The former Today show co-anchor will virtually host Ancestry’s Parade of Heroes for Memorial Day on Facebook
’s Parade of Heroes Monday on Facebook.
“This year, of course, we're trying to make it possible for everyone to celebrate at home. I think it will be a great blessing for people,” Gifford tells PEOPLE of the parade put on by Ancestry, the . “With so much negative news, so much to be concerned about, it'll be 45 minutes or so respite from that.”You'll get the latest updates on this topic in your browser notifications.Image zoom“My father has passed on now, but he was a veteran of World War II,” she says. “He lied about his age when he was 17 the day after Pearl Harbor, like so many young American men did to serve their country. He served for 20 years in the Navy.
“We shouldn't take them for granted,” she continues. “So many people look forward to Memorial Day parades. They look forward to family picnics and celebrations. They look forward to remembering with great honor, the people that they have personally known and lost during times of war. It's just an important holiday. It's a solemn one. It's bitter because of the loss of human life and precious people to us. But it's also sweet, because freedom is.
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