Gary Sinise (``CSI: NY'') and Joe Mantegna (``Criminal Minds'') return to co-host this annual event from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol. The concert pays special tribute to the veterans of World War II, Korea and Vietnam. The slate of celebrities and dignitaries appearing includes Colin Powell and Charles Durning, a decorated World War II veteran, along with singers Gladys Knight, Sarah Brightman, Idina Menzel, Rodney Atkins, actor and comic Denis Leary, John Schneider, Gail O'Grady and violin virtuoso Robert McDuffie. Erich Kunzel conducts the National Symphony Orchestra.
- Premiere:
- May 25, 2008
- Original Network:
- PBS
