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Highlights
of the 2008 National Memorial Day Parade:
Check back often for new updates!
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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
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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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Rooney - Legendary star of over 200 films and veteran
of the U.S. Army in World War II. Mr. Rooney will serve as
Honorary Marshal for WWII veterans, leading them down the
parade route. |
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Lt.
General Julius W. Becton
- Decorated Army veteran who first joined Army Air Corps in
July 1944 and served in WWII, Korea and Vietnam. Awarded the
Silver Star twice, Legion of Merit twice and two Purple Hearts.
Gen. Becton will serve as Honorary Marshal for the Korean
War. |
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General
Volney F. Warner - Veteran of Korea and Vietnam, and decorated
with the Distinguished Service Medal, two Silver Stars, the
Bronze Star with V Device three times, and the Distinguished
Flying Cross. General Warner went on to command the XVIII
Airborne Corps and 9th Infantry Division, and will serve as
Honorary Marshal for the Vietnam War. |
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General
Frederick M. Franks, USA-Ret - Decorated veteran of the
Vietnam War and Commanding General of VII Corps in Operation
Desert Storm. General Franks will serve as Honorary Marshal
for the Gulf War veterans in the 2008 National Memorial Day
Parade. |
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A
special tribute to the “citizen soldiers” of the
United States Army Reserve on its 100th Anniversary Featuring
distinguished Reserve veterans and personnel throughout, the
307th Army Band, an Army Reserve honor guard, and Honorary
Marshal Lt. Gen. Jack C. Stultz, Chief, Army Reserve
and Commanding General, U.S. Army Reserve Command |
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Miss
America 2008 Kirsten Haglund |
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Papers around the world covered the 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 2006 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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Grand
Marshals
The Heroes of Today
Decorated Service Members
from Operation Enduring Freedom
and Operation Iraqi Freedom
Uncovering
America by Horseback:
From Lebanon, OR, to Washington, D.C.
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Bill
Inman's journey across the country by horseback will
conclude at this year's Memorial Day Parade.
Bill,
a Desert Shield/ Storm Veteran, and his horse, Blackie,
will be representing Gulf War era veterans.
Read
more about Bill and his horse, Blackie here.
You can follow his progress on the map below
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Also included:
The National Moment of Remembrance – At exactly 3:00 PM,
the parade will pause for one minute to observe the National Moment
of Remembrance. Buglers along the parade route will play taps
in honor of all who have given their lives for our country, to
be followed by the ringing of an exact replica of the Liberty
Bell, forged at the same foundry as the original.
A tribute to the 100th Anniversary of Navy Nursing, including
active duty nurses and veterans led by Rear Admiral Christine
Bruzek-Kohler, Director of the Navy Nurse Corps.
A working replica of the Ft. Myer Flyer, the first
successfully flown aircraft for the Army in 1908, signaling the
beginning of military aviation. Appearing with the Flyer will
be Col. Laura Richardson, Army aviator and Garrison Commander
of Ft. Myer.
Recipients of the Medal of Honor, our nation’s highest military
award.
Bob Feller, baseball Hall of Famer and Navy veteran of World
War II.
Brig. Gen. R. Steve Ritchie, the only Air Force “ace”
pilot of the Vietnam War.
A military flyover above the parade route.
Marching bands from around the country, military vehicles, parade
floats and balloons,
And
Hundreds
of active duty service members
and veterans from World War II through
Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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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