MEMORIAL DAY EVENTS.The following Memorial Day Memorial Day, holiday in the United States observed in late May. Previously designated Decoration Day, it was inaugurated in 1868 by Gen. John A. Logan for the purpose of decorating the graves of Civil War veterans and has since become a day on which all war dead are commemorated. events are scheduled today: The city of Burbank and the Burbank Veterans Commemoration Committee will hold Memorial Day ceremonies at 11 a.m. at the McCambridge Park War Memorial, San Fernando Boulevard and Amherst Drive. This year's ceremony will commemorate World War I. U.S. Rep. James Rogan, state Sen. Adam Schiff and Assemblyman Scott Wildman will speak. The Condor Squadron will fly over. Burbank WWI WWI - World War I WWI - Walking While Intoxicated WWI - Weight Watchers International WWI - Wireless and Wireline Initiative (Sprint & Sprint PCS) WWI - Wireless World Initiative veterans will be acknowledged during the ceremony and the Burbank Veterans Commemorative Committee will present remembrances from WWI. During the Ceremony of the Rose, committee members will read the names of Burbank veterans from WWI, WWII, the Korean War and Vietnam War who lost their lives. The city of Glendale and the Citizenship and Patriotism Committee of the Glendale Chamber of Commerce will hold Memorial Day ceremonies at 9:30 a.m. at the Veterans Memorial at City Hall, 633 E. Broadway. U.S. Rep. James Rogan will deliver remarks. The Air Force Junior ROTC ROTC - Reserve Officer Training Corps ROTC - Record of Telephone Conversation ROTC - Relics of the Chozo (Super Metroid music mix) ROTC - Return on Total Capital Cadet of the Year, Cadet Brandon DeJong, will be honored by Rogan. The Montrose Montrose, town (1991 pop. 12,127), Angus, NE Scotland, on the North Sea at the mouth of the South Esk River. Open to water on three sides, it is a spacious resort town, with flax and jute mills, boat yards, fruit canneries, and a fishing industry. Montrose was the scene of John de Baliol's surrender of the Scottish throne to Edward I of England in 1296.-Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce, along with the Montrose Park Association, will hold Memorial Day ceremonies at 8 a.m. at the 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. The war began soon after the Geneva Conference provisionally divided (1954) Vietnam at 17° N lat. into the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) and the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam). Memorial at Honolulu and Ocean View avenues in La Crescenta. The colors will be presented by the Crescenta Valley High School Junior ROTC. After the service, breakfast will be served at VFW Post No. 1614 at 2837 Honolulu Ave. Donations for the breakfast are $2.50. |
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