Hosted by Tony Award-winner Joe Mantegna and Emmy
Award-winner Gary Sinise, both steadfast champions of
Veterans’ causes and active service members, the National
Memorial Day concert will air on PBS and stream nationwide
on the PBS website at www.pbs.org/national-memorial-
day-concert and YouTube on Sunday, May 26, 2024 at
8:00 p.m. E.T.

William Harvey Carney (1840 – 1908)

Recognized for heroically protecting the American flag during
the Civil War, Army Sgt. William Harvey Carney received the
Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest military decoration, on
May 23, 1900.

The first Black American service member to earn the award,
Carney was born into slavery in Virginia in 1840. Although a
handful of other Black service members had already received
the medal, Carney’s award celebrated an earlier action. He
was one of many Civil War-era honorees to be granted the
medal decades later.

Armed Forces Day was first observed on 20 May 1950, the day
was created on 31 August 1949 as President Harry S. Truman
led the effort to establish a single holiday for citizens to come
together and thank military members for their patriotic service
in support of the republic and national interests and as an
undeniable fact of  American life.     

       
Secretary of Defense Louis A. Johnson announced the creation
to honor Americans serving in the five U.S. military branches –
the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Air Force and
U.S. Coast Guard – following the consolidation of the military
services in the U.S. Department of Defense as part of a modern
US Armed Forces.    

Harry S. Truman( 1884 – 1972)

(FOX NEWS) – A handgun carried into the Battle of Little Bighorn
by a legendary U.S. Army cavalry officer is headlining a high-
profile firearms auction in Bedford, Texas this weekend. 

The Colt single-action revolver belonged to Captain Myles Moylan,
(52) commander of A Troop, 7th Cavalry, later a Medal of Honor
recipient — and has an estimated price of up to $120,000. 

Kevin Hogan, president of Rock Island Auction Co., told Fox News Digital,"It’s just an amazing piece of American history,"

ELLENSBURG, Wash. — A senior living center in Ellensburg is celebrating the birthday of a local World War II veteran with
friends, family, and even community members making an
appearance.

Ernest Altice or commonly known as Ernie, celebrated his
102nd birthday Monday at Pacifica Senior Living Ellensburg,
a place he’s been at since January 1.

Altice served in the Navy as a radio technician first class
from 1942 to 1946 in World War II.

Just like Ernie had the honor of serving in the Navy, Pacifica
Senior Living has had the privilege of serving him.