p.m. CT. The actual D-Day landing occurred on June 6, 1944.\n\n\nIn a one-hour Nexstar Special Presentation, WAVY-TV anchor/reporter Marielena Balouris returns to Normandy and shares the stories of the sons, brothers and fathers lost in the invasion, and the women who made a difference in the war effort, both in battle and on the Homefront. These are stories of perseverance, unimaginable sacrifice, and the lessons and legacy of D-day, including:\n\n\n\nFirst-hand accounts from D-Day Veterans who survived, storming Utah Beach, firing the first shots from the USS Nevada, and witnessing the carnage at Omaha Beach.\n\n\n\nA daughter who describes never meeting her father, who went off to war at 16 years old, too young to be drafted, but just old enough to lie about his age.\n\n\n\nThe families of the Bedford Boys, 20 young men who died within minutes of each other, share the stories of the impact in this small Virginia town.\n\n\n\nThe story of four civilian women who made a difference in the lives of allied troops in Europe, buried with them in the hallowed grounds of the Normandy American Cemetery.\n\n\n\nFirst-hand accounts from the letters that made it from the warfront to the Homefront.\n\n\n\nThe saga of the Niland Family from Tonawanda, New York, who lost two sons in the D-day Invasion. Two others fought and made it home heroes, scarred from the trauma of war. Their story is the inspiration for an Academy Award winning film and the inspiration for another young Niland, who is now following in the footsteps of his hero great uncles -- training to be a Navy Helico...