Residents in and around Los Angeles County gathered together anew on Memorial Day, Monday, May 30, after two years of ceremonies scaled back or cancelled by the coronavirus pandemic
The Naval color guard from Ventura Naval base present the colors at the first Memorial Day event at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Monday, Simi Valley, CA. May 30,2022.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff concert band performs at the first Memorial Day event at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Monday, Simi Valley, CA. May 30,2022. Whittier Mayor Joe Vinatiere, right, and council member, Octavio Martinez, left, lay a wreath during Rose Hills’ 100th Memorial Day Observance in Whittier on Monday May 30, 2022.
Visitors leave memorial notes during Rose Hills’ 100th Memorial Day Observance in Whittier on Monday May 30, 2022. Olivia Becerra, 3, of Whittier, waves her flag during Rose Hills’ 100th Memorial Day Observance in Whittier on Monday May 30, 2022. Enjoy the outdoors. Campsites, parks and wild areas were packed under sunny skies, including the L.A. River Recreation Zones, which reopened Monday to their own brand of urban outdoor activities, including picnics, fishing and kayaking.
Meanwhile, solemn memorials filled the day around the region, from small and intimate events to major gatherings that attracted thousands. The Fiesta Hermosa, featuring a food and art fair, three concert stages, and much more, also hosted a Memorial Day ceremony on Monday. The Memorial Day Observance featured opening remarks from veteran and Hermosa Beach Councilmember Raymond Jackson and South Bay Coastal Division of the United States Naval Sea Cadet Corp. presenting of colors.
At Green Hills Memorial Park in Rancho Palos Verdes, Medal of Honor recipient Sammy L. Davis delivered a stirring speech. Davis is oft called “the real Forrest Gump” because footage of him receiving a Medal of Honor from President Lyndon Johnson appeared in the 1994 Oscar-winning movie that won best picture, and in which Tom Hanks won best actor.
Los Angeles City Councilman Kevin De Leon defended the envisioned traffic circle project and tried to assure residents that it will preserve the monument and its longstanding name, and that tributes to Vietnam War veterans and Mexican American winners of the Congressional Medal of Honor will be added.
The Western Los Angeles County Council of the Boy Scouts of America held its annual Memorial Day Flag placement ceremony at the Los Angeles National Cemetery on Saturday, May 28, 2022. Ryan Joung, 14, with Troop 101 from Granada Hills, walks among between grave stones during the annual Memorial Day Flag placement ceremony at the Los Angeles National Cemetery on Saturday, May 28, 2022. The event is organized by the Western Los Angeles County Council of Boy scouts of America.
Ella Richards, 16, with Troop 10-G from the Reyes Adobe District, salutes a grave stone during the annual Memorial Day Flag placement ceremony at the Los Angeles National Cemetery on Saturday, May 28, 2022. The event is organized by the Western Los Angeles County Council of Boy scouts of America. Matthew Soto, 16, with Troop 10 from the Reyes Adobe District, places a flag at a grave stone during the annual Memorial Day Flag placement ceremony at the Los Angeles National Cemetery on Saturday, May 28, 2022. The event is organized by the Western Los Angeles County Council of Boy scouts of America.
Attendees commemorate Memorial Day on Monday, May 30, 2022, at the Rock For Vets concert and fundraiser at Jimmie E’s Grill in Signal Hill. Offshore in San Pedro, an evening Memorial Day service helped conclude LA Fleet Week. Down the coast, National Submarine Memorial West held at Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach hosted the return of its unique “tolling the boats” ceremony, during which each of the 52 U.S. submarines lost during World War Two is honored as a bell is tolled.
Far from home, the Los Angeles Pierce College Choir was chosen to join other top youth choirs to perform with the U.S. Air Force Band at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. The choir sang 14 patriotic songs this long weekend, including “God Bless America,” which featured 63 Pierce College singers.
President Joe Biden speaks at the Memorial Amphitheater after laying a wreath at The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Arlington, Va. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris arrive to lay a wreath at The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Arlington, Va.
President Joe Biden arrives with Vice President Kamala Harris and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to lay a wreath at The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Arlington, Va. President Joe Biden speaks after laying a wreath at The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Arlington, Va.
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