NEW YORK — Josh Groban, John Mellencamp,Tracy Morgan and the ever-present Jon Stewart will rise up at this 12 months’s Stand Up for Heroes fundraiser.

The fundraiser, which advantages injured veterans and their households, can even function comedians and musicians together with Jimmy Carr, Ronny Chieng, Shane Gillis, The War and Treaty and Rita Wilson. Stewart has been a gentle presence on the annual occasion.

This 12 months’s occasion will happen Nov. 6 at David Geffen Hall on the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City. Since its inception, Stand Up for Heroes has raised $70 million to assist all veterans and navy households.

Stand Up for Heroes was first held in 2007 and is produced by the New York Comedy Festival and the Bob Woodruff Foundation. Woodruff was practically killed throughout a 2006 assault in Iraq whereas embedded with U.S. troops for ABC News.

“Stand Up for Heroes will shine a light on the incredible service and sacrifice of our veterans, service members, and their families, and raise important funds to support the men and women who have had our back and who now need us to have theirs,” Woodruff stated in an announcement.

Tickets for Stand Up for Heroes go on sale Wednesday by way of bobwoodrufffoundation.org and the Lincoln Center field workplace.

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