HONORING AMERICA'S VETERANS : SOUTHLAND TO SALUTE WARRIORS.Byline: Eric Wahlgren Daily News Staff Writer Defying the odds, Dusty Worthen narrowly escaped the bullets of German soldiers as he parachuted from a bomber downed over Holland in World War II and managed to stay alive during three harrowing months in a Nazi prison camp. A Burbank resident and former Air Force bombardier, Worthen is one of thousands of veterans who will gather at ceremonies across Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, today to honor Americans who have served their country in the Armed Forces. ``It is important that society know what people go through to keep peace in the world,'' said Worthen, 73. ``It reminds us that freedom is not free.'' Worthen will read from his recently published book about surviving World War II during the city's 11 a.m. tribute to the country's warriors in George Izay Park in Burbank. Billed this year as the Ceremony of the Rose, the event at 1111 W. Olive Ave. also will include the placing of a rose at a memorial for each Burbank serviceman who died in war. Burbank Mayor Bill Wiggins will speak, and the Condor Squadron, a group of World War II-era military planes based at Van Nuys Airport Van Nuys Airport (IATA: VNY, ICAO: KVNY, FAA LID: VNY) is a public airport located in Van Nuys, California in the San Fernando Valley, within the Los Angeles city limits. , is set to perform a flyover. In nearby Glendale, a 40-member band from Notre Dame High School Notre Dame is the name of the following high (secondary) schools: Bangladesh
Fred Hummer, 97, a former Army bugler who served in World War I, is scheduled to play taps. Arleta veterans will meet at the U.S. Veterans Remembrance Memorial at 13645 Osborne St. for an observance that will include a 21-gun salute, taps and a Condor Squadron flyover. Known as Armistice Armistice (Nov. 11, 1918) Agreement between Germany and the Allies ending World War I. Allied representatives met with a German delegation in a railway carriage at Rethondes, France, to discuss terms. The agreement was signed on Nov. Day until 1954, Veterans Day marks the anniversary of the armistice that ended World War I in 1918. The peace treaty was signed on the 11th day of the 11th month at 11 a.m. ``We consider this a primary time for honoring veterans who were killed or wounded,'' said Mike Sanders, junior vice commander of the Conejo Valley Chapter of the Military Order of the World Wars. Sanders' organization is one of half a dozen veterans groups in Ventura County planning ceremonies today. The chapter is expecting at least 150 people for its 10 a.m. ceremony in Conejo Creek Park North on Janss Road in Thousand Oaks. Guest speaker will be Lt. Gen. Herbert Temple, a three-star general. Simi Valley veterans will assemble at 11 a.m. in Rancho Tapo Community Park at Avenida Simi and Lemon Drive for a ceremony featuring state Sen. Cathie Wright, R-Simi Valley, and Ventura County Supervisor Judy Mikels. The American Legion American Legion, national association of male and female war veterans, founded (1919) in Paris. Membership is open to veterans of World Wars I and II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. in Moorpark has scheduled a 10 a.m. ceremony at Poindexter Park on Poindexter Avenue. Camarillo veterans will meet at 11 a.m. at the city memorial site at City Hall, 601 Carmen Carmen throws over lover for another. [Fr. Lit.: Carmen; Fr. Opera: Bizet, Carmen, Westerman, 189–190] See : Faithlessness Carmen the cards repeatedly spell her death. [Fr. Drive. In the Antelope Valley, veterans will gather at Desert Lawn Memorial Park for an 11 a.m. observance sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10964. The VFW See Video for Windows. Post 6110 in Canyon Country held its ceremony a day early - Sunday - with an event that included the donation of more than $5,500 raised by veterans for a cystic fibrosis cystic fibrosis (sĭs`tĭk fībrō`sĭs), inherited disorder of the exocrine glands (see gland), affecting children and young people; median survival is 25 years in females and 30 years in males. charity. ``Veterans continue to serve their country in many ways, and that service goes on and on,'' said post Cmdr. John Olesh, a Vietnam War Vietnam War, conflict in Southeast Asia, primarily fought in South Vietnam between government forces aided by the United States and guerrilla forces aided by North Vietnam. veteran. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO (color) Retired Maj. Dusty Worthen of Burbank is a highly decorated veteran of World War II. Gus Ruelas/Daily News |
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