Vanessa Williams Performs "Let There Be Peace on Earth"
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Vanessa Williams performs "Let There Be Peace On Earth," aired May 28, 2017 on PBS.
Vanessa Williams performs "Let There Be Peace On Earth" on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol on the 28th National Memorial Day Concert. Aired May 28, 2017 on PBS.
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Vanessa Williams Performs "Let There Be Peace on Earth"
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Vanessa Williams performs "Let There Be Peace On Earth" on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol on the 28th National Memorial Day Concert. Aired May 28, 2017 on PBS.
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Wall of Remembrance
Who would you like to remember? Visit the National Memorial Day Concert Wall of Remembrance and submit a tribute to loved ones and friends who have served in our nation's military.
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Clip: S2017 | 2m 7s | Hear how one veteran found his new mission after returning from the front lines. (2m 7s)
Now PlayingVanessa Williams Performs "Let There Be Peace on Earth"
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Clip: S2017 | 3m 19s | Vanessa Williams performs "Let There Be Peace On Earth," aired May 28, 2017 on PBS. (3m 19s)
Scotty McCreery Performs "The Dash"
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Clip: S2017 | 3m 1s | Scotty McCreery performs "The Dash" on the 2017 National Memorial Day Concert. (3m 1s)
Renee Fleming Performs "Wind Beneath my Wings"
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Clip: S2017 | 4m 8s | Renée Fleming performs "Wind Beneath My Wings," aired May 28, 2017. (4m 8s)
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Clip: S2017 | 3m 7s | We remember Jerry Colbert, National Memorial Day Concert Founder and Executive Producer. (3m 7s)
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Clip: S2017 | 51s | Tom Gibbs explores the importance of capturing the oral history of WWII. (51s)
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Clip: S2017 | 1m 52s | Music Therapist Rebecca Vaudreuil describes how music therapy works. (1m 52s)
Five for Fighting Performs "All for One"
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Clip: S2017 | 3m 16s | Five for Fighting performs "All for One," aired May 28, 2017 on PBS. (3m 16s)
Christopher Jackson Perform "Last Full Measure of Devotion"
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Clip: S2017 | 3m 12s | Christopher Jackson performs "Last Full Measure of Devotion," aired May 28, 2017. (3m 12s)
Auli'i Cravalho Performs the National Anthem
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Clip: S2017 | 1m 41s | Auli'i Cravalho performs "The Star-Spangled Banner," aired May 28, 2017 on PBS. (1m 41s)
Miguel Avila: Reflections of a Military Child
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Clip: S2017 | 1m 23s | Miguel Avila explains why his father, CPT Luis Avila, inspires him daily. (1m 23s)
Jacke Walton: Remembering My Dad
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Clip: S2017 | 1m | Jacke Walton remembers the last time she saw her father before he was lost in Vietnam. (1m)
Flight Training for the Doolittle Raid
Clip: S2017 | 1m 15s | Colonel Richard Cole, the last Doolittle Raider, recounts training for the Doolittle Raid. (1m 15s)
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Clip: S2017 | 3m 40s | Wounded by an IED explosion, CPT Luis Avila rehabilitates with the help of Music Therapy. (3m 40s)
Remembering SFC Lewis C Walton
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Clip: S2017 | 2m 28s | Jacke Walton recounts the tragic cost of war and honors her father’s sacrifice in Vietnam. (2m 28s)
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Clip: S2017 | 2m 10s | Gold Star Mother Kelly Swanson honors her son who was killed in Iraq July 22, 2006. (2m 10s)
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Clip: S2017 | 1m 35s | Gold Star families remember their lost loved ones who died in service to our country. (1m 35s)
Reflections of a Tuskegee Airman
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Clip: S2017 | 2m | LTC Harry T. Stewart (Ret.) recounts his inspiring journey to becoming a Tuskegee Airman. (2m)
Clip: S2017 | 3m 40s | Gary Sinise interviews Colonel Richard Cole, the last surviving Doolittle Raider. (3m 40s)
Behind the Scenes with Joe Mantegna and Laurence Fishburne
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Clip: S2017 | 2m 42s | Co-hosts Joe Mantegna and Laurence Fishburne discuss the importance of Memorial Day. (2m 42s)
2017 National Memorial Day Concert Featured Highlights
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Preview: S2017 Ep1 | 2m | Watch a preview of the 2017 National Memorial Day Concert. (2m)
2017 National Memorial Day Concert Preview
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Preview: S2017 Ep1 | 29s | Watch the 2017 National Memorial Day Concert on Sunday, May 28 at 8/7c on PBS. (29s)
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The National Memorial Day Concert is sponsored by Lockheed Martin and Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans and made possible by the National Park Service, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting,...