Saluting Our Military Heroes
By • June 7, 2017 0 489
The night before the National Memorial Day Parade on Constitution Avenue, patriotic speakers, journalists, historians and supporters gathered at the City Tavern Club on M Street to salute those who have fallen and tell heartfelt stories of the heroes in their families. The parade was seen by a million-plus viewers. 
Dinner host Robert Agostinelli with master of ceremonies Paul Berry, news anchor and Vietnam War veteran.
Nina Layle and Wes Smith with Mariana and Steve Ritchie, retired USAF brigadier general and “America’s last fighter pilot ace.”
Lobbyist Christine Warnke and Virginia’s former governor and senator George Allen.
