DC SCHOOL MARCHING BANDS, GARY SINISE, GENERAL PETER PACE, R. LEE ERMEY, JOE MANTEGNA, & HEROES OF EVERY GENERATION
The National Memorial DayParade Presented by Boeing will take place Monday, May 31, 2010 at 2:00 PM on Constitution Avenue between 7th and 17th Streets NW.
A Pre-Parade Ceremony will begin at 1:15 PM at Constitution Avenue and 7th St NW. The pre-parade ceremony will feature Anthony Kearns of the Irish Tenors and Tenor Steve Amerson. Join nearly 300,000 Americans in honoring those who have served andsacrificed in the sixth annual National Memorial Day Parade.
Marching bands,veterans units, and uniformed military personnel from around the country willmarch down Constitution Avenue in the largest Memorial Day parade in thenation.
The parade will feature a special tribute to the U.S. Marine Corps and will be led by Grand Marshal General Peter Pace, the only Marine to serve as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Military supporters Gary Sinise and Joe Mantegna will once again join the parade, along with former Marine drill instructor and actor R. Lee Ermey.
Also participating is Edith Shain, the nurse from the famous World War II “V-J Day in Times Square” kiss photograph and R.V. Burgin, the Marine Corps veteran portrayed in the HBO miniseries, The Pacific. Formore 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 2010 National Memorial Day Parade will have a special focus on the Marine Corps, with distinguished Marine veterans and personnel throughout. The parade will be televised live on the Military Channel, as well as to our service members around the world on the Pentagon Channel.
The parade is founded and organized by the American Veterans Center, a non-profit educational foundation dedicated to preserving and promoting the legacy of our military personnel. The 2010 National Memorial Day Parade is presented by Boeing, with additional support from Hewlitt-Packard, TriWest Healthcare Alliance, American Airlines, The Perot Foundation, MorganFranklin, and the Nation of Kuwait.
