SOUTHLAND SALUTES OUR FALLEN HEROES.Byline: Yvette Cabrera Daily News Staff Writer Together and in solitude, Southern California residents honored the fallen heroes of wars past on Memorial Day on Monday with musical tributes, touching speeches or simply by sitting at the gravesides of their loved ones. Rifle salutes, low-flying air formations and stirring bars of taps brought home the solemnity SOLEMNITY. The formality established by law to render a contract, agreement, or other act valid. 2. A marriage, for example, would not be valid if made in jest, and without solemnity. Vide Marriage, and Dig. 4, 1, 7; Id. 45, 1, 30. of the occasion at ceremonies from Newhall to the Hollywood Hills. It was a day when memories were unearthed Unearthed is the name of a Triple J project to find and "dig up" (hence the name) hidden talent in regional Australia. Unearthed has had three incarnations - they first visited each region of Australia where Triple J had a transmitter - 41 regions in all. , none more poignantly than during a performance by the Verdugo Hills Showtime Chorus Sweet Adelines International Sweet Adelines International is a worldwide organization of women singers committed to advancing the musical art form of barbershop harmony through education and performances. , who were featured at the Memorial Day services at Forest Lawn Memorial Park-Hollywood Hills. In an upbeat and patriotic tribute, the chorus of 134 women invoked the era of big band music through their renditions of songs like ``In The Mood,'' ``We'll Meet Again'' and the ``Armed Forces Medley,'' a tribute that inspired veterans in the audience of about 150 to stand. ``I think it was very, very significant and very appropriate,'' said Matt Suddleson, a Marine veteran whose daughter, Debbie Young, performed with the Adelines. ``It was very moving and it reminds us of the contributions made by so many men and women in our history,'' said Suddleson, a North Hollywood resident. The cheery melodies even managed to drive away the splashes of rain that fell briefly over the outdoor ceremony. Most Memorial Day services throughout Los Angeles were held under overcast skies with drizzle in some areas and temperatures in the mid- to high 60s. Light rain fell over the foothills, including La Crescenta, which received about one-tenth of an inch of rain, according to meteorologist Rob Krohn of the National Weather Service. Memorial Day last year was warmer with temperatures in the mid-80s, but the weather Monday was similar to what the region gets during June gloom days because of heavy marine layers, said Krohn. Skies darkened dark·en v. dark·ened, dark·en·ing, dark·ens v.tr. 1. a. To make dark or darker. b. To give a darker hue to. 2. To fill with sadness; make gloomy. 3. by low-hanging storm clouds prevented a flyover of World War II-era aircraft, but didn't deter hundreds of visitors from attending the annual Memorial Day ceremony at Eternal Valley Memorial Park in Newhall. The hourlong service included military hymns and other patriotic music performed by the Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. Concert Band and the solemn strains of taps by two buglers posted on separate hills of the Sierra Highway cemetery. ``I hope all the young people today realize the word `veteran' is synonymous with the word `hero.' These are our heroes. They have kept people free,'' said the Rev. William Hilton, pastor of Fellowship Christian Church in Saugus, during his 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 . Rabecca Hoke hoke tr.v. hoked, hok·ing, hokes Slang To give an impressive but artificial, false, or deceptive quality to: hoked up some phony allegations. , 15, a Canyon High School Canyon High School can refer to:
A government bond issued in face value denominations from $50 to $10,000, with local and state tax-free interest and semiannually adjusted interest rates. savings bond A nonmarketable security issued by the U.S. from the Santa Clarita Valley Veterans Committee. ``These men and women, by their deaths, have done what others cannot do in a lifetime,'' Hoke said. ``It's the trivial and everyday things that they fought and died for - those things that most consider rights, but truly are privileges.'' At Forest Lawn, Cynthia Carlson of Arcadia attended the Memorial Day services so that her 7-year-old son and his friend could learn their history. ``It is to instill in·still v. To pour in drop by drop. in  stil·la tion n. the value of how precious freedom is and the sacrifices that have been made for it,'' said Carlson. Likewise, Thousand Oaks resident John Mihalsky attended Westlake Village's annual Memorial Day services with his father, a World War II Air Force pilot, his 9-year-old son, Dennis, and his 4-year-old niece, Gwen. ``It's a chance for the kids to learn about a part of our history. Thankfully, they will not have to grow up with war, but so many people here today did,'' he said. Westlake Village's service at Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Memorial Park drew more than 1,500 people from throughout Ventura and Los Angeles counties. The day before, hundreds of young Scouts had planted small American flags in 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. at the headstones of the thousands of men and women who served their country in war. Other touching tributes came from veterans like Mike Aldridge, who spoke at the Joshua Memorial Park Memorial Day Services in Lancaster. ``Memorial Day is a celebration of . . . hope, even though there is sadness in remembering the dead of our nation's wars,'' said Aldridge, senior vice commander of the 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. , Chapter 39. Daily News Staff Writers Sonia Giordani, Bhavna Mistry and Mary Schubert contributed to this report. CAPTION(S): 3 Photos PHOTO (1 -- color) From left, Jim Tukesbury, Bob Erickson and Bob Acebo of a veterans burial squad salute. Tom Mendoza/Daily News (2 -- color) Jay Fernald, chaplain of 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. Post No. 311, salutes. Hans Gutknecht/Daily News (3 -- color) Walter Salvari Jr., bugler of Boy Scout Troop No. 58, sounds taps at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills. Tina Gerson/Daily News |
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