![]() One NBC executive said they believe this could be the most profitable Games ever.Īnd yet, much of that wealth won’t be shared with the event’s most valuable assets: the athletes themselves. The Associated Press estimates the International Olympic Committee (IOC), which runs the Olympic Games, stands to make $3 billion to $4 billion on television rights for the delayed 2020 Olympics. NBC has paid $7.7 billion for broadcasting rights to show the Olympics through 2032, and it’s already sold $1.25 billion in ads for the Tokyo games. Reach Natalie Neysa Alund at 61.There is a ton of money to be made at the Olympics, even in a year like this. The medal's 3,495 recipients exemplify courage, citizenship, commitment, sacrifice, integrity and patriotism. The award for valor in action against an enemy force is bestowed upon an individual in the Armed Services of the United States (per the Congressional Medal of Honor Society). The Friday evening show at the “Grand Ole Opry” was dedicated to the Medal of Honor recipients, and a gala event at the Music City Center later Saturday night was planned to cap off the festivities. The Nashville Fire Department also had a ladder truck extended with a massive American Flag on display.Īlso on hand: a Vietnam War 50th anniversary display. Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon, as well as a display of military equipment including an Air Force Vapor supercar and Army Extreme Truck. ![]() The parade concluded with a "Service and Sacrifice" street exhibition between First and Third avenues that profiled each branch of military service including performances from the Army Fife and Drum Corps and U.S. "The ones who've earned it are some of the most humble you'll ever meet," added fellow Army vet and rider Dominick Grimald, 49, of Smyma. "It's not like anybody goes after it trying to earn it." Air Force vet Tom Marble of Mount Juliet who served from 1982-97. ![]() "We're riding to show respect for the guys who earned the medal," said U.S. military veterans and American Legion Riders also rode motorcycles along the parade route. "It doesn't get more valiant than that."Ĭrowds from all walks of life, young and old, clapped cheered and waved flags as veterans, including Craig, rode by. Army vet said of his comrade who also unhesitatingly hurled himself toward a grenade to shield his comrades from the explosion and subsequently died June 2, 1969. "He charged a machine gun nest to aid others," the U.S. He said the day was solely about paying respect to those who bestowed the greatest virtue, bravery and devotion for our nation. "It's the highest of the highest, I've always felt," Vietnam veteran Harry Craig of Cookeville said of the medal as he waved to the crowd from the Veterans Honor Guard float.Ĭraig, 67, attended boot camp with 1969 Medal of Honor recipient Robert Leslie Poxon. ![]() Army veteran and 1969 recipient of the honor who now lives in Bowling Green, Ky. About 28 of those still living attended the parade, including Jenkins, a U.S. Of the 79 living Medal of Honor recipients still alive, 32 are from Tennessee. military veterans who became extraordinary through courage and selfless service to others. More than two dozen of those famed living heroes who wear the military's highest decoration also gathered to honor U.S. The morning procession, which began at 10th Street and made its way down to Second Street, celebrated the symbolism of the Medal of Honor and paid tribute to the largest gathering of its 3,495 recipients in Middle Tennessee history. ![]()
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