Spielberg and Hanks Honor WW2 Veterans
March 15th, 2010
HBO’s The Pacific Honors Veterans in D.C. from whcinsider on Vimeo.
250 WWII veterans arrived on honor flights to visit the World War II Memorial on the mall and to hear from the Hollywood legends who memorialized their service in the new HBO mini-series The Pacific. Executive Producers Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks shook hands and posed for photos with veterans and family members after thanking them for their service to the nation. Actors Joe Mazzello and James Badge Dale joined Spielberg, Hanks, and Executive Producer Gary Goetzman for the event led by HBO’s Richard Plepler, Eric Kessler, Michael Lombardo, and Kary Antholis. Later that day, President Obama hosted “The Pacific” team and members of the Joint Chiefs to watch the first episode in the White House theater.
Part one of the ten-part series aired Sunday on HBO and will continue every Sunday for the next nine weeks.
