IAVA’s First Annual Heroes Gala, which was held on November 8, 2007, honored ABC News Anchor Bob Woodruff and Iraq Veteran and Illinois VA Secretary Tammy Duckworth for their commitment to Iraq and Afghanistan veterans’ issues. Click to view our sponsors, Honorary and Host Committees, photos, videos, and news features from the evening.

Thank You to our Generous Sponsors

Mike & Shelly Atkinson
Bill Brandt
PowerSPACE & Services
Charlie Fink
Arnold Fisher
HBO
Jill, Ken, Zack & Kiva Iscol
George S. Loening
Military.com
Miller Barondess, LLP
Provident Financial Management
Select Equity Group, Inc.
Edward Vick & Stephanie Kugelman
Lynne Wasserman

Thank You to our Honorary Committee

Former Administrator of Veterans Affairs, Senator Max Cleland
Former Senate Majority Leader, Senator Bob Dole
Lieutenant General Robert G. Gard, Jr., (USA, Ret.)
Medal of Honor Recipient and President of the New School, Senator Bob Kerrey
Former Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman, Senator John D. Rockefeller IV
USO Performer, Mr. Henry Rollins
Former Secretary of Health and Human Services, The Honorable Donna E. Shalala

Thank You to our Host Committee

Ms. Miki Agarwal Mr. Henry Alex-Rubin Mr. Mike Atkinson Mr. Dick Beattie Mr. Bill Belding Mr. Alex Bernstein Mr. Bill Bonde Mr. William A. Brandt Jr. Mr. Phillip Carter Mr. Craig Cimmino Mr. Will Coghlan Ms. Laura Dawn Ms. Kath Delaney Mr. David Everett Mr. Nate Fick Mr. Charlie Fink Ms. Patricia Foulkrod Mr. Leslie Gelb Mr. Mark Grossklag

Mr. Tate Hausman Ms. Arianna Huffington Ms. Julie Hughes Mr. and Mrs. Ken and Jill Iscol Mr. Zach Iscol Dr. Peter Klatsky Mr. Allen Kovac Mr. John Kriegsman Ms. Stephanie Kugelman Mr. Chuck Lacy Mr. George Loening Ms. Rachel Maddow Mr. J.R. Martinez Mr. Shad Meshad Mr. Robert Millis Congressman Patrick Murphy Mr. Seth Perlman Mr. Michael Pollard Mr. Warfield Price

Mr. Ben Relles Mr. Justin Rockefeller Ms. Audrey Rosenberg Ms. Lizanne Rosenstein Mr. Jonathan Schaefer Congressman Joe Sestak Mr. Todd Sutler Mr. Adrian Talbott Ms. Giovanna Torchio Mr. Edward Vick Ms. Bhavika Vyas Ms. Lynne Wasserman Mr. William Weiss Mr. Bill White Ms. Lizz Winstead Mr. Mike Zacchea Ms. Lauren Zidel Ms. Vicki Zubovic

First Annual Heroes Gala News Features

Read TVNewser's coverage of IAVA's First Annual Fall Benefit.

Watch CBS News' coverage of the event.

Watch Bill Hemmer discuss his experience on his show "America's Newsroom" on Fox News.

Watch additional Fox News coverage of the evening.

First Annual Heroes Gala Photo Gallery

Click here to view the photos from our First Annual Fall Benefit, held at Gotham Hall in New York City on November 8, 2007.

First Annual Heroes Gala Videos

6:00 PM
Cocktail Reception & Silent Auction

7:30 PM
Award Presentations

Arnold Fisher
Senior Partner, Fisher Brothers

Scott Winkler and Carlos Leon
Iraq War Veterans and 2008 Paralympic Athletes

Henry Rollins
Actor, Author & Performer

Cameron Diaz
Actor

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Founded in June 2004, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) is a nonprofit, non-partisan veterans’ education and advocacy organization. The first and largest Iraq and Afghanistan veterans’ group in America, IAVA has tens of thousands of active member veterans and more than 100,000 grassroots supporters nationwide. Through education, community and advocacy, IAVA strives to create a country which honors and cares for its newest generation of veterans and their families. Please visit www.iava.org for more information.

For questions or comments about the Second Annual Heroes Gala, please call (212) 982-9699 or email gala@iava.org