Cathedral City Mayor Rita Lamb highlights the annual Veterans Day Ceremony on Saturday November 11, 2023. The ceremony will be held at Desert Memorial Park 31-705 Da Vall Drive in Cathedral City at 10:00 a.m. The event is being sponsored by AMVETS Post 66 and Jon Castro Chapter of Veterans For Peace. The event is free and open to the public.
All our nations war dead and veterans are being honored with a special emphasis on the 40th anniversary of the terrorist attack on the Marine Barracks in Beirut, Lebanon. Wikipedia says the following:
Early on a Sunday morning, October 23, 1983, two truck bombs struck buildings in Beirut, Lebanon, housing American and French service members of the Multinational Force in Lebanon (MNF), a military peacekeeping operation during the Lebanese Civil War. The attack killed 307 people: 241 U.S. and 58 French military personnel, six civilians, and two attackers.
Rancho Mirage City Council Member Ted Weill, a Navy veteran, is preparing a letter that will be read to the audience. Other elected officials have been invited as well. The staff of Rep. Ken Calvert is presenting a Certificate of Recognition to World War II veteran Dorothee Irwin. Lee Wilson of the Fallen Heroes Project is introducing the Gold Star Family members. Each family member will receive a rose. The Cathedral City High School JROTC will present colors. Steve Petersen will perform music. A special letter from late U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein praising the California LGBTQ Veterans Memorial will be read as well.
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AMVETS POST 66
VETERANS FOR PEACE
VETERANS DAY CEREMONY
TO HONOR ALL VETERANS
40th Anniversary of
Terrorist Attack on
Marine Barracks
Beirut, Lebanon
Saturday November 11, 2023
10:00 AM
Desert Memorial Park
31-705 Da Vall Drive
Cathedral City CA
SPEAKERS:
Cathedral City Mayor Rita Lamb
Letter from Council Member Ted Weill
Letter from late Senator Dianne Feinstein
Lee Wilson, Fallen Heroes Project
Gold Star Families
Cathedral City High School JROTC
Amado C. Salinas
Dorothee Irwin World War II Veteran
MUSIC
Steve Petersen
JB
FREE AND OPEN
TO THE PUBLIC
Call Tom Swann Hernandez
at (760) 324-5670
