ADVISORY/San Jose Recognizes Local World War II Veterans and Celebrates National Memorial; Public Event to be Held at San Jose McEnery Convention Center.News Editors/Assignment Desks ADVISORY...for Saturday (May 29) --(BUSINESS WIRE) EVENT: A live telecast of the National WWII WWII abbr. World War II WWII World War Two Memorial Dedication ceremonies taking place in Washington D.C. honoring the 16 million Americans who served our country and the millions more who supported them. WHEN: 9:00 a.m. Saturday, May 29, 2004 WHERE: San Jose San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. McEnery Convention Center 150 West San Carlos St. Exhibit Hall 3 WHO: U.S. Congressman Mike Honda San Jose City Councilmember Chuck Reed Fr. Paul Locatelli, S.J., President of Santa Clara University Doug Henton, President of Collaborative Economics Janice Edwards, Community Affairs for NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. 11 WHAT: WWII-era memorabilia will be on display Live musical tribute and multi-media presentation at 10:30 a.m. Telecast from Washington D.C. begins at 11:00 a.m. Free parking available at Market Street and San Salvador Street BACKGROUND: This program is part of the Stories of Service Project, an intergenerational in·ter·gen·er·a·tion·al adj. Being or occurring between generations: "These social-insurance programs are intergenerational and all program of the Digital Clubhouse Network. In 1998, tech savvy teens and adult volunteers helped WWII veterans document their war time experiences in the form of oral histories that are archived at the Library of Congress and are part of the Permanent Research Collection of the National Museum of American History The National Museum of American History is a museum administered by the Smithsonian Institution and located in Washington, D.C., on the National Mall. It opened in 1964 as the Museum of History and Technology and adopted its current name in 1980. . The goal of the San Jose Stories of Service Project is to establish an on-going volunteer based program that brings together veterans and others who remember the WWII era, schools and community volunteers to make San Jose a an example for the rest of America. Event Sponsors include Calpine Corp., United Airlines, the City of San Jose, the United Veteran's Council of Santa Clara County, the American legion American Legion, national association of male and female war veterans, founded (1919) in Paris. Membership is open to veterans of World Wars I and II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. , the Veterans of Foreign Wars, NBC 11, and the Digital Clubhouse Network. |
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