Three Days of Commemoration at Arlington West: Iraq & Afghanistan War Memorial Santa Monica Beach by the Pier
WHAT: A Commemoration Honoring the Troops Killed in Iraq and Afghanistan for Memorial Day Weekend, organized by the Veterans for Peace, Los Angeles Chapter. WHEN: Memorial Day Weekend--Three Days of Commemoration--May 27-29th. Memorial will be set up at sunrise on Saturday, May 27th and remain on display until Monday evening, May 29th. WHERE: Santa Monica Beach next to the pier. WHO: Gold Star Families, who have lost loved ones in Iraq, Jane Bright and Berto Figeroa will be present along with Iraq veterans and veterans from many past U.S. wars (Gore Vidal<WWII Veteran, Ron Kovic<Vietnam War Vet and Jeff Key<Iraq War Vet are all invited). Local public officials, congressional representatives (Rep Maxine Waters & Santa Monica City Council Member Kevin McKeown are firming up their schedules), the interfaith community (Rev Janet McKeithen) and folk singers (Dennis Davis and Michelle Shocked) are also invited to speak and/or perform informally through out the weekend. **More notables to be announced** MEMORIAL PROGRAM EVENTS: Name Readings at the top of each hour In commemoration of the fallen, names of the troops killed in Afghanistan and Iraq will be read at the top of each hour, continuing throughout the three days of the memorial. Veterans, military families and the general public are invited to join in reading the names at the top of each hour. Candle light vigils Saturday & Sunday night Two evenings of candle light vigils will be displayed starting at sundown on Sat, May 27th and Sun, May 28th. A tea-light candle for every 2,500 crosses will remain lit through out most of the night. The public is invited to help light the memorial candles an hour before sundown. Flag Draped Coffin Procession A flag draped coffin procession will proceed from the Santa Monica Pier at 1:00 PM on Memorial Day, Monday, May 29th. Coffin carriers will proceed north along the Ocean Ave sidewalk to Wilshire Blvd. and turn south through the Santa Monica Promenade to Broadway and return to the memorial by about 3:00 PM. The number of coffins to be carried will be determined by the total fatalities of the previous week. Santa Monica City Council member Kevin McKeown will preside over the procession. (WWII veteran Gore Vidal, Vietnam veteran Ron Kovic, and Iraq veterans Jeff Key along members of the interfaith community are invited to join the commemoration--stay tuned for more details.) Commemoration at Santa Monica Veterans' Monument During the coffin procession on May 29th, the procession will pause at the Veteran's memorial on Ocean Park (at Arizona Ave.) at approx. 1:45 PM. Wreaths and photos will be placed in commemoration for all the branches the U.S. military service. Commemoration speeches will be observed. (Standby for an update on who will be speaking at the Veterans' Monument.) FREE Solar Baked Snacks Solar baked cookies and muffins will be provided FREE to the public through out the weekend (sunshine permitting) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FOR MORE INFO CONTACT: Tonia Young - Arlington West Press Coordinator 310-455-2688 or 310-703-3964 - Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ed Ellis - Veteran for Peace - Co-director, Arlington West 818-312-2617 or 818-887-2593 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Protect your PC from spy ware with award winning anti spy technology. It's free. http://us.click.yahoo.com/97bhrC/LGxNAA/yQLSAA/7gSolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
