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Palmdale to host annual Memorial Day ceremony at Pelona Vista Park

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PALMDALE – The city of Palmdale will host a Memorial Day Ceremony on Monday, May 30, at 11 a.m. at the south field of Pelona Vista Park, located at 37720 Tierra Subida Avenue. Admission and parking are free.

The ceremony is being held in conjunction with the closing of the Palmdale Healing & Honor Field.

Overflow parking with complimentary shuttle service will be run from at 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the West Avenue S Park and Ride, located at Avenue S and Geiger Street, west of the Antelope Valley 14 freeway. Seating is limited and attendees are encouraged to bring their own chairs and handheld umbrellas to offer protection from the sun.

The program will include opening remarks from Palmdale Mayor Steve Hofbauer, welcome and acknowledgments by Mayor Pro Tem Richard Loa, District 2; invocation by USAF Master Sgt. Anthony Perez; posting of colors by the Young Marines of Quartz Hill; Pledge of Allegiance by Councilmember Laura Bettencourt, District 3; the Table of Honor by William J. “Pete” Knight High School AFJROTC; closing remarks by Councilmember Juan Carrillo, District 4; presentation of memorial wreath by veteran organization female representatives; rifle salute by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3552; and Taps by Michael T. O’Sullivan.

Presented by the Palmdale Auto Mall Association and the City of Palmdale, the Palmdale Healing & Honor Field features 1,000 flags on 7½ foot tall poles in ordered rows. The flags are available for purchase to honor a veteran or member of the military, law enforcement, fire/EMS, or any medical personnel. A tag with the name of the person being honored will be placed on each flag. Flag purchasers may pick up their flag to keep or present to the person they honored from June 6 to June 8 at Chimbole Cultural Center, 38350 Sierra Highway in Palmdale.

Flags are still available at $30 each and may be purchased online at www.CityofPalmdale.org/HealingField. All proceeds from the flag sales will benefit local veteran groups including American Legion 348, Antelope Valley Veterans Community Action Coalition, Coffee 4 Vets, Point Man AV, Vets 4 Veterans, VFW 3000, and VFW 3552.

The Palmdale Healing & Honor Field is also sponsored by Edwards Federal Credit Union and Waste Management. For more information, call 661-267-5611.

[Information via news release from the city of Palmdale.]

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8 comments for "Palmdale to host annual Memorial Day ceremony at Pelona Vista Park"

  1. Ken Mann, a regular attendee, and Jason Caudle, the Lancaster City Manager attended the Lancaster Memorial Day ceremony. Never seen Parris at any of these events.

    Palmdale at its event had Loa, Bishop, Bettencourt, and Carillo representing Palmdale. No one was seen from the Hospital Board or the College Board, except Michael Rives. Mayor Hoffbauer was not in attendance. Tom Lackey, assemblyman did, but state senator Scott Wilk did not. Garcia and Smith running for Congress didn’t show for the Palmdale event.

  3. Pay some respect to the Fallen.
    Don’t just sit on your fat asses and drink beer and party.
    Make Memorial Day what it should be.
    Get to Pelona Vista Park on Monday the 30th.

    • I went to the most recent Veteran’s Day event and listening to the Republicans turn it into a campaign rally was more than I could stomach so I gave this a pass. I did raise a “there but for the grace of God go I” glass to the Thresher and the Scorpion though.

      • Thanks for your honorable service, Tim. I remember the Scorpion and Thresher, and the Russian boat Kursk, and always felt for the crews thereof. Thank you Adm. Hyman Rickover for SubSafe.

      • At least you were there. Wrecks was no where to be found. Veterans to Wrecks are light sunlight to a vampire. But if it were a Communist Chinese company with lots of cash and campaign donations, Wrecks would be there faster than a speeding ambulance.

        • Draft dodging Mayor from Lancaster was with the other AWOL Lancaster politician. Marvin and Rex are not big on the military, hence the Chinese connection that always gets their ass ripped by veteran groups.