NEW YORK, NY and HERNDON, VA, Nov. 6, 2009 (Marketwire) --

NEW YORK, NY and HERNDON, VA -- (Marketwire) -- 11/06/09 -- RCN Corporation (NASDAQ: RCNI) and HISTORY are partnering on the third annual Take a Veteran to School Day outreach initiative, which links veterans of all ages with young people in schools and communities across America. The initiative runs through Veterans Day, November 11 and complete information can be found on the official web site, www.veterans.com.

Veterans of all ages will participate in the program. Locally, Desert Storm veteran and RCN-New York employee, Dave Lemons will share stories of his service with students and faculty members at P.S. 158 Bayard Taylor School, located at 1458 York Avenue, New York, NY, on Monday, November 9 at 1:45 pm. RCN will provide assembly attendees with t-shirts and wristbands. HISTORY also provides participating schools with curriculum-based educational materials as well as a Veterans Day video produced with the US Department of Education. Over 1100 schools in all 50 states, along with 45 cable systems nationwide, have signed up for this year's program.

"We are delighted to partner with RCN in saluting the men and women who have served our country proudly," said Dr. Libby O'Connell, Senior Vice President of Corporate Outreach and Chief Historian, HISTORY. "Take a Veteran to School Day is something that we at HISTORY are all incredibly proud of and anticipate the program being part of the network's long-lasting legacy."

"RCN is proud to be a supporting partner of this important initiative for a second year, and it's even more special for us this year because the guest speaker is part of the RCN team," said Tony Ontiveros, RCN-New York's vice president & general manager. "First-hand accounts from vets like Dave, whose 11-year military service included being stationed at the Pentagon, bring history books to life for these students allowing them to understand and appreciate the sacrifices these patriots have made on behalf of our country."

HISTORY is also inviting adults to get involved with Thank a Veteran at Work, which encourages employers to take time out of the day to thank the many veterans in workplaces. Tips on how to do this are as simple as organizing a morning get-together with coffee, juice and donuts or asking the boss to send out an email thanking veterans. A complete list of suggestions can be found at www.veterans.com.

Underscoring the initiative is a call to action for citizens to support veterans from all wars by donating to not-for-profit organizations that provide medical care, counseling and aid to families of veterans.