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 The Dedication
June 6, 2001
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The dedication ceremony is presented here in 3 parts. Due to technical problems, audio of some sections is not present. Those sections are listed in italics.
Part 1
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- (PAUSE)
- Overture and Choral Prelude
- Drum Roll and Attention
- The Eyes of All
- Invocation- Chaplain David C. Sessions
- Presentation of the Colors
- The Star Spangled Banner
- Posting of the Colors
- Welcome- John R. (Bob) Slaughter, Chairman National D-Day Foundation
- Contextual Preamble- Dr. William A. McIntosh
- Memorial Overview- The Hon. John O. Marsh
- General Eisenhower's D-Day Order
- President Roosevelt's D-Day Prayer
- Poem and Prayer for an Invading Army
- O Valiant Harts (Birmingham)
- Airborne Assault
- Naval Bombardment
- Landward
- Sword Beach
- Jerusalem, C. Hubert Parry, William Blake
- Juno Beach
- Gold Beach
- Omaha Beach
- Utah Beach
Part 2
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- Anne Frank's D-Day Diary Entry (partial)
- Prime Minister Churchill's D-Day Announcement
- Denoument
- Liberation Recalled
- De Gaulle Salute
- Interlude
- Dedicatory Preface
- D-Day and the Region - The Hon. Lacey E. Putney, House of Delegates, Commonwealth of Virginia
Part 3
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- (PAUSE)
- D-Day and Virginia - The Hon. Governor of Virginia, James S. Gilmore III
- Dedicatory Address - President George W. Bush
- Dedicatory Prayer - Chap. (Capt.) Leroy Gilbert
- Overlord Assembly
- Fanfare for the Common Man
- Drum Roll and Attention
- Taps
- I Vow to Thee, My Country
- Benediction
- Amen, Peter Lutkin
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