MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND Patriotic Parade & Concert in Omaha

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Friday Evening, May 28, 2021

Honoring our Nation’s Gold Star Families and Veterans

Including:

Special Guest - Lee Greenwood

The World-Renowned Budweiser Clydesdales

Fort Riley’s Commanding General’s Mounted Color Guard

And so much more!

6:30PM – Parade Begins at 12th & Jackson, Omaha (NE) with

Lee Greenwood singing the National Anthem.

Concert immediately follows outside of The Durham Museum.

(Concert moves to lower level of parking garage if it is raining.)

Parade Route: East from 12th & Jackson, then right on 10th Street to The Durham Museum.

Gold Star Family Members from ten states will lead the Parade following a

30-foot high Purple Heart and American Flag (helium filled) balloons.

These family members lost their loved ones in Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan.

The Concert includes:

Lee Greenwood

Camille Metoyer-Moten

Omaha Symphonic Chorus

Grateful Heart

Master of Ceremonies: Hal Daub, Army Veteran, Former Congressman & Omaha Mayor

Hy-Vee will be handing out free hotdogs and apple pie during the concert.

Wear your red, white & blue! There will be seating for 1,000 at the Concert, so you might bring a

lawn chair to ensure your own seating. The Exchange Club will distribute small flags.

We are approaching the 20-year anniversary of 9/11, a defining moment for so many Americans who decided then that

they would serve our country. The national memorial, Remembering Our Fallen, now includes military and personal

photos of over 5,000 of our nation’s post-9/11 military Fallen on 33 Tribute Towers, and will be in

The Durham Museum’s parking lot for people to view.

Why a Parade for Memorial Day?

“We think most families want their children to understand what Decoration Day, now called Memorial Day is all about.

However, a long ceremony on Memorial Day is geared more toward adults. Omaha does not currently have a city-wide parade

to honor our Gold Star families and veterans, so this seems like the right thing to do,”

said Bill Williams, VP of Patriotic Productions and Parade Organizer.

Patriotic Productions, is a non-profit organization with a mission of honoring our military from today's War on Terror going back to World War

II, including those who have died, while serving the United States of America. We do that by creating photo memorials, holding events open

to veterans, their families and the public, and recording stories to share with future generations.

More information: www.PatrioticProductions.org/PatrioticEvents and Facebook.com/PatrioticProductions

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For Immediate Release-May 7, 2021

Contact: Bill Williams, VP, Patriotic Productions