Get To Know Your Heroes

If Barry Bonds or A-Rod are people you look up to this may not be for you. Though if you admire the brave men and women in Iraq and Afghanistan that are making huge sacrifices and do not see their faces on the nightly news enough, then pay attention. Starting tomorrow night, HBO is featuring "Alive Day," which tells the stories of soldiers that came close to death and ultimately lost limbs fighting in a civil war without end.

From HBO:

In a war that has left more than 25,000 wounded, ALIVE DAY MEMORIES: HOME FROM IRAQ looks at a new generation of veterans. Executive Producer James Gandolfini interviews ten Soldiers and Marines who reveal their feelings on their future, their severe disabilities and their devotion to America. The documentary surveys the physical and emotional cost of war through memories of their "alive day," the day they narrowly escaped death in Iraq.

Watch the entire ALIVE DAY MEMORIES special on HBO.com beginning Sunday, September 9 at 11:30pm, immediately following the premiere.

> Interview with Executive Producer James Gandolfini

Put together by the famous "Tony Soprano," James Gandolfini is a star in his own right. Doing this show is a great way for him to shine in a different way as well as giving back to the stars that do not get their own award-winning show. In our society, Emmys mean more than purple hearts and Congressional medals of honor and it is time to highlight a few of these unsung heroes.