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Memorial Honors Women Who Helped Win
World War II
Left - Jacqueline Kennedy christening the Polaris Sub Lafayette
on Tuesday May 8th 1962 - Groton CT. The red ribbon is from her big
bouquet of roses that she held as she walked slowly between the honor guards.
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| HONORING AMERICA'S VETERANS
Honoring America's Veterans Pigeon Forge, Tenn., will honor the people who fought for our country's freedom during a special event that will begin in 2000. Celebrate Freedom!ª Pigeon Forge Salutes America's Veterans is scheduled for Nov. 8-22. A variety of events will take place throughout the city, including a special keynote address by Bob Dole, former U.S. Senator and a veteran of World War II. The focus of the 2000 event will be the men and women who served in the military during World War II. Celebrate Freedom! is expected to be the nation's largest salute to its military veterans. Sen. Dole will be the featured speaker at a Celebrate Freedom! fund-raiser on Nov. 13. The event, which also will feature musical entertainment, takes place at the Louise Mandrell Theater. Tickets for Sen. Dole's appearance, a $25 donation to benefit the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., are only available by calling 1-800-768-1170. Operation Liberty, a unique Veterans Day Parade on the Pigeon Forge Parkway, will be one of the highlights of the 15-day event. The parade will include veterans of several military conflicts, marching units, active-duty military vehicles and fly-bys of modern and vintage military aircraft. Celebrate Freedom! will feature several historical exhibits including a map room detailing the theaters of operation during the war. An area will be provided to give veterans the opportunity to record their personal memories on videotape. The tapes will be collected and archived in the Pigeon Forge community library. Other events planned during Celebrate Freedom! include symposiums featuring notable veterans in roundtable discussions of their experiences. Among the topics to be discussed are "Reflections on World War II," "Liberators," "The Role of Women and Winning World War II," and the "POW Experience." Entertainment during Celebrate Freedom! will include military band concerts and canteen dances featuring music from the big band sounds of the '40s and '50s. A week-long Film Festival will screen popular movies about the lives and sacrifices of America's veterans. Major publishers, military historians and authors will be signing and selling books at a Military Book Fair. Many of the Celebrate Freedom! events are being co-produced by The University of Tennessee and the city of Pigeon Forge. Celebrate Freedom!, designed to honor all U.S. military veterans, will focus on a different military conflict with each ensuing year. 2001 will focus on Korea, 2002 on Vietnam and 2003 on the Persian Gulf. More information about Celebrate Freedom! Pigeon Forge Salutes America's Veterans is available by calling 1-800-365-6993 or at www.celebratingfree dom.com. |