Summer Kick-off and Annual Bipartisan Tribute to Veterans and Those Who Serve

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This year’s “Summer Kick-off and Annual Bipartisan Tribute to Veterans and Those Who Serve” was held on Tues., June 25, 2024, at the Capitol Hill Club in Washington, DC., with a performance by world-renowned tenor Anthony Kearns in a moving tribute to the veterans of World War II and beyond.  Mr. Kearns was accompanied by Jon Laird.

The program was emceed by Kevin Corke, Fox News Senior National Correspondent (formerly NBC News, ESPN). The evening commemorated the 80th anniversary of the Allied invasion of Normandy (D-Day) in June 1944. The room – named after Army General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Allied Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Forces in Europe, who led the successful D-Day invasion to liberate Nazi-occupied Europe – was decorated with long-stemmed red roses, signifying the love, loyalty, and gratitude that America holds for America’s World War II D-Day veterans and all who serve.  

“Tonight, we recognize the great warriors among us, as well as the nonprofits that support them,” said Corke. “This annual event celebrates service to our great country – in uniform, public office, and/or both. We also pay tribute to those who support our warriors in the aftermath of battle by treating the visible and invisible wounds of war.”