Here is a sampling of local events honoring and remembering the men and women who died during active service in the United States armed forces and deceased veterans who served at any time.
Brothers Braden and Payton Salazar, with Boy Scout Troop 218 in Torrance, help place flags for Memorial Day at the Los Angeles National Cemetery on Saturday, May 25, 2024.
Here is a sampling of Memorial Day events on Monday, May 25, in the Los Angeles area honoring and remembering the men and women who died during active service in the United States armed forces and deceased veterans who served at any time. The Montrose Shopping Park Association holds a ceremony, 8 a.m. Vietnam War Memorial, northwest corner of Honolulu Avenue and Ocean View Boulevard, Montrose.
The observance includes Boy Scout Troop 333 Color Guard, the National Anthem sung by AwenRose Miller, remarks by Mayor Sheila Rossi, 9 a.m. Keynote speaker: Don Oliva, U.S. Navy veteran. War Memorial Building, 435 Fair Oaks Ave. Community Services Department, 626-403-7380. Details on Facebook:The program at 9:30 a.m. includes live music, a flyover, a color guard, an invocation by Lt.
Cmdr. Rick Robledo, and remarks by Capt. Daniel W. Brown, commanding officer, Naval Base Ventura County; and Gold Star family members Jeff Evans and Bob Allen. The program is free to attend, but registration is requested on the program’s event page . The remembrance includes a color guard, an invocation, Pledge of Allegiance, presidential proclamation, keynote speaker, music, and wreath presentation, 10 a.m. Location, 21300 Via Verde Drive, Covina.
The remembrance includes a color guard, an invocation, Pledge of Allegiance, presidential proclamation, keynote speaker, music, and wreath presentation, 10 a.m. Location, 6300 Forest Lawn Drive, Los Angeles. 855-800-5296. The remembrance includes a color guard, an invocation, Pledge of Allegiance, presidential proclamation, keynote speaker, music, and wreath presentation, 10 a.m. Location, 1500 E. San Antonio Drive. 855-800-5296.
Program includes patriotic music by the 300th Army Band and guest speaker Fritz Coleman, a U.S. Navy veteran, 10 a.m. Location, 950 S. Sepulveda Blvd. , Los Angeles. 310-268-4675.
Instagram:The 104th event begins with family activities and a photo display honoring the deceased, 10-11 a.m, and followed by music and keynote address byThe ceremony includes a recognition by name of the 320 members of the Pasadena community who died during military service , 10:30 a.m. Keynote speaker: Lt. Col. Steven J. Uziel.
Memorial Park, 85 E. Holly St. Details: The theme, “Remember and Honor,” is reflected with the Presentation and Posting of Colors by American Legion Post 272, a flag salute by local Scouting America Troops, and music by the Schurr High School Band, 11 a.m. Location, at the Memorial Wall, 1301 W. Whittier Blvd. Montebello Recreation and Community Services, 323-887-4540.
Flyer:The program includes poetry readings and a 21-gun salute, 11 a.m. South El Monte City Hall, front lawn, 1415 Santa Anita Ave. 626-579-2043. Email: rec@soelmonte.org. Flyer:The San Fernando Valley Historical Society presents an observance with a flag ceremony, participation by the Marine Corps League, San Fernando Valley Detachment #1277, a “rifle” salute, a wreath-laying and a live playing of “Taps,” 11 a.m. Bring your own chair.
Gates open, 10 a.m. The cemetery is the second oldest graveyard in the San Fernando Valley. Location, 14451 Bledsoe St. 818-365-7810. Email: info@sfvhs.com. The remembrance includes a color guard, an invocation, Pledge of Allegiance, presidential proclamation, keynote speaker, music, and wreath presentation, 1 p.m. Location, near the Little Church of the Flowers, 1712 S. Glendale Ave.
, Glendale. The city of Redondo Beach, Redondo Elks Lodge #1378 and the Redondo Beach Veterans Memorial Task Force present the observance, 1 p.m. Veterans Memorial, in Veterans Park, 309 Esplanade . 323-813-5929. Email: rbveteransmemorial@gmail.com.
Flyer and map:The society presents a reading of the 152 names on the wall — including those who served from World War I to the Iraq and Afghanistan wars — at 2 p.m. Logan Gorsuch plays “Going Home” and “Amazing Grace” on the bagpipes and Steve Collins plays “Taps” on the bugle. Location of the reading, Veterans Memorial Wall at Memorial Plaza, 3006 Torrance Blvd. . 310-328-5392.
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