A special program highlighting the history and significance of Hero Street USA, in Silvis, Illinois will be presented at St. Ambrose University's Rogalski Center in the Gottlieb Conference Center on Thursday, January 27th during Civil Rights Week 2022.
Regional Emmy® Award-winning filmmakers Kelly and Tammy Rundle of Fourth Wall Films will screen excerpts from their documentary "Riding the Rails to Hero Street" and their Emmy®-nominated documentary "Letters Home to Hero Street", a co-production with Lora Adams and WQPT-PBS.
Nowhere in the annals of military history is there a street of comparable size that has contributed so many sons and daughters to serve their country as have the people of Hero Street USA. Eight of those gave the supreme sacrifice.
The presentation will be followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers.
Visit https://www.sau.edu/civil-rights-week-2022 for the entire Civil Rights Week 2022 schedule of events.
Hero Street, a multi-part documentary series by Fourth Wall Films, explores the personal and family sagas behind each of the eight heroes and tells the compelling true story of an ongoing struggle to memorialize Tony Pompa, Frank Sandoval, William Sandoval, Claro Solis, Peter Masias, Joseph Sandoval, Joseph Gomez and John S. Muños.
The series combines interviews with family members, friends, veterans, community leaders and historians with vintage photos, film, and archival materials to tell an unforgettable story of American courage, character and perseverance.
To order the DVD for Riding the Rails to Hero Street (part 1), A Bridge too Far from Hero Street: William Sandoval's Story, or Fourth Wall Films' Emmy®-nominated and award-winning film Letters Home to Hero Street (co-produced with Lora Adams and WQPT), CLICK HERE!