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National Memorial Day Concert

The National Symphony Orchestra Performs "The Armed Forces Medley"

Season 2025 | 4m 41s

Maestro Jack Everly leads the National Symphony Orchestra in a performance of the patriotic “Armed Forces Medley.” The 2025 National Memorial Day Concert aired Sunday, May 25, 2025 on PBS.

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, the Department of the Army, General Dynamics, 84 Lumber and public television stations nationwide. All travel is provided by American Airlines.
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