“Let’s bow our heads and remember those who we have lost,” Rep. Robert Garcia asked 200 in attendance at the “Sunset Ceremony – Honoring Our Heroes,” event, the first major activity to …
Historic aircraft fly overhead on Sunday, May 28 at the “Sunset Ceremony – Honoring Our Heroes,” event, the first major activity to be organized by the city’s Office of Veterans Support, which was established on Oct. 1, 2022. Photo: Rich Archbold
Rep. Robert Garcis speaks on Sunday, May 28 at the “Sunset Ceremony – Honoring Our Heroes,” event, the first major activity to be organized by the city’s Office of Veterans Support, which was established on Oct. 1, 2022. Photo: Rich Archbold The Color Guard from Lakewoof High’s Navy Junior Reserve Training Corps appears on Sunday, May 28 at the “Sunset Ceremony – Honoring Our Heroes,” event, the first major activity to be organized by the city’s Office of Veterans Support, which was established on Oct. 1, 2022. Photo: Rich ArchboldRep. Robert Garcia, former Long Beach mayor, helped inaugurate a new Long Beach Memorial Day event on Sunday, May 28, honoring men and women who lost their lives in service to their country.
The sculpture was commissioned by the Long Beach Navy Memorial Heritage Association and installed in 2004. In 1943, the Marine Corps began enlisting Black men who went for training at Camp Montford Point in Jacksonville, North Carolina.
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