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National Memorial Day Concert on PBS
PBS | 5/24/08 | Gulfwar1vet

Posted on 05/24/2008 7:55:22 PM PDT by GulfWar1Vet

A reminder that the National Memorial Day Concert will be on PBS tomorrow night starting at 7 PM Central.

Gary Sinise and Joe Mantegna host the annual tribute to America's military personnel, featuring singers Gladys Knight, Sarah Brightman, Idina Menzel, Rodney Atkins and John Schneider, and the National Symphony Orchestra under Erich Kunzel.

Looks like another great show :)


TOPICS: Military/Veterans; Miscellaneous; Music/Entertainment
KEYWORDS: memorialday; pbs

1 posted on 05/24/2008 7:55:22 PM PDT by GulfWar1Vet
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To: GulfWar1Vet
Went to the rehearsal tonight -- it's a great show. The whole thing is a tribute to the Armed Services. Worth tuning in if you're free.

Lefties would be well advised to stay away, lest their heads explode.

2 posted on 05/24/2008 8:06:11 PM PDT by sphinx
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That’s one of the things we miss most about living in DC. We loved that concert. It was one of our favorite summer evenings.


3 posted on 05/24/2008 8:25:36 PM PDT by Corin Stormhands
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To: GulfWar1Vet

Thanks for the reminder. Looks like a great line-up on PBS starting tomorrow afternoon(CST).

12:30 Nickles from Heaven

1:30 The Marines of Montford Point: Fighting for Freedom

2:30 The Marines

4:00 A Gathering of Heroes

4:30 The Four Chaplains: Sacrifice at Sea

5:30 D-Day: The Price of Freedom

6:30 The Price of Freedom

And then the concert, of course.


4 posted on 05/24/2008 9:21:58 PM PDT by skr (I serve a risen Savior!)
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The lefties would probably get sick from all the patriotism at the concert, lol.


5 posted on 05/25/2008 7:59:36 AM PDT by GulfWar1Vet (Maranatha!)
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To: GulfWar1Vet

We love watching this every year.


6 posted on 05/25/2008 12:14:45 PM PDT by good old days
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So do I :)

I wish I was there...

Someday.


7 posted on 05/25/2008 4:16:15 PM PDT by GulfWar1Vet (Maranatha!)
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I’d never heard about Charles Durning’s war experiences before—incredible and very humbling.


8 posted on 05/25/2008 5:38:33 PM PDT by skr (I serve a risen Savior!)
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Yep....didn’t realize until seveal years ago, just watching the Concert.

I didn’t realize he was at the camps until tonight. Man...lot of memories in that head of his.


9 posted on 05/25/2008 5:41:56 PM PDT by GulfWar1Vet (Maranatha!)
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Not to mention a bullet that’s still in his hip.

Thank you for your service, GulfWar1Vet.


10 posted on 05/25/2008 7:25:45 PM PDT by skr (I serve a risen Savior!)
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Had seen the concert for the first time in a good couple of years in full. Excellent from start to finish. When they honored actor Charles During, I thought it was because he had passed since they showed three pass reflections from his service during WWII. But when he walked in, I was suprised he was still alive. It reminds me that every day as more of the veterans from WWII pass on, we must not take their reflections of their time in war battles for granted.


11 posted on 05/27/2008 7:11:11 AM PDT by Biggirl (A biggirl with a big heart for God's animal creation, with 4 cats in my life as proof. =^..^=)
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Also I have family relations, living and decesed who have served.


12 posted on 05/27/2008 7:13:34 AM PDT by Biggirl (A biggirl with a big heart for God's animal creation, with 4 cats in my life as proof. =^..^=)
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