The reading of the names began at 5:45 a.m. The names of the members of the armed forces who gave their lives in service since the 9/11 attacks were read at the Honoring Our Fallen Memorial Wall remembrance gathering at Rosie the Riveter Park in Long Beach which began at 5:30 a.m. Hahn also presented a ceremonial check for $60,000 from her office's discretionary account at Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9148, "to pay for badly needed building repairs so they can continue supporting local veterans and their families," she tweeted. Let us pray for an end to wars, and a day when we have no new names to mourn on this sacred day." "As we honor these fallen soldiers for their service & their sacrifice, we should also remind ourselves that the true cost of war is lives, and rededicate ourselves to pursuing peace. "After 2 years of virtual events, it is so good to be back together in-person on Memorial Day," Hahn tweeted. Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn spoke at observances at Whittier City Hall and the Veterans Monument in Pico Rivera, including discussing suicide among veterans. Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier conducted its 100th annual Memorial Day Observance and first since 2019, which included the display of 100 American flags, along with family activities, a military display, remembrance trees and a vintage aircraft flyover. The proposed project to create a roundabout will revitalize the memorial there today giving our veterans the recognition and admiration they earned." Instead, Morin Memorial Square was consecrated to veterans in 1947 as a tribute to our Mexican-American heroes and should not be tampered with."Ĭouncilman Kevin de Léon told a local news outlet he made the proposal because "we need a safer intersection to eliminate dangers to pedestrians and drivers. Organizers called the proposal a "travesty and an obvious effort to hijack and convert the area to something it was never intended to be.
When the vigil began Sunday, a protest was held of the proposal to create a roundabout at the site and put the monument at its center. "Someone has to keep the memory of the people that suffered and the people that died as a result of maintaining our freedom," Vietnam War veteran Ruben Treviso told NBC4 after his shift ended.
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