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Vanessa Williams Discusses This Year's 'National Memorial Day Concert'


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Dedicated to our men and women in uniform--and all those who've given their lives for our country--the 2017 "National Memorial-Day Concert" returns live, from the West Lawn of the U-S Capitol.  And, joining Joe Mantegna ["monn-tain-yuh"] this year is first-time host, Laurence Fishburne.  Among the performers at this year's concert is Vanessa Williams...

(WILLIAMS):
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IT'S IMPORTANT FOR ME TO PAY TRIBUTE TO OUR MEN AND WOMEN IN THE ARMED FORCES, ON 'MEMORIAL DAY'.  MY GREAT-GREAT-GRANDFATHER WAS ONE OF THE FIRST 'COLORED' TROOPS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CIVIL WAR--BACK IN THE 1800'S.  I COME FROM A LONG LINE OF MILITARY:  MY FATHER WAS IN THE ARMY; MY GRANDFATHER WAS AT WEST POINT; MY UNCLE WAS IN THE AIR FORCE.  AND, I REALLY BELIEVE THAT THE SERVICE THAT THEY PROVIDED MAKES US FREE, TODAY."

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During the concert, Gary Sinise ["sin-ees"] will present a 75th-anniversary salute to World-War Two's "Doolittle Raiders".  This year's lineup also includes: General Colin Powell; Renée Fleming; Scotty McCreery; "Five for Fighting"; John Ortiz; Christopher Jackson; Ana ["aah-nah"] Ortiz; Ronan Tynan; Auli'i Cravalho ["ow-lee-ee cruh-val-lee-oh"]; Russell Watson; and a performance from the "National Symphony Orchestra".  The 2017 "National Memorial-Day Concert" will air live, on P-B-S, Sunday, May 28th, at eight p-m, Eastern; check local listings, for the time in your area.  For more information, visit "p-b-s"-dot-org-slash-"memorial-day-concert".

Also available is audio from Joe Mantegna and Laurence Fishburne.



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