Alexandria Salutes! A USO Weekend

A three-act play telling a poignant and surprisingly funny story of the home front in 1945. Actual letters written during every major American conflict are interwoven into the story. George Washington Masonic National Memorial, 101 Callahan Dr., 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday.

Tickets available online at www.tickets.com or by calling 703-218-6500 or 800-955-5566

For more information, visit www.letters-from-the-front.com.

Saturday

» USO Review at Market Square

Performances by the USO Liberty Belles, Abbott and Costello, Victordance, Heritage Harmony Singers and the U.S. Army Chorale, plus World War II-era military vehicles and the opportunity to send video e-mails to military personnel serving overseas (noon-2 p.m. only). Free shuttle buses depart for the National World War II Memorial at 10 a.m., noon, 2 p.m. at 4 p.m., returning at 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. Market Square, in front of City Hall, 301 King St. Noon-5:00 p.m. Free.

» Nitehawks Swing Band

Music performed under the stars in a garden setting. King Street Gardens, King Street at Diagonal Road, 7-8 p.m. Free.

Sunday

» USO Liberty Belles Performance

This trio, reminiscent of the Andrews Sisters, presents songs of the World War II era. Mount Vernon Recreation Center, 2701 Commonwealth Ave., 1-2 p.m. Free.

» World War II Remembrance

Memorial Service

World War II military organizations, active-duty and reserve military groups host a ceremonial program to honor World War II military veterans and to thank all U.S. active-duty and retired soldiers for their service. Market Square, in front of City Hall, 301 King St., 1:30-2:30 p.m. Free.