CANDLELIGHT, SERVICES TO MARK MEMORIAL DAY.Byline: Daily News A candlelight march tonight to honor deceased veterans will kick off Memorial Day activities in the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley . The Marine Corps League's Antelope Valley Detachment 930 will host the ceremony, which will begin at 7:30 at Joshua Memorial Park, 808 E. Lancaster Blvd. The symbolism Symbolism In art, a loosely organized movement that flourished in the 1880s and '90s and was closely related to the Symbolist movement in literature. In reaction against both Realism and Impressionism, Symbolist painters stressed art's subjective, symbolic, and decorative of the candlelight event is that veterans should be honored ``day and night,'' said organizer Pat Murray, the detachment's past junior commandant. ``They are never out of our thoughts,'' she said. Memorial Day services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Monday at Joshua Memorial Cemetery and at 11 a.m. at Desert Lawn Memorial Park, 2200 E. Ave. S Ave. abbr. avenue Ave. avenue Ave. abbr (= avenue) → Av., Avda , Palmdale. The candlelight service tonight will feature as guest speakers Lancaster Mayor Frank Roberts Frank Roberts may refer to:
Chaplains from veterans organizations will recite the names of members who died within the year, and Edwards Air Force Base Edwards Air Force Base, U.S. military installation, 301,000 acres (121,805 hectares), S Calif., NE of Lancaster; est. 1933. It is one of the largest air force bases in the United States and has the world's longest runway. Sgt. Joe Jessen will sing ``Taps.'' The Monday service at Joshua Memorial Park will be sponsored by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7283, with other local veterans groups. It will include comments from Roberts, Antelope Valley College Antelope Valley College is a comprehensive community college located in Lancaster, California, USA. It is operated by the Antelope Valley Community College District, with a primary service area of 1,945 square miles covering portions of Los Angeles and Kern counties. President Al Kurki and Lancaster Chamber of Commerce President Tara Gates. Retired Air Force Col. Hobart Chard will be guest speaker. The Palmdale ceremony will be hosted by the Antelope Valley Service Organization Association, composed of more than 30 local service clubs. U.S. Air Force Plant 42 Commander Lt. Col. Pete Drinkwater, Craft and Palmdale Mayor Jim Ledford. |
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