For the past 20 years the National Memorial Day Concert has been broadcast on PBS to honor the service and sacrifice of our men and women in uniform. Each year more than 300,000 people attend the concert on the U. S. Capitol west lawn.
Rich and I took our lawn chairs and found a nice, grassy area to sit and watch the concert. When we sat down there was hardly anyone there. By the time the concert started, it was wall-to-wall people.
The concert was hosted by actors Gary Sinise and Joe Mantegna and along with a slew of well-known stars and personalities featured the National Symphony Orchestra, The U. S. Army Chorus, The U. S. Army Ceremonial Band, The U. S. Army Herald Trumpets, The U. S. Navy Band Sea Chanters, The Soldiers' Chorus of the U. S. Army Field Band and maybe some others that I forgot. I don't usually watch the concert on PBS when it's televised, but it was nice to be here and remember what Memorial Day is really about.
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