In 1868, General John Logan, the Commander-In-Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, designated May 30th as Decoration Day, a time for the nation to mourn and decorate the graves of the war dead with flowers. Arlington National Cemetery became the location of the first Decoration Day National Observance. Even though the name was changed to Memorial Day and the date was changed, the tradition of gathering at Arlington National Cemetery to mourn the fallen and decorate graves continues. This tour explores the origins of Decoration Day/Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery.

The tours are narrated by Arlington National Cemetery historians. All tours start at Welcome Center at Arlington National Cemetery and require some walking. The tours of free of charge, but registration is required.
More information can be found on Facebook.

A special note from Honor Flight founder, Earl Morse:

So blessed! 11 years ago TO THE DAY, this Saturday, 21 May 2005, the first Honor Flight trip brought out 12 WWII Veterans in six tiny planes. This Saturday I’ll be at the WWII Memorial to greet 496 WWII, Korean and Vietnam Veterans from across the country. Thank God for the thousands of Honor Flight Network volunteers across America that have made the dreams of over 160,000 veterans come true. Mr. Leonard Loy was veteran #1.

Greetings,

We would like to invite you and your friends to the screening of the international award winning documentary, No Greater Love, which will be featured in the 10th Anniversary of the G.I. Film Festival. Please share this with anyone you feel may be interested!

No Greater Love

Friday, May 27th at 5:30PM (Red Carpet start time)

Angelika Film Center at Mosaic

2911 District Ave., Fairfax, VA, 22031

Dress code: Business Casual or Uniform

To the the trailer, please click HERE

To purchase tickets, please click HERE

For directions, please click HERE

“No Greater Love is a story of survival, faith and redemption of the warrior as told by the warrior” – Huffington Post

No Greater Love shows the war as told through the eyes of the soldiers as they fought their way through a hellish tour in one of the most dangerous places in Afghanistan and highlights the struggle many veterans face as they seek to reintegrate home. It’s a story of hope.

Our goal is to use the film to help our warriors reconnect with their communities; please join us!

Here are links to the: Website, Facebook, IMDb

No Greater Love has won a total of ten awards:

• Best Documentary and The Mass Impact Award; Boston Film Festival

• Best Military Film; San Diego Film Festival

• Best Documentary and Best of Fest; Lake Charles Film Festival

• Best Documentary; Foyle Film Festival (Northern Ireland)

• The Santini Patriot Award; Beaufort Film Festival

• Audience Choice Award; Phoenix Film Festival

• Best Documentary; Louisiana Film Festival

• Best of Fest; Bentonville Film Festival

Will you ride for a fallen Vietnam veteran?

Saturday June 18, 2016

In 2012, MPT embarked on a multi-year project to recognize and thank the men and women who sacrificed so much – often their very lives – during the tumultuous years of the Vietnam War. The Honor Ride is one of the ways in which we hope to honor and salute these courageous men and women.

Military veteran motorcycle organizations, associations, and groups are invited to participate in the motorcycle Honor Ride to salute fallen and missing service members of the Vietnam-era.

Who:  Vietnam veteran riders, rider-veterans of other wars, military family members (from Maryland and nearby states) are all invited! Our goal is to have 1,017 riders participate to represent and honor the 1,017 Marylanders listed as missing in action or killed in action.

This weekend (May 13-16) at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, the eastbound 233 Bridge will be closed for construction. Honor Flight Greeters are ADVISED to allow for extra time in getting to the airport. We recommend taking the Metro if at all possible, or parking at the Crystal City parking garages (free on weekends or after 4 pm on weekdays).

The closure will last from 11:00 p.m. on Friday, May 13 to 4:00 a.m. on Monday, May 16. Vehicles attempting to enter the airport from US Route 1 in Crystal City will be detoured to the GW Parkway. Likewise, the ramp on the GW Parkway at the bridge will be CLOSED. Southbound GW Parkway traffic should use the first exit to the airport during the closure.

Join Maryland Public Television (MPT) as we preview a portion of

a multi-part documentary featuring the stories of  Vietnam-era veterans, presented in their own words.

About Maryland Vietnam War Stories: Few conflicts in U.S. history have so divided the nation as did the Vietnam War. Yet, hundreds of thousands of men and women answered their country’s call to fight in this unpopular war. More than 58,000 made the ultimate sacrifice, and hundreds of thousands more were injured – physically, psychologically, or both – coming back to a nation which spat upon them or called them “baby killers.” It was indeed a painful chapter in American history.

With time comes wisdom, and as the nation’s collective consciousness admits the shameful treatment of service personnel, various initiatives have surfaced to redress the treatment of the Vietnam veteran. To recognize veterans’ sacrifices, their valor, and the price they paid in and after this conflict, MPT will air a three-hour documentary and allow veterans themselves to speak of what they have seen and how they have served.

Maryland Vietnam War Stories will premiere in three parts on May 24, May 25 and May 26 at 8 pm on MPT.

To learn about our MPT Salutes Vietnam Veterans project and our LZ Maryland event in June, please visit here.

Date: Friday, May 20, 2016

Time: 7 pm – 9 pm

Location: Maryland Public Television Visitors Center, 11767 Owings Mills Blvd., Owings Mills, MD 21117

Click here to RSVP!

For more information, visit http://www.mpt.org/fridayfreeview

Questions? Contact us at outreach@mpt.org.

Please note that seating is limited for this event.  A OVEE/online screening option will be offered to those who are not be able to attend the in-person screening. If you are unable to come to MPT on May 20, please contact us so we may
open up the screening to those on our waiting list and OVEE screening list.

For more information, please refer to the airport’s page about the event here.