STORIES FROM AMERICA'S CONFLICTS

Stories from Previous Years’ Concerts

For each of America’s conflicts there are countless stories of the soldiers who braved difficult and often terrifying circumstances as a part of the war effort.  Each year on the National Memorial Day Concert, we share a few of those stories so we can join together in remembering the hardships, grieving for the fallen and honoring those who sacrificed their lives.

Click on a conflict to the left to read about heroic soldiers or their family members, as featured on past National Memorial Day Concerts.

Jason Ritter and Joe Montegna share the moving stories of Erick Castro and Jim Mayer.

REFLECTIONS

"I pause to remember my uncle, Joseph R. W. Gauvain Pfc 45th Infantry Division, who was killed in action September 3, 1944 in Southern France. Sadly missed but not forgotten."

Frank J. Gauvain
New Hampshire