Video: PBS' National Memorial Day Concert: A Tribute to the Sacrifice of America's...

Video: PBS' National Memorial Day Concert: A Tribute to the Sacrifice of
America's Servicemen and Women

WASHINGTON, May 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Memorial Day weekend, PBS
will unite our nation with an evening that has become an American tradition.
The multi award-winning National Memorial Day Concert honors the service and
sacrifice of our men and women in uniform, their families at home and all
those who have given their lives for our country. The 2009 event commemorates
20 years on air as the nation's memorial service, offering viewers a time to
remember, to heal and bring our country together. The program is co-hosted by
Gary Sinise (CSI:New York) and Joe Mantegna (Criminal Minds), two acclaimed
actors who have dedicated themselves to veteran's causes and supporting our
troops in active service. The top-rated show will be broadcast live from the
West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol on PBS Sunday, May 24 from 8:00 to 9:30 p.m.
ET(check local listings) before a concert audience of hundreds of thousands,
millions more at home, as well as to our troops around the world on the
American Forces Radio and Television Network.

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"For 20 years, a remarkable group of distinguished performers and television
veterans have come together to create a moving remembrance and tribute to
those who have been wounded or given their lives for our country," said
executive producer Jerry Colbert. "Together with our audience, we have become
a community of care and support for our troops. And, every year, we receive a
growing number of e-mails and letters from those who still suffer their own
personal and painful losses -- from WWII, Korea, Vietnam, and now Iraq and
Afghanistan -- for whom this concert is truly a healing and uniting
experience."

Joining co-hosts Sinise and Mantegna is an all-star line-up of dignitaries,
actors and musical artists including: distinguished American leader Colin L.
PowellUSA (Ret.); renowned film, television and stage actress Katie Holmes;
Emmy Award-winning actor Laurence Fishburne; double Academy Award-winning
actress Dianne Wiest; recording artist/actress Katharine McPhee; country music
superstar Trace Adkins; Tony Award-winning Broadway star Brian Stokes
Mitchell; celebrated Broadway star Colm Wilkinson; acclaimed opera star Denyce
Graves; classical music superstar Lang Lang; and Grammy nominated violin
virtuoso Robert McDuffie with the National Symphony Orchestra under the
direction of maestro Erich Kunzel.

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