Freedom 250 is holding a candlelight tribute on Memorial Day to honor the sacrifices of fallen U.S. military service members who fought to secure and defend American freedom and recount their stories.
The non-partisan organization, founded to celebrate the United States’s 250th birthday, will highlight the lives of late veterans Captain Humber “Rocky” Versace (a Medal of Honor recipient and Vietnam prisoner of war) and Captain Daniel W. Eggers, who was a United States Army Special Forces officer and Green Beret.
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Navy and Army Special Operations Forces veteran Jason Beardsley, Major General Patrick Henry Brady, historian Dr. Mark Moyar, and members of the Eggers family will speak to the sacrifices of Americans who lost their lives while serving in the military.
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The ceremony will take place from 8:30-10 pm on Monday, May 25, at Arlington National Cemetery. Military families, veterans, and the public are welcome to attend.
Grammy Award-winning country singer Gretchen Wilson is slated to perform that night.
