The National Memorial Day Parade is set to step off on Constitution Avenue alongside the iconic monuments of the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on May 29 at 2 p.m. ET.
Presented by Boeing, the grand marshals of this year’s parade will be “the legends of Apollo,” heroes from NASA's famed Apollo program and the first men to walk on the moon, coming as NASA prepares the next generation of moonwalkers through its Artemis program.
The parade, presented by Boeing, is the largest Memorial Day event in the nation and serves as a moving timeline of American history, featuring historical re-enactors, military veterans, active duty personnel, celebrities, and entertainers to honor and salute the men and women who have sacrificed in service to America.
"They symbolize America's shared values of service and sacrifice and their achievements inspire hope for Americans' potential as we look to the future,” said American Veterans Center President Tim Holbert.
The American Veterans Center re-introduced the tradition of a Memorial Day parade along Constitution Avenue in 2005, decades after it had faded away during World War II.
Grand Marshals will be Russell “Rusty” Schweickart, lunar module pilot on Apollo 9; Charlie Duke, lunar module pilot on Apollo 16 and Harrison “Jack” Schmidt, lunar module pilot on Apollo 17. Duke and Schmidt are two of the four living men to walk on the moon, with Schmidt being the last living person to have set foot on its surface.
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"It's an honor to support this powerful tribute to our fallen service members,” said Stan Deal, president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes.
The parade will also be broadcast nationally on ABC, CBS, CW, FOX and NBC and worldwide to every military installation and Navy ship at sea on American Forces Network, to reach a collective audience of more than 100 million households.
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