American Valor Quarterly Issue 1 - Winter 2007 | Page 34

Coming to Washington, DC this Memorial Day... The Fourth Annual National Memorial Day Parade Presented by the American Veterans Center The American Veterans Center cordially invites you to join 250,000 of your fellow Americans on May 26, 2008, as we honor all who have served, in the Fourth Annual National Memorial Day Parade. Proceeding down Constitution Avenue along the National Mall will be nearly 5,000 individuals from over 200 veterans groups, marching bands, youth organizations, and active duty military personnel, each helping us to honor American service men and women who have answered the call of duty from the American Revolution through Operation Iraqi Freedom. Grand Marshals of the 2007 National Memorial Day Parade, our service members wounded in the line of duty, with Honorary Marshal Gary Sinise, star of CSI: New York and Forrest Gump. On our military’s most sacred day, we hope that you will join us as we pay tribute to the sacrifices of our heroes of every generation. Monday, May 26, 2008 2:00 PM Constitution Avenue Washington, DC www.nationalmemorialdayparade.com A Planned Gift to the American Veterans Center is a gift planted in the hearts and minds of America’s youth America’s veterans meeting with America’s youth; we believe that that is the shortest path to opening a mind, shaping a heart, and endowing a spirit with knowledge, love and appreciation for our nation—and those who have sacrificed so much to preserver her. And everyday we reach out to the next generation and arrange opportunities for our veterans a