Alert for Pat Boone's 'Memorial Day Weekend' events in DC...Weekend Highlights: National Guard Anthem Debut; First Ever 'G.I. Film  Festival'; Headliner, 'Rolling Thunder' 20th Anniv.; Memorial Day Parade 'Honorary Marshal'

 

WASHINGTON, May 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- To celebrate his 50th year in show business, entertainment legend Pat Boone is celebrating in a big way and heading to Washington, DC, for a series of Memorial Day weekend festivities where he'll take center stage to promote a new anthem and historical documentary he's created for the National Guard, titled "For My Country."

   

Fri., May 25, 10 AM, National Press Club:

   

On Fri., May 25, Boone will be joined by Congressmen and Generals of

the National Guard at the National Press Club (Murrow Room) to unveil "For My Country," said to be the first ever anthem and documentary dedicated solely to the 369 year-old National Guard.

   

Sat., May 26, 6 PM, First ever "G.I. Film Festival" Ronald Reagan Intl.

Trade Center

   

On Saturday, the famous entertainer, equally renowned for his trademark white buck shoes, will attend, along with Gary Sinise and other stars, the debut G.I. Film Festival, at the Ronald Reagan International Trade Center, where Boone will introduce the world premier of the "For My Country" companion documentary.

   

Sun., May 27, 11:30 AM, "Rolling Thunder 20th Anniv." event, west end

reflecting pool

   

For Sunday's 20th anniversary of "Rolling Thunder," the massive bikers

get together, Boone will perform as one of the event's headliners,

accompanied by the musical group, "VALOR" who are also featured on the "For My Country" track.

   

Mon., May 28, 1:30 PM, "Memorial Day Parade" (pre show), National

Archives     Bldg.

   

On Monday, Memorial Day, Boone will preside as "Honorary Marshal" for

the paralyzed veterans in the Washington, DC, Memorial Day Parade, which attracts upwards of 150,000 spectators.

   

Along with "VALOR," Boone will also perform at the parade pre show

event in front of the National Archives building.

   

Profits from the sale of the "For My Country" CD/DVD will benefit the

Paralyzed Veterans of America (http://www.pva.org).

   

Boone, 72, has just written a lushly illustrated autobiography, "Pat

Boone's America" ($24.99), where he talks about what it was like to have

Elvis as his opening act, sell forty-five million records, star as one of

the youngest stars ever to host his own network TV show, and headline 15 major films. Married for 53 years to the daughter of country music legend "Red" Foley, Pat has enjoyed a career that's allowed him to befriend presidents, prime ministers (he's a special ambassador for Israel) and entertainment royalty, from Sinatra to Bobby Darin.