A Time of Remembrance honors children of the fallen

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  • By White House Commission on Remembrance
More than 160 children who lost parents in Operations Enduring Freedom or Iraqi Freedom will receive a Gold Medal of Remembrance during "A Time of Remembrance" tribute Saturday starting at noon on the Washington Monument Grounds on the National Mall at 17th St. N.W, and Constitution Ave. N.W. The event is open to the public.

The goal of "A Time of Remembrance" is to unite Americans in celebration of the lives of those who have died to protect the United States. Family members, whose relatives have died in American conflicts, from the Revolutionary War to Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom, will attend. Organizers expect more than 3,000 families from every state as well as Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Guam to be present.

The National Colors, being featured in the ceremony, have flown above U.S. Embassies in Kabul and Baghdad. The Flag has been carried on numerous patrols throughout the combat theater and represents the sacrifices of troops currently deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.

Featured speakers are Ross Perot and former U.S. Southern Command Commander, General Barry McCaffrey. Acting Director of the US Customs and Immigration Services Jonathan Scharfen will administer the Oath of Citizenship to Army Specialists Nakisha Trisca and Morgan Fuentes Facundo, both of whom have served our great nation in Iraq.

The ceremony will last about 90 minutes and will be broadcast to troops throughout the world.

Congress established The White House Commission on Remembrance in 2000 as an independent government agency to encourage Americans to honor the sacrifices of America's fallen and the families they left behind. It promotes acts of remembrance throughout the year, to include the National Moment of Remembrance at 3:00 p.m. each Memorial Day.

For additional information, contact:
White House Commission on Remembrance (202) 783-4665