MEMORIAL DAY OBSERVANCES.Moorpark - 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. Post 502 will commemorate Memorial Day with services at 8 a.m. at 1 W. Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Ave., Moorpark. This is a flag-raising ceremony for POW/MIAs. The main ceremony will be at 10 a.m. at the Veterans Memorial Grove at Poindexter Park, Moorpark Road and Poindexter Avenue. Call (805) 529-0222. Simi Valley - Disabled American Veterans The Disabled American Veterans, or DAV, is an organization for disabled veterans that helps them and their families through various means. It currently has over 1.2 million members. The DAV was controversial during the 2006 election cycle. will host a ceremony at 10 a.m. at Simi Valley Cemetery, 1461 Thompson Lane. It will include flag-raising, benediction benediction [Lat.,=blessing], solemn blessing usually administered in the name of God by a priest or a minister. The temple worship at Jerusalem had fixed forms of benedictions, and Christians have always given them an important place in ceremony, especially at the and placing wreaths on veterans' graves. Oxnard - A memorial Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. by Monsignor Nugent of St. Anthony's Roman Catholic Church Roman Catholic Church, Christian church headed by the pope, the bishop of Rome (see papacy and Peter, Saint). Its commonest title in official use is Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church. in Oxnard. All denominations are invited at the outdoor event at the Santa Clara Cemetery, 2370 N. H St. Ventura - A 10:30 a.m. ceremony at Ivy Lawn Memorial Park, 5400 Valentine Road, will feature a color guard, flag-raising and symbolic placing of wreaths, a flyover by Navy aircraft and a musical tribute. Westlake Village - An 11 a.m. ceremony at the Garden of Valor valor a rodenticide no longer marketed because of toxicity in horses causing dehydration, abdominal pain, hindlimb weakness, inappetence, fishy smell in urine. Called also N-3-pyridyl methyl N1-p-nitrophenyl urea. , Valley Oaks Memorial Park, 5600 Lindero Canyon Road, will feature performances by an Air Force band, the Amen Choir and Valleyaires, and a flyover by the Condor Squadron. Camarillo - American Legion Post 741 will host a service at 11 a.m. at Conejo Mountain Memorial Park, 2052 Howard Road. The program will feature a flyover, the placing of a symbolic wreath and a choral program. Keynote speaker will be Capt. Diane C. McKinzy of the Air National Guard. |
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