Troop Tribute

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" That was a clip from the CBS hit show criminal minds featuring actor Joe month Pena. Who in addition to his acting duties is also co hosting pictures twentieth anniversary. National Memorial Day concert on PBS here in Washington. Joe thanks for being here today tell us about the concert. What you have on tap this time. Well the special my twentieth and publisher. And with my -- with -- concert -- I just couldn't be this book to measles porting it to every year for the truth it has been for those who may not be aware it is a -- it's it's on the lawn of the capitol. You have you have an -- there are some pictures of right now you have orchestras you have. It's it's just a big guest -- patriotic. That it appoint someone Memorial -- as you said -- moment that we're -- there really is all about does that bother -- that we sometimes think about it isn't as a time to -- make like finding good bargain at the mall will it hit it it it it only bothers me if people don't stop for second realized the reason you have the freedom to have a holiday and have that -- we can -- would go to -- mall and live in the country that we -- of the sacrifice of the fact that you can go to the mall and save money on certain goods. It is only possible because people have made sacrifices over the world celebrating the three day weekend but just think our concert."

" Hopefully gives -- nine minute. Little window to be able to watch the film scene see people like what of this -- have. Katie Holmes Laurence Fishburne myself and Gary Sinise co hosting again. Trace adkins. Colin Powell will be speaking again. Captain -- from American Idol. -- will consider will be saying it's a whole group writers singers people doing dramatic speeches. All focused on what Memorial -- really is about that saluting their military throughout its history little -- just whispered by here than in your own family. There was sort of a moment that has to do with the military tell me about -- just assisted at the Pentagon my mind my dear uncle Willie who was one of my -- four Brothers woeful World War II. Was finally given the purple heart he had been. Should've gotten back then but he had he had been hurt during the downloadable in the -- was hospitalized in Paris for three months -- Clinton Iowa we're incorporated. Somewhere along we never got the purple heart -- but he never thought twice about it didn't think about it. I bring him every -- for the concert. And I think he met some of the people -- and we made friends with somebody who works at the Pentagon says. You know wanted to talk and Willie says he never -- purple heart we're going to make that we're going to fix that -- and and persistently. Brigadier general awarded him. That is a great story well listen thank you for what you're doing because for those who who who have watched in the past you know what a great event that is. But thank you for giving airtime to what -- about -- an institution in this town well it's a privilege to do think it could present."