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Description of Pictures: The National Memorial Day Parade, held annually along Constitution Avenue in our nation’s capital – Washington, DC – shares the story of American honor and sacrifice from across the generations. The parade, commemorating its thirteenth year, is our nation’s largest Memorial Day event, drawing hundreds of thousands of spectators to the National Mall to pay tribute to those who have served, are serving, and most importantly those who have made the ultimate sacrifice while in service to our country. The National Memorial Day Parade is a moving timeline of American military history, honoring those who have served and sacrificed from the American Revolution to the present day. It draws on the tradition of Memorial Day parades, going back to the beginning of the holiday just after the Civil War, to create a family friendly event aimed at calling attention to the true meaning of Memorial Day – honoring our fallen heroes.
The 2017 National Memorial Day Parade will be televised LIVE on local stations nationwide, around the world on the American Forces Network, on News Channel 8 in Washington, and streamed on YouTube Military.com.
Grand Marshals:
Ken Burns:
Acclaimed filmmaker and recipient of fifteen Emmy Awards, two Grammy Awards, two Oscar nominations. Telling the stories of American history, his films include The Civil War, The War, The Roosevelts: An Intimate History, Defying the Nazis: The Sharps’ War, among many others. His newest film with longtime partner Lynn Novick, The Vietnam War, will air on PBS in September 2017.
Lynn Novick:
Emmy and Peabody Award-winning documentary filmmaker with nearly 30 years experience producing and directing films on American history and culture, including Prohibition, Baseball, Jazz, Frank Lloyd Wright and The War, a seven part exploration of ordinary Americans’ experiences in World War II. Upcoming films include a ten part, eighteen hour series, The Vietnam War and a biography of Ernest Hemingway.
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MEMP1_170529_043.JPG: ???
MEMP1_170529_066.JPG: Robert Irvine
MEMP1_170529_106.JPG: Robert Irvine
MEMP1_170529_144.JPG: Joe Mantegna
MEMP1_170529_162.JPG: Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard. Admiral Charles D. Michel (left)
MEMP1_170529_195.JPG: Richard Myers
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Richard Bowman Myers (born March 1, 1942) is the 14th president of Kansas State University and a retired four-star general in the United States Air Force and served as the 15th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. As Chairman, Myers was the highest ranking uniformed officer of the United States' military forces.
General Myers became the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs on October 1, 2001. In this capacity, he served as the principal military advisor to the President, the Secretary of Defense, and the National Security Council during the earliest stages of the War on Terror, including planning and execution of the 2003 invasion of Iraq. On September 30, 2005, he retired and was succeeded by General Peter Pace. His Air Force career included operational command and leadership positions in a variety of Air Force and Joint assignments.
He began serving as the interim President of Kansas State University in late April, 2016, and was announced as the permanent president on November 15, 2016.
MEMP1_170529_215.JPG: Jeff Malet
MEMP2_170529_182.JPG: General Richard Myers, USAF (Ret):
15th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, culminating a 40-plus year Air Force career which began as a combat pilot in The Vietnam War. In commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the United States Air Force.
MEMP2_170529_236.JPG: Miss DC USA
MEMP2_170529_259.JPG: Robert Irvine
MEMP2_170529_321.JPG: Sam's Message:
NO More WARS!
Invest in PEACE!
MEMP2_170529_345.JPG: David G. Perkins
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
David Gerard Perkins (born November 12, 1957) is a United States Army four-star general. He commands U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command.
MEMP2_170529_365.JPG: (reading the brochure) Ambassador of Estonia to the United States, Eerik Marmei
(being talked to be Andris Teikmanis, Ambassador of Latvia
Andris Teikmanis
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Andris Teikmanis (29 November 1959; Riga, Latvia) is a Latvian lawyer, politician, and diplomat. He served as Mayor of Riga from 1990 to 1994. In September 2016 he was accredited as the Latvian ambassador to the United States. He previously served as Under Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Riga, and as Latvian ambassador to the Council of Europe, to the Russian Federation, to Germany, and to the United Kingdom, and as non-resident ambassador to Australia and New Zealand.
MEMP2_170529_483.JPG: Costco Wholesale
MEMP2_170529_541.JPG: General Marzouq AlBader from Kuwait is in white
MEMP2_170529_612.JPG: Female RE-Enactors of Distinction (FREED)
MEMP2_170529_663.JPG: Ken Burns and Lynn Novick
MEMP2_170529_708.JPG: Daniel R. Hokanson
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Daniel R. Hokanson (born June 27, 1963) is a United States Army officer who currently holds the rank of Lieutenant General and serves as Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau. His previous military assignments include deputy commander of United States Northern Command, adjutant general of the Oregon Military Department, and commander of the 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team. He is a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, and Operation Just Cause.
MEMP2_170529_716.JPG: John Ondrasik of Five for Fighting:
Five For Fighting's breakthrough came in 2001 with the Grammy-nominated song "Superman," and his performance at The Concert for New York. John Ondrasik has also been deeply involved in philanthropic efforts, distributing over a million "CD for the Troops" to servicemen and their families around the world.
MEMP2_170529_737.JPG: Sons of Confederate Veterans
R.E. Lee Camp
Alexandria, VA
MEMP2_170529_752.JPG: Sons of Confederate Veterans
Maryland
MEMP3_170529_025.JPG: NRA
MEMP3_170529_029.JPG: Daughtry:
Grammy-nominated rock stars with four albums all reaching Billboard's Top Ten with combined sales of over eight million copies. Led by frontman Chris Daughtry, who rose to prominence on Season 5 of American Idol, Daughtry's self-titled debut was the best-selling album of 2007. The band is currently starting work on their fifth album together.
MEMP3_170529_190.JPG: Rear Admiral Bill Truelove, Defense Attache, Canada
MEMP3_170529_296.JPG: Bednarek. I have no idea who this guy is but he was prominent.
MEMP3_170529_374.JPG: Savvy Shields (Miss America 2017)
MEMP4_170529_038.JPG: Tom Dixon:
Nashville recording artist with three solo albums to his credit, including last year's "Songwriter Unplugged." His new single, "Alive Day," will premiere at this year's parade, with all proceeds going to support The Coalition to Salute America's Heroes.
MEMP4_170529_042.JPG: Sgt. Reckless
America's War Horse
She wasn't a horse... She was a Marine!
MEMP4_170529_049.JPG: Mike Mason, Robin Hutton
MEMP4_170529_074.JPG: The USO Show Troupe:
The Show Troupe traces its beginnings to the muddy camp shows of the South Pacific in World War II. Today, the USO Show Troupe continues that tradition, performing some 350 shows annually to more than 600,000 military personnel and their families.
MEMP4_170529_116.JPG: Dan Z...
MEMP4_170529_262.JPG: A fair number of the ambassadors leave early, possibly for other Memorial Day ceremonies
MEMP4_170529_328.JPG: Half of these veterans are clearly overweight
MEMP4_170529_341.JPG: National Desert Storm
War Memorial
Washington DC
They're trying to get the memorial placed by the Vietnam Wall. Personally, I find it hard to equate a war which had 300 US deaths with Vietnam or Korea. It's also awkward given that Desert Storm eventually led to the Iraqi invasion which was a huge mistake for the country.
MEMP4_170529_475.JPG: Trump supporters...
MEMP4_170529_566.JPG: Johnathan Elias:
Anchor and reporter with ABC7/WJLA-TV in Washington, DC. Previously, with WBZ in Boston his coverage of the Boston Marathon bombings earned him a Peabody, DuPont, and National Emmy Award. In addition to his work as a journalist Jonathan has served as an Honorary Commander at Hanscom Air Force Base, and for nearly a decade has served as an instructor at the U.S. Army War College.
MEMP4_170529_587.JPG: Rita Cosby
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rita Cosby (born November 18, 1964, Brooklyn, New York) is a television news anchor and correspondent, radio host, and best selling author. She is currently a Special Correspondent for the CBS syndicated program Inside Edition, specializing in interviewing newsmakers and political figures. Cosby has received three Emmy Awards, the Jack Anderson Award for investigative excellence, the Matrix Award, the Ellis Island Medal of Honor, and the Lech Walesa Freedom Award. October 11, 2010, was declared "Rita Cosby Day" in the State of New York for her "extraordinary journalism and exemplary service on behalf of her community."
MEMP4_170529_673.JPG: (right) David G. Perkins
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
David Gerard Perkins (born November 12, 1957) is a United States Army four-star general. He commands U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command.
MEMP4_170529_718.JPG: This Memorial Day, remember the casualties of white terrorism
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2017_DC_Vietnam_BN_171017 Natl Archives -- Ken Burns and Lynn Novick ("The Vietnam War") w/Cokie Roberts
2017_DC_Vietnam_War_170613 WETA and PBS @ Newseum -- Sneak preview of "The Vietnam War" w/Ken Burns, Lynn Novick, and Bill Plante
2017_DC_Film_Forum_C1_170311 DC -- 2017 History Film Forum -- Day 3: Panel 1: Women in History Filmmaking: Nancy Buirski, Lynn Novick, Hannah Ayers, Melissa Haizlip and Laurens Grant
2017 photos: Equipment this year: I continued to use my Fuji XS-1 cameras but, depending on the event, I also used a Nikon D7000.
Trips this year:
Civil War Trust conferences in Pensacola, FL, Chattanooga, TN (via sites in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee) and Fredericksburg, VA,
a family reunion in The Dells, Wisconsin (via sites in Ohio, Indiana, and Wisconsin),
New York City, and
my 12th consecutive San Diego Comic Con trip (including sites in Arizona).
For some reason, several of my photos have been published in physical books this year which is pretty cool. Ones that I know about:
"Tarzan, Jungle King of Popular Culture" (David Lemmo),
"The Great Crusade: A Guide to World War I American Expeditionary Forces Battlefields and Sites" (Stephen T. Powers and Kevin Dennehy),
"The American Spirit" (David McCullough),
"Civil War Battlefields: Walking the Trails of History" (David T. Gilbert),
"The Year I Was Peter the Great: 1956 — Khrushchev, Stalin's Ghost, and a Young American in Russia" (Marvin Kalb), and
"The Judge: 26 Machiavellian Lessons" (Ron Collins and David Skover).
Number of photos taken this year: just below 560,000.
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