Memorial Day Marathons and Movies

Sun, May 24, 2009

My favorite way to pay homage to those who have gone before me is to spend the day with the great war movies and marathons you find on TV on Memorial Day. Here are a few top pics.

Marathons:

A&E: Intervention

Discovery: Deadliest Catch

Food: Grill it with Bobby Flay

History: MonsterQuest

Oxygen: America’s Next Top Model

TNT: Bones

SCI FI – Land of the Lost!!!

SPIKE: CSI NY

And that’s just the tip of the TV iceberg. Check your local listings for more.

Movies:

TCM has 72 hours of war movies including:

Kelly’s Heroes, The Dawn Patrol, The Fighting 69th, and The Dirty Dozen

AMC is running a marathon hosted by John McCain.
Starting at 6:00 am
Sink the Bismarck!–British captain (Kenneth More) and Wren aide (Dana Wynter) lead 1941 chase.
8:15 am
Battle of the Bulge–Allied officers (Henry Fonda, Robert Ryan) face a German tank commander (Robert Shaw) in 1944.
12:00 pm
The Longest Day–Allied forces invade WWII Normandy on D-Day.
4:00 pm
Patton–Gen. George S. Patton (George C. Scott) fights World War II.
8:00 pm
Midway–Adm. Nimitz (Henry Fonda) and Navy officers (Charlton Heston, James Coburn) meet Yamamoto’s fleet.
11:00 pm
Hamburger Hill–Fourteen Army recruits try again and again to take a muddy hill in Vietnam

And on a serious note, here’s to all those who have passed on in service to their country and an extra prayer for those who remain safe. Let’s get them all home soon.

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