, /PRNewswire/ -- The National Veterans Memorial and Museum (NVMM) will host its annual Memorial Day on , at on the Rooftop. The event is open to all and included with a special admission price on Memorial Day and free, as always, for Veterans and active-duty service members. The event will honor our fallen military members and the families they left behind with a wreath-laying ceremony and keynote address from , 32nd undersecretary of the U.
S. Army and America's first Iraq War Veteran elected to U.S.
Congress. The event will be live streamed nationally on and . "It is with great honor and respect we remember the men and women of our armed forces who made the ultimate sacrifice to protect our freedoms," said Colonel , U.
S. Army (Retired), acting president of the NVMM. "At the NVMM, we tell the stories of all Veterans from all service branches throughout history, however, stories of the brave men and women whose lives were lost in service are among the most revered stories we have the privilege to share.
We invite Veterans, patrons and the public to join us in honoring them and their families." This year, the NVMM is asking the public to help fill the museum lawn with flags to honor our fallen heroes. , the NVMM will plant a flag on the lawn and list your service member's name, service branch and rank on in remembrance of those who sacrificed their lives for our freedoms.
Memorial Day weekend also marks the opening of a new exhibition, , exclusively sponsored by the E.L.Wiegan.
