Historical Observances & Commemorations

SDI has publicized and executed events with 8 U.S. Presidents, 37 Heads of State, 50 Legislative Bodies, and 15 Foreign Governments

  • Bicentennial of Library of Congress
  • Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial
  • WWI Centennial Commemoration of America’s Entry into War (Kansas City)
  • WWI National Memorial “First Look”
  • WWII Memorial (the largest public seated event on the National Mall – 160,000)
  • American Battle Monuments Commission Centennial
  • Marine Corps 250th Anniversary
  • Baltimore and Ohio Railroad 200th Anniversary
  • Museum of the Bible grand opening (13 multi-faceted events to include two high-level black-tie galas, four luncheons, three formal dinners, two formal dedications, and two dedications of the Vatican and the Israel Antiquities Exhibit Halls)
  • Pearl Harbor 75th Anniversary
  • Battle of Iwo Jima 65th Anniversary
  • Berlin Airlift 50th Anniversary
  • National Museum of the Marine Corps Dedication and 10th Anniversary
  • U.S. Holocaust Museum Dedication and 10th Anniversary
  • Japanese American Memorial to Patriotism Groundbreaking and Dedication
  • FDR Memorial Dedication
  • Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Dedication and 10th Anniversary
  • Gold Medal Awards Celebration for the WWII Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP)
  • Desert Shield and Desert Storm Memorial Groundbreaking
  • Military Women’s Memorial at Arlington Cemetery (40,000-person dedication, 15,000-person Candlelight March, 16,000-person luncheon, 5,000-person gala, and 7,000-person Arlington Cemetery event, utilizing 10 venues in 3 days)
  • 350th Celebration of Swedes landing in America (750 events across the U.S. and a 15-city U.S. tour of the King and Queen of Sweden with a 150-person delegation)
  • America Supports You, a nationwide four-year program of support for the U.S. military involving 40 multinational corporations, all major media, sports and entertainment organizations, every Governor, and 450 partner groups in 50 states