Remembering Our Veterans

A reading of the more than 58,000 names on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial continues through Saturday as one of several area events marking Veterans Day. (By Win Mcnamee -- Getty Images)

These are some of the events scheduled this weekend to honor the service and sacrifice of America's veterans:

¿ The American Legion Auxiliary's "D.C. at the Wall Healing Field" will display 1,000 three-by-five-foot U.S. flags in rows on eight-foot staffs on the Washington Monument grounds near 15th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. The field, part of ceremonies marking the 25th anniversary of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, will be open Friday from 1 to 8, Saturday from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 7 to 3. 703-625-6112 or http://www.healingfield.org/dcwall.

¿ At the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, at Constitution Avenue and 23rd Street NW, a reading of the more than 58,000 names inscribed on the Wall continues Friday and Saturday from 5 a.m. to midnight. On Sunday, Gen. Colin L. Powell will be the keynote speaker at a ceremony beginning at 1. 202-393-0090 or visit http://www.vvmf.org.

¿ The National Museum of the Marine Corps, at 18900 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Triangle, celebrates the 232nd birthday of the Marine Corps and the museum's first anniversary Saturday with cake-cuttings at 10 and 1, and other demonstrations and special events through Monday. 800-397-7585 or http://www.usmcmuseum.org.

¿ Country stars Martina McBride and Darryl Worley will join the U.S. Army Band and other entertainers at the "American Freedom Festival," a fundraiser for veterans organizations, Saturday at 7:30 at DAR Constitution Hall, 18th and C streets NW. Tickets cost $75 to $150, $50 for patrons with military ID. 202-397-7328 or http://www.americanfreedomfoundation.org.

¿ On Sunday at 8 a.m., a wreath will be placed at the World War II Memorial, on the Mall at 17th Street NW, to honor all World War II veterans. 202-619-7222 or http://www.wwiimemorial.com.