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National Memorial Day Concert

Blair Underwood Honors Vietnam War Dustoff Pilot Otis Evans

Season 2025 | 7m 13s

Son of a decorated U.S. Army Vietnam War veteran, Blair Underwood shares the story of Col Otis D. Evans, a Vietnam veteran who served as a Dustoff pilot with the 101st Airborne Division flying medevac missions. The 2025 National Memorial Day Concert aired Sunday, May 25, 2025 on PBS.

The National Memorial Day Concert is sponsored by Lockheed Martin , Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans and is made possible by the National Park Service, the Department of the Army, General Dynamics, and public television stations nationwide. All travel is provided by American Airlines.
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