American Valor Quarterly Issue 5 - Winter 2008/09 | Page 40

Presented by the American Veterans Center, the National Memorial Day Parade draws over 250,000 spectators to the National Mall in Washington, DC for a spectacular salute to all who have served and sacrificed. Above, the Grand Marshals - our wounded warriors recovering at Walter Reed Army Medical Center - salute as they pass by the parade reviwing stand in front of the National Archives. The American Veterans Center 1100 N. Glebe Rd. Suite 910 Arlington, VA 22201 With them is Gary Sinise, star of the television series CSI: New York and perhaps best known for his role as Lt. Dan in Forrest Gump. Sinise is a tirele