Beyond Glory

With Operation Homecoming: Beyond Glory, the National Endowment for the Arts extended its Operation Homecoming initiative to tour the acclaimed one-man play Beyond Glory. Adapted, directed, and performed by Stephen Lang, it was presented free of charge to troops and their families at more than twenty overseas and domestic military installations beginning in April 2005. Through Beyond Glory, Lang brought to the stage the personal accounts of American servicemen who have been honored for their heroic deeds.

Stephen Lang's riveting theatrical adaptation of Larry Smith's book, Beyond Glory: Medal of Honor Heroes in Their Own Words, featurs first-person accounts of those who received one of our nation's highest military distinctions. In his noteworthy production, Lang presents the stories of eight veterans from World War II, Korea, and Vietnam, including Admiral James Stockdale and Senator Daniel Inouye.

Lang portrays Medal of Honor recipient James Stockdale in a performance of Beyond Glory. Photo: Diane Williams.

As part of Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience, Lang performed excerpts from Beyond Glory on military bases in connection with writing workshops for the troops and their families. By presenting the military audiences of today with the recollections of decorated veterans, the Operation Homecoming tour of Beyond Glory encouraged service men and women to preserve the stories of their own wartime experiences.

Stephen Lang's impressive career in television, film, and stage includes the portrayal General George Pickett in the movie Gettysburg and Stonewall Jackson in the movie Gods and Generals. In 1990, he was honored with a Helen Hayes award for playing Colonel Jessep in the play A Few Good Men. Please see Mr. Lang's biography.

The tour of Beyond Glory was made possible through the generous support of The Boeing Company.

Please view the Beyond Glory trailer

Performance Schedule

The following list indicates performances of Beyond Glory as part of Operation Homecoming.

Honolulu, Hawaii (all services)
April 22, 2005 at 7:00 p.m.
Performed at the Hawaii Theatre in Honolulu

Naval Station Rota, Spain
May 22, 2005
For more information about this performance, please call 011-34-956-82-1517.

Andersen Air Force Base and Naval Station Guam
[held at Andersen AFB]
Yigo, Guam
June 15, 2005 at 7:00 p.m. at the Meehan Theater

Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka
Yokosuka, Japan
June 16, 2005 at 6:00 p.m. at the Benny Decker Theater

U.S. Naval Air Facility Atsugi
Ayase City, Japan
June 18, 2005 at 7:00 p.m. at the U.S. Naval Air Facility Atsugi Officer's Club

CFAS
Sasebo, Japan
June 19, 2005 at 3:00 p.m. at the Showboat Theater

MCAS Iwakuni
Iwakuni, Japan
June 20, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. at the Club Iwakuni Ballroom

Yongsan Army Garrison
Seoul, South Korea
June 21, 2005 at 6:30 p.m. at the Balboni Theatre

Camp Walker
Daegu, South Korea
June 23, 2005 at 7:00 p.m. at the Evergreen Club

Osan Air Base, Korea
Songtan, Korea
June 24, 2005 at 7:00 p.m. at the Osan American High School Auditorium

Camp Humphreys
Pyongtaek, South Korea
June 25, 2005 at 7:00 p.m. at Camp Humphreys Community Activity Center Bldg. 110

Camp Casey
South Korea
June 28, 2005

Camp Red Cloud
South Korea
June 29, 2005

U.S. Army Garrison, Hessen
Hanau, Germany
July 2, 2005 at 7:30 p.m. at the 5 Pfennig Theater

235th Base Support Battalion, Storck Barracks
Illesheim, Germany
July 4, 2005 at 7:00 p.m. at the AAFES Movie Theatre

Kleber Kaserne
Kaiserslautern, Germany
July 6, 2005 at 7:00 p.m. at KMC Onstage

US Army Garrrison Wiesbaden
Wiesbaden, Germany
July 7, 2005 at 7:30 p.m. at the Wiesbaden Community Activity Center (CAC) ballroom

Spangdahlem AB
Spangdahlem, Germany
July 8, 2005 at 8:00 p.m. at the Brick House

233rd Base Support Battalion Darmstadt
Darmstadt, Germany
July 9, 2005 at 7:00 p.m. at the Darmstadt Escape Club

Warner Barracks
Bamberg, Germany
July 11, 2005 at 7:30 p.m. at The Stable Theater

Combat Maneuver Training Center - Hohenfels
Hohenfels, Germany
July 12, 2005 at 7:00 p.m. at the Community Activities Center

Camp Ederle
Vicenza, Italy
July 14, 2005 at 3:00 p.m. at the Post Theatre

U.S. Naval Support Activity Naples, Italy
July 15, 2005 at 7:30 p.m. at the Reel Time Theater

Naval Support Activity, La Maddalena
La Maddalena, Italy
July 18, 2005 at 6:00 p.m. at the Box Office Theater

Naval Air Station Sigonella
Catania, Italy
July 20, 2005

RAF Mildenhall
Mildenhall England
July 23, 2005 at 7:00 p.m. at the Bob Hope Community Center

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