NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� Jerry Seinfeld, Jim Gaffigan, Norah Jones, Questlove and the ever-present will stand up later this year at the annual
which benefits injured veterans and their families, will also feature comedian Mark Normand and musician Patti Scialfa, who is married to Springsteen.
This year鈥檚 event will take place Nov. 11 at David Geffen Hall at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City. Since its inception, Stand Up for Heroes has raised $84 million to help veterans and military families.
was first held in 2007 and is produced by the New York Comedy Festival and the Foundation. Woodruff was nearly killed during a 2006 attack in Iraq while embedded with U.S. troops for ABC 撸奶社区.
鈥淥ur 18th Stand Up for Heroes promises to be another great evening of laughter, music, and entertainment, as well as a time to recognize our veterans, service members, and their families,鈥� Suni Harford, board chair of the Bob Woodruff Foundation, said in a statement. 鈥淲ith our event falling on Veterans Day, it鈥檚 a perfect time to share our veterans鈥� stories and collectively honor them.鈥�
Tickets for Stand Up for Heroes go on sale Thursday through and the Lincoln Center box office.
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