Nov. 19 Dedication Day Program

Program Details

The National Park Service's Dedication Day Ceremony observed the 150th Anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. The event took place in the Soldiers' National Cemetery. The ceremony began with a wreath laying ceremony at the Rostrum in the Soldiers' National Cemetery.

The highlight is approximately 15 minutes:

U.S. Marine Band plays the same song from 1863
Jon Jarvis – Director of National Park Service
Sally Jewell – Secretary of the Interior
James Getty – portraying PRESIDENT LINCOLN gives the GETTYSBURG ADDRESS
Battle Hymn of the Republic

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