2008 Grand Marshal Admiral Giambastiani at the White House
in April 2005 on being nominated to serve as Vice Chairman of the
Joint Chief of Staff. President George W. Bush looks on.

2008 Honorees: Left-Right:
Joseph J. Plumeri, Joseph Tusiani, Thomas P. Sculco

Columbus Celebration 2008 Preview

2008 Columbus Celebration Auction
We are proud to announce our partnershipwith the online auction company charitybuzz.

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Auction Dates: Tuesday, October 7 – 23, 2008

Maserati Raffle - 2008
Two luxury Maserati sports cars to be raffled --
GranTurismo and Quattroporte S
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2008 Grand Marshal

• Admiral Edmund P. Giambastiani, Jr.
  Former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
  Admiral, US Navy (ret)
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2008 Honorees

• Joseph J. Plumeri
  Chairman & CEO
  Willis Group Holdings, Ltd.
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• Thomas P. Sculco, M.D.
  Surgeon-in-Chief, Hospital for Special Surgery
  Chairman and Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery,
  Weill Cornell Medical College
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• Joseph Tusiani
  Poet, Translator, Humanist
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In collaboration with the Office of the Secretary of the Navy; documenting the heroic efforts of Italians and American servicemen who, in 1908, came together in one of the greatest humanitarian efforts in European history.
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Public tours of the USS Nassau
will take place on Monday, October 13 from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Pier 88, 55th St & 12th Ave/West Side Hwy

64^th Annual Columbus Day Parade – Monday, October 13^th
Fifth Avenue from 47^th to 79^th St.
Broadcast live 12:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Hosts Maria Bartiromo and Joe Piscopo
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Columbus Day Mass
The Cathedral of Saint Patrick
Celebrated by Edward Cardinal Egan
Tickets Required
9:30 a.m. to 10:45a.m.
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Wreath Laying at Columbus Circle - Sunday, October 12^th
Eighth Ave. and 59^th Street
10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
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