Pat Boone and Ann-Margret starred in the 1962 movie “State Fair,” and they reappeared 63 years later, singing together again on May 23, 2025, at the Relevant Center in Elkhorn, Nebraska.

The next day, of this Memorial Day weekend, they rode in a 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air convertible for the fifth annual patriot parade put on by Patriotic Productions.

The parade honoring Gold Star families and military veterans took place in Omaha’s Old Market district. Festivities started  with a U.S. Air Force flyover at 9:55 a.m. as the parade began at 10 a.m.

More than 100 parade entries included children and adults in period costumes of America’s history and culture, as well as military reenactors, cars, military vehicles, and horses.

Boone, 91, is a singer, actor, TV host, producer, songwriter, author, radio personality, speaker, family man, and humanitarian who claims 38 Top 40 hit singles with 45 million records sold, six Grammy nominations and 29 Hollywood movies. He wrote: “For My Country,” a musical tribute to the National Guard, and his latest hit single is: “Where Did America Go?”

His Cambodian relief organization, “Save The Refugees,” was formed in the 1970s, and is now Mercy Corps, operating in 23 countries. Over $800 million worth of food and supplies have been distributed.

Ann-Margret was discovered by George Burns when she was a young girl, and has since made over 60 films, including “Bye Bye Birdie,” “Viva Las Vegas,” and “Tommy.” She has been nominated twice for an Academy Award, won five Golden Globe Awards and an Emmy, and received five other Emmy nominations.

She is a three-time winner of the “Female Star of the Year” award and nominated for a Grammy for her CD, “God is Love: The Gospel Sessions.”

Ann-Margret has performed at the White House, received presidential citations for entertaining the U.S. armed forces overseas and was honored by the USO World Board of Governors. During the Vietnam War, She and other entertainers teamed up for a USO tour in remote parts of Vietnam and Southeast Asia. She still has a great affection for veterans and refers to them as “my gentlemen.”

For 2025, the Patriotic Productions group focused on remembering soldiers lost in Iraq and Afghanistan and promoting “traditional” American values of self-reliance and personal responsibility. 

Gold Star brother of Vietnam Dave Cole and Gold Star father of Iraq Owen Henderson spoke of the loss of PFC Steven Cole and Cpl. Matthew Henderson.

The national Remembering Our Fallen memorial, with photos of over 5,000 post-9/11 military fallen from Iraq and Afghanistan, were at the park from May 23-26. The replica of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier was also at the park near Flanders Field of Flags representing the 1.3 million fallen since America’s beginning. The Great Plains Society of Military Historians  had military vehicles on display and Civil War Reenactors were on site.

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