The Pasadena Veterans Day Committee, in collaboration with Vietnam Veterans of America Ch. 446 and American Legion Pasadena Post #13, invite the community to attend this year’s commemoration at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 11, at Pasadena City Hall, 100 N. Garfield Ave.
Veterans Day (originally known as Armistice Day) is a federal holiday in the United States observed every year on November 11, for honoring military veterans of the United States Armed Forces
Veterans Day is distinct from Memorial Day, a U.S. public holiday in May. Veterans Day celebrates the service of all U.S. military veterans, while Memorial Day honors those who died during their military service.
Veterans Day coincides with other holidays including Armistice Day and Remembrance Day which are celebrated in other countries that mark the anniversary of the end of World War I. Major hostilities of World War I were formally ended at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918 when the Armistice with Germany went into effect. At the urging of major U.S. veteran organizations, Armistice Day was renamed Veterans Day in 1954.
The ceremony’s featured speaker will be Colonel Quintin D. Jones, commanding officer of 23d Marine Regiment in San Bruno, CA. Colonel Jones is a native of Memphis, TN, and has commanded units at every level from platoon to regiment. Mayor Victor M. Gordo will also give remarks.
The Blair High School band will play the anthems of each branch of the armed forces, and Blair’s Junior ROTC will provide the color guard. In a tribute to Gold Star families in attendance, Pasadena Scottish Pipes & Drums will play “Amazing Grace.”
Through the generous sponsorship of Supervisor Kathryn Barger, at precisely 11:11 a.m., the Condor Squadron will do a close formation low-altitude military flyover. Other ceremony activities include a display from the California State Guard Military Museum Command, children’s arts & crafts, free food, and more.
Those at home can watch the Veterans Day ceremony starting at 10:30 a.m. on:
• KPAS TV
• Charter Spectrum Channel 3
• AT&T U-Verse Channel 99
OR
• Pasadena Media website
• OTT Roku, Amazon Fire TV, and Apple TV Pasadena Media apps
Rerun dates and times will be posted at www.pasadenamedia.org/arroyo.
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