THE CONCERT

Sights and Sounds from the Concert

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Video Clips

Co-host Joe Mantegna invites you to participate in our "virtual wall" of remembrance designed to feature personal stories about war veterans and fallen or injured members of America's Armed Forces.

Concert attendees on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol share the meaning behind their Memorial Day traditions.

Backstage at the National Memorial Day Concert, Joe Mantegna and Gary Sinise share what is meaningful to them about co-hosting this annual event.

Gen. Colin Powell (Ret.) delivered a call to the nation to reach out to the wounded and their loved ones.

Admiral Mike Mullen expresses personal gratitude on behalf of more than 2 million men and women of the United States Armed Forces for the support of American citizens.

Jimmy Smits reminded us that grieving fallen loved ones, however painful, is an honoring of those who have given their lives for us.

Taps is performed each year on the National Memorial Day Concert.

Listen as a lone bugler plays taps in a solemn performance at the 2004 National Memorial Day Concert. Note: Clicking link will open a new window.

Audio Clips

Joe Mantegna reads a letter Abraham Lincoln wrote to the daughter of a friend who had been killed in battle during the Civil War.

Slideshows

Since 1989, the producers of The National Memorial Day Concert have been privileged to welcome acclaimed stars from the stage, screen and music worlds. In this slideshow, Executive Producer, Jerry Colbert, muses over the National Memorial Day Concert’s 20th Anniversary in 2009 and the power of sharing stories, reaching out and beginning to heal.

This selection of photos provides a few examples of the show’s special moments.

Each year we receive over one thousand remembrances of loved ones and friends who died in one of America’s conflicts.  We deliver them to the WWII Memorial, the Korean War Memorial, the Vietnam Wall and Arlington National Cemetery in solemn ceremonies.