The Veterans Wall of Freedom Organization and the Foundation of Grand Terrace announced that the Memorial Day Ceremony at the Veterans Wall of Freedom will take place on Monday, May 31, at 11:00 a.m. at Veterans Freedom Park, 21950 Pico Street, in Grand Terrace, California.
The Memorial Day Ceremony will honor members of the United States military who paid the ultimate sacrifice in protecting our nation and our freedoms. It will also recognize the freedoms we enjoy today because of the service and sacrifice of these service members.
Dawn Rowe, Third District County Supervisor, will be the keynote speaker. Supervisor Rowe is a gold star wife whose husband, Marine Corps Captain Alan Rowe, was killed in action in Iraq. A reading of the names of those veterans on the wall, who were killed in action or died in the line of duty, will be also part of the ceremony.
The Veterans Wall of Freedom was dedicated on Veterans Day 2016. The monument spells out the word FREEDOM in six-foot block letters with over 1600 granite plaque spaces for veterans covering the front of the letters. Thirteen stripes, seven in subdued red and six in white, lead to the monument.
Veterans and their families will have an opportunity to reserve a plaque on the Veterans Wall of Freedom as a long-lasting honor of the veteran’s service to our country after the ceremony. All veterans of the United States military are eligible for a plaque.
In accordance with State of California COVID-19 restrictions, attendees will be required to wear face coverings and maintain social distance as applicable.
For more information on the Memorial Day Ceremony and the Veterans Wall of Freedom, please visit veteranswalloffreedom.org.
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