This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
National Memorial Day Concert honors veterans and 50th Air Force anniversary
The 1997 National Memorial Day Concert salutes veterans with Aaron Copland and World War I tunes, a Vietnam widow testimony, and performances by Ossie Davis General Colin Powell James Earl Jones and others. Air Force Band marks its 50th anniversary. The 90 minute Capitol broadcast on May 25 features Lincoln Portrait at the Lincoln Memorial and ends with America the Beautiful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NAPS
Aaron Copland
Ossie Davis
Colin Powell
Tony Danza
James Earl Jones
Charles Durning
Sylvia McNair
Martina McBride
America
Erich Kunzel
National Symphony Orchestra
U.S. Air Force
Air Force
U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C
George M. Cohan
Lincoln Memorial
Lincoln
Joint Chiefs of Staff
John Shalikashvili
U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff