National Memorial Day Parade in DC, May 25th
DC SCHOOL MARCHING BANDS, GARY SINISE, MILITARY BANDS,
ERNEST BORGNINE, LEE GREENWOOD
WASHINGTON, May 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Memorial Day Parade presented by the American Veterans Center will take place Monday, May 25, 2009 at 2:00 PM Constitution Avenue between 7th and 17th Streets NW. Join more than 250,000 Americans in honoring those who have served and sacrificed in the fifth annual National Memorial Day Parade. Marching bands, veterans units, and uniformed military personnel from around the country will march down Constitution Avenue in the largest Memorial Day parade in the nation. The parade will feature a special tribute to the U.S. Navy, and include Navy vet and Oscar winner Ernest Borgnine, fellow actors and veterans' supporters Gary Sinise and Joe Mantegna, and music star Lee Greenwood. Also participating is Edith Shain, the nurse from the famous World War II "V-J Day in Times Square" kiss photograph. For more information, visit www.nationalmemorialdayparade.com.
For nearly 70 years, Washington, DC -- our nation's capital and headquarters of our military -- was without a parade on the Armed Services' most sacred day. In 2005, the American Veterans Center decided to bring this great tradition back to the nation's capital by creating the National Memorial Day Parade. While each war and each branch of the military is honored in full, each year the parade highlights one branch of the military. The 2009 National Memorial Day Parade will have a special focus on the Navy, with distinguished Navy personnel throughout, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ADM Michael Mullen as reviewing officer. The parade will be televised live to our service members around the world on The Pentagon Channel and locally on NewsChannel 8.
The parade is possible with the generous support of TriWest Healthcare Alliance, U-Haul, Kuwait, American Airlines, Lions Club, Ride-Away, Argon ST, U.S. Army Freedom Team Salute, among others.
To schedule interviews with parade organizers or parade marshals, please call Tim Holbert at (703) 302-1012 ext. 220 or Cheri Jacobus at (202) 547-7458. Media sign-in at the reviewing stand at 7th and Constitution Avenue, NW and press pass provides full access to the parade. There are a limited number of media parking passes available. Please call to request in advance.
CONTACT:
Tim Holbert
(tholbert@americanveteranscenter.org)
(703) 302-1012 ext. 220
Cheri Jacobus
(cherijacobus@aol.com)
(202) 547-7358
SOURCE American Veterans Center
ERNEST BORGNINE, LEE GREENWOOD
WASHINGTON, May 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Memorial Day Parade presented by the American Veterans Center will take place Monday, May 25, 2009 at 2:00 PM Constitution Avenue between 7th and 17th Streets NW. Join more than 250,000 Americans in honoring those who have served and sacrificed in the fifth annual National Memorial Day Parade. Marching bands, veterans units, and uniformed military personnel from around the country will march down Constitution Avenue in the largest Memorial Day parade in the nation. The parade will feature a special tribute to the U.S. Navy, and include Navy vet and Oscar winner Ernest Borgnine, fellow actors and veterans' supporters Gary Sinise and Joe Mantegna, and music star Lee Greenwood. Also participating is Edith Shain, the nurse from the famous World War II "V-J Day in Times Square" kiss photograph. For more information, visit www.nationalmemorialdayparade.com.
For nearly 70 years, Washington, DC -- our nation's capital and headquarters of our military -- was without a parade on the Armed Services' most sacred day. In 2005, the American Veterans Center decided to bring this great tradition back to the nation's capital by creating the National Memorial Day Parade. While each war and each branch of the military is honored in full, each year the parade highlights one branch of the military. The 2009 National Memorial Day Parade will have a special focus on the Navy, with distinguished Navy personnel throughout, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ADM Michael Mullen as reviewing officer. The parade will be televised live to our service members around the world on The Pentagon Channel and locally on NewsChannel 8.
The parade is possible with the generous support of TriWest Healthcare Alliance, U-Haul, Kuwait, American Airlines, Lions Club, Ride-Away, Argon ST, U.S. Army Freedom Team Salute, among others.
To schedule interviews with parade organizers or parade marshals, please call Tim Holbert at (703) 302-1012 ext. 220 or Cheri Jacobus at (202) 547-7458. Media sign-in at the reviewing stand at 7th and Constitution Avenue, NW and press pass provides full access to the parade. There are a limited number of media parking passes available. Please call to request in advance.
CONTACT:
Tim Holbert
(tholbert@americanveteranscenter.org)
(703) 302-1012 ext. 220
Cheri Jacobus
(cherijacobus@aol.com)
(202) 547-7358
SOURCE American Veterans Center
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