Summary

The Washington Columbus Celebration Association hosts Staff Sgt. Antonio Salvatore Guiliano, a soloist with the Army Band and Chorus, as featured tenor soloist for the Columbus Day Ceremonies in front of Union Station. Chaplain of the Senate, Rep. Dr. Lloyd Ogilvie, offers the invocation, and a wreath-laying at the Columbus Statue / Fountain concludes the ceremony.

Source CONUS Archive
Record ID 257918
Story Slug COLUMBUS DAY CELEBRATION (1997)
Location WASHINGTON, DC
Format TVD
Date 10/13/1997
Archive Time :15
TRT 3:57
Supers 1. Dr. David Curfman / President, Washington Columbus Celebration Association 2. Sir Arlington Butler / Ambassador, the Bahamas 3. Dr. A. Kenneth Ciongoli / President, National Italian-American Foundation 4. Maurino Zanini / Italian Embassy
Description The Washington Columbus Celebration Association hosts Staff Sgt. Antonio Salvatore Guiliano, a soloist with the Army Band and Chorus, as featured tenor soloist for the Columbus Day Ceremonies in front of Union Station. Chaplain of the Senate, Rep. Dr. Lloyd Ogilvie, offers the invocation, and a wreath-laying at the Columbus Statue / Fountain concludes the ceremony.
Script (SUGGESTED TRANSCRIPT OF AUDIO) Unknown Speaker 00:00 What a wonderful sight. And even though we do live in a world that political correctness, and as you well know, Columbus has not necessarily been in favor in some groups in this day and age, I would remind you that as politically incorrect as Columbus was, at that time, I followed his pursuit because he thought the world was round. The assembly today is in his honor. Unknown Speaker 00:32 We in the Bahamas recognize despite the changing views about how much Columbus contributed to the discovering, or otherwise finding of the Western world, we recognize that it is through him that the this whole VISTA has become known to all we know America, America, Vespucci had his role to play subsequently. But it was because of this daring man because of his absolute faith, his knowledge and the courage and the faith of those who sponsored him, that he ended up in this part of the world. For that we are grateful, and we are thankful that Unknown Speaker 01:12 you what was happening in Burlington, Vermont, and our newspaper is again that newspaper called The Burlington free press. And I must say that I was stunned to say that there's not a single acknowledgement of the fact that it is Columbus Day. This is a newspaper and a chain that pride themselves in diversity reporting, who would lavishly report every single holiday and celebration of minorities and reminder about how small so I welcome you here to hear about Columbus in a way that the newspapers will tell you and I'd like to say that the National Italian American Foundation concert. Unknown Speaker 02:37 Virginia grantwatch ordered sons of Italy in America, Diana cultural Hispanic organization of Maryland, Mr. Hector Diaz was also a member of our Board Unknown Speaker 03:07 Oh Unknown Speaker 03:25 from Unknown Speaker 03:37 from pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for the born and unborn to
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