The Women's Memorial annual Memorial Day ceremony will be held at 4 p.m., May 31, 2004. The ceremony, one of the major Memorial Day programs in the nation’s capital, is free and open to the public. The program includes formal military honors and personal tributes to departed comrades; and, as a special tribute to the "greatest generation’s" women, each of the speakers is a woman who served during World War II. Members of the public are invited to join in the personal tribute segment of the program.

For more information call 800-222-2294 or 703-533-1155. The Women’s Memorial, located at the gateway to Arlington National Cemetery, is readily accessible by Metro (Blue Line) and paid parking is available.

The Women In Military Service For America Memorial is the nation’s only major memorial honoring all servicewomen, past, present and future. Featuring an exhibit gallery, theater and Register of women who have served, the Memorial is open to the public, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., daily.

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