For those in or around Washington, D.C. and looking for something to do over Memorial Day weekend, the first annual GI Film Festival will unfold May 25 through 28, at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center. Honoring America’s armed forces through the medium of film, the festival will consist of 22 screenings, two panel discussions and three VIP cocktail receptions; guests will include Gary Sinise, Texas Chainsaw Massacre‘s R. Lee Ermey, musician Pat Boone, comedian Jeff Ross, director John Dahl and former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Richard B. Myers. To purchase tickets and for more information, click here. Also, if you can’t make it but are interested in doing so, you can help send a veteran to the festival in your place.