MEMORIAL DAY EVENTS TO HONOR THE FALLEN.Byline: Staff and Wire Services Military veterans, relatives and supporters will pay their respects today to fallen U.S. soldiers during Memorial Day events ranging from solemn ceremonies to community barbecues. Here are some of the events planned around Southern California: 9 a.m., Topanga Memorial Day Parade, Topanga Canyon Boulevard and Pine Tree Circle. The theme is The Spirit of Topanga: Past, Present and Future. 10 a.m., Forest Lawn Memorial Park-Mortuary, 6300 Forest Lawn Drive, includes a portrayal of Gen. Douglas MacArthur, a rifle salute by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department This article is about the Los Angeles County Sherriff's Department, not to be confused with the smaller Los Angeles County Police The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) is a local law enforcement agency that serves Los Angeles County, California. and a performance by the Air National Guard Band. 10 a.m., Simi Valley Pioneer Cemetery, 1461 Thompson Lane, just west of Rancho Simi Community Park by the Arroyo Simi. 10:30 a.m., Los Angeles National Cemetery The Los Angeles National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery in West Los Angeles, at the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and Sepulveda Boulevard. The cemetery was dedicated in 1889. , 950 S. Sepulveda Blvd., includes a flyover by F-16 fighter jets from 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. , a flight of AT6 planes by the Condor Squadron, music by the 300th Army Band, a rifle salute and a tribute to female veterans. Maj. Gen. James W. Comstock will speak at the event, which will also commemorate the 31st anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War. 10:30 a.m., Valley Oaks Memorial Park, 5600 Lindero Canyon Road in Westlake Village, includes musicians from the Simi Valley High School Simi Valley High School is a secondary school located in Simi Valley, California which was established in 1920 as the first high school in the valley. It nestles in the Santa Susana Mountains and is adjacent to the San Fernando Valley, part of the city and county of Ventura. Concert Band, an F-16 fighter jet from Edwards Air Force Base and nine World War II fighter planes from the Condor Squadron doing a flyover in formation. 11 a.m., Canoga Park Memorial Day Parade, Sherman Way and Remmet Street, with the theme ``Military Families Keep the Home Fires Burning Keep the Home Fires Burning song of love of home popular during World War I. [Music: Scholes, 549] See : Domesticity .'' 11:30 a.m., San Fernando Pioneer Memorial Cemetery, Foothill Boulevard and Bledsoe Street in Sylmar, includes speakers who fought in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. 1 p.m., Forest Lawn, 1712 S. Glendale Blvd., Glendale, includes a march from the Little Church of the Flowers to the burial site of a Civil War soldier, a performance by The Band of the California Battalion and a Civil War musket musket: see small arms. musket Muzzle-loading shoulder firearm developed in 16th-century Spain. Designed as a larger version of the harquebus, muskets were fired with matchlocks until flintlocks were developed in the 17th century; flintlocks were and cannon salute. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- 2) Men and women flex during the pre-judging at the 2006 Muscle Beach bodybuilding bodybuilding Developing of the physique through exercise and diet, often for competitive exhibition. Bodybuilding aims at displaying pronounced muscle tone and exaggerated muscle mass and definition for overall aesthetic effect. contest at Venice Beach. The final competition will be today. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News |
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