May 15, 2017
For immediate release
Contacts:
Tom Williams, APR | [email protected] | 410-581-4031
Ari Hamilton | [email protected] | 410-568-8807
MEDIA ADVISORY
The Last Ring Home, film about WWII Navy hero, airs nationally starting
Memorial Day, May 29
What:
The half-hour documentary film, The Last Ring Home, will air on public television stations
across the country on Memorial Day, with additional airings in the days that follow.
The film tells a story of courage, love and honor
centered on U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander
Minter Dial, a WWII hero and recipient of the
Navy Cross, the military’s second-highest
decoration awarded for valor in combat. The son
of a U.S. senator and married to an aspiring
actress, he became a Navy officer, captaining
the USS Napa at the outbreak of war. Captured
by the Japanese at Corregidor, Lt. Cmdr. Dial survived more than two years as a POW in the
Philippines, only to be killed in the most gruesome conditions in January 1945. Just before
dying, he handed his 1932 Naval Academy ring to a fellow prisoner hoping to have it returned
to his wife, but it was lost in the ensuing chaos. The ring reappears many years later under the
most improbable of circumstances. The Last Ring Home documents the ring's journey and the
impact that it has had on the lives of many people along the way. More information is
available at thelastringhome.com/.
When:
- WORLD Channel, Monday, May 29 at 8:30 p.m.; Tuesday May 30 at 1:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m., and
3:30 p.m.; and Sunday, June 4 at 5:30 a.m. – all EDT (check your local listings)
- Maryland Public Television, Monday, May 29 at 7:30 p.m. EDT
Who:
Presenter: Maryland Public Television – mpt.org – In keeping with its continuing commitment
to pay tribute to America's veterans, MPT presents the national release of The Last Ring Home.
Distributor: American Public Television – aptonline.org
Producer: Minter Dial II (Lt. Cmdr. Dial’s grandson) and Eastwood Allen
Director: Josh Shelov
About MPT
Launched in 1969 and headquartered in Owings Mills, MD, Maryland Public Television is a nonprofit, state-licensed public television
network and member of the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). MPT’s six transmitters cover Maryland plus portions of contiguous
states and the District of Columbia. Frequent winner of regional Emmy® awards, MPT creates local, regional, and national television
shows. For more information visit mpt.org.
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