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Highlights
of the 2010 National Memorial Day Parade:
- A salute to the legacy and sacrifice of the United States Marine Corps.
- Special recognition of the 65th anniversary of victory in World War II and the 60th anniversary of the start of the Korean War.
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General Peter Pace - 16th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the first Marine to be appointed to the U.S. Military's highest-ranking office. |
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Gary
Sinise - Star of CSI: New York known for his role as Lt.
Dan in Forrest Gump. Co-founder of Operation Iraqi Children,
which helps Americans donate school supplies to Iraqi schools.
His band, the Lt. Dan Band, has also played for American service
members around the world. |
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Joe
Mantegna - Tony Award-winning star of Glengarry Glen Ross
and current lead in Criminal Minds on CBS. In 2004 was named
Chairperson for the National Salute to Hospitalized Veterans
by the Department of Veterans Affairs. |
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R. Lee Ermey - Retired Marine Corps drill instructor and Vietnam veteran known for his subsequent roles in dozens of films, including Full Metal Jacket and Toy Story. He is the host of Mail Call and Lock N Load with R. Lee Ermey on HISTORY (History Channel). |
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Hugh O'Brian - Actor best known for his role as Wyatt Earp on television, previously served as the youngest Marine Corps drill instructor during World War II. |
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Bob Feller - Major League Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher and veteran of the USS Alabama in World War II. Despite being one of the game's premier pitchers, Feller immediately enlisted in the Navy the day following the attack on Pearl Harbor, serving in combat about the Alabama in the Atlantic and Pacific Theaters of the war.
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Papers around the world have covered the National Memorial Day Parade.
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The National
Memorial Day Parade received coverage in over 230 media markets,
with stories picked up by The Washington Post, The Washington
Times, The New York Times, Baltimore Sun, Orange County Times,
and Human Events.
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Click
here to watch previous Grand Marshal, Gary Sinise, talk
about the importance of Memorial Day, as televised on
the Pentagon Channel's coverage of the parade..
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The parade
was covered by each of the major television news networks, and
has been televised live, including by the Pentagon Channel seen
by military personnel at installations around the world.
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Click
here to view the climax of the National Memorial Day
Parade - the procession of the United States Marine Corps
Band followed by hundreds of our recently returned heroes
from Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom.
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Click
here to watch Rita Cosby, co-host of the 2009 National Memorial Day Parade television broadcast, interview Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ADM Michael Mullen.
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 Jon Kahn aka Jon David is a singer/songwriter from Los Angeles. He was recently profiled on the cover of the Wall St. Journal, The Washington Times, and on Fox News for his song "American Heart," which he will be playing at this year's parade.
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 Quiet Hero:
Secrets From My Father's Past
Rita Cosby signs copies of her book, "Quiet Hero: Secrets From My Father's Past" at the reception held at the Navy Memorial.
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National Moment of Remembrance
3 PM - Memorial Day
The parade comes to a complete pause at 3:00 PM to commemorate the National Moment of Remembrance, during which acclaimed Irish Tenor Anthony Kearns performs "Amazing Grace."
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Plus:
- Recipients of our nation's highest military award, the Medal of Honor Hershel Woody Williams, Captain Thomas J. Hudner, Jr., and Colonel Wesley Fox
- Reviewing Officer General James Amos, Assistant Commandant of the United States Marine Corps
- R.V. Burgin, Marine veteran portrayed in the HBO miniseries The Pacific
- Lt.General G.R. (Ron) Christmas, USMC (Ret) Honorary Marshal for the Vietnam War & recipient of the Navy Cross
- Invocation delivered by RADM Mark Tidd, Chaplain of the United States Marine Corps and Deputy Chief of Navy Chaplains
Can't
be there in person? Stay tuned for information on television listings!
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For more
information on the parade, call 703-302-1012 ext. 227.
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