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Vietnam War Nurses, Gold Star Families Honored In PBS Memorial Day Event

The National Memorial Day Concert broadcast online on Sunday honored fallen and overlooked heroes in uniform, with the help of noted actors who gave emotional monologues.
Retired Gen. Colin Powell greets one of the original members of the first all-Black 2nd Army Ranger Infantry Company elite force, at the National Memorial Day Concert broadcast on Sunday.

The National Memorial Day Concert on Sunday night was less of a concert than it was a muted, broadcast tribute to the sacrifices and heroism of American veterans, fallen service members and their families.

The PBS event wove together vignettes spotlighting veterans, musical performances from noted artists and archival footage across decades of war. Celebrated actors lent their talents to tell first-person accounts of veteran trailblazers. The pre-taped concert, usually

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