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FRESNO COUNTY
Saturday, May 25
TIME: 12 p.m. - 5 pm
ADDRESS: MOSQUEDA COMMUNITY CENTER, FRESNO
INFORMATION: Join america for a Memorial Breakdancing Jam connected Saturday, May 25, 2024 astatine the Mosqueda Community Center. Registration volition instrumentality spot from 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM connected the time of the event. Show disconnected your breakin skills successful a 2 vs 2 contention for a accidental to triumph 1st & 2nd spot awards. Dress comfortably and don't hide to bring a h2o bottle. For much information, delight telephone (559) 621-PLAY (7529)
CLOVIS MEMORIAL RUN
TIME: 7 americium - 10 am
ADDRESS: OLD TOWN CLOVIS
INFORMATION: There's inactive clip to registry for the thirteenth yearly Clovis Memorial Run, acceptable to instrumentality spot Saturday, May 25, 2024 successful Old Town Clovis! This fashionable Clovis contented invites assemblage members of each ages and diversion abilities to articulation unneurotic to run, walk, and rotation successful grant of subject work members past and contiguous and to retrieve those who made the eventual sacrifice for our freedom. The 2024 Clovis Memorial Run includes a timed 5K (3.1 miles) tally oregon walk, a non-timed 2-mile walk, a non-timed 1/2-mile kid's run, a non-timed 1/2-mile Senior Walk & Roll, a pancake breakfast, an awards ceremony, a raffle prize giveaway, and a ample assets just with implicit 20 assemblage organizations providing accusation connected wellness and wellness for veterans, seniors, and families. Plus, each participants volition person an unthinkable patriotic medal and shirt!
Monday, May 27
CLOVIS MEMORIAL DAY
TIME: 9 americium - 2 pm
ADDRESS: CLOVIS VETERANS MEMORIAL DISTRICT
INFORMATION: Each year, the District hosts a Memorial Day solemnisation to grant those men and women who paid the eventual sacrifice successful defence of freedom. The days activities include: Patriotic Concert featuring the Clovis, Community Band, Gold Star Remembrance Ceremony, Veterans Documentaries, Live Music outdoors, Veterans & Community Service Organization Outreach, Visit our Community Heritage Center for communicative clip and a trade Complimentary Lunch, unfastened to the community. This year, we proceed our accepted Patriotic Concert, Gold Star Remembrance Ceremony, and activities for the full family.
ROEDING PARK MEMORIAL DAY
TIME: 9 am
ADDRESS: ROEDING PARK
INFORMATION: The Central California District Chapter (CCDC) of the Japanese American Citizen league (JACL) volition big the 72nd Memorial Day Service for the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States astatine the Nisei War Memorial successful Roeding Park connected Memorial Day, May 27, 2024 starting astatine 9 AM. Dr. Ernest Kazato (Ret.Capt) volition supply a little past of the Japanese American acquisition during WWII some earlier and during America's participation, including the 442nd successful the Pacific Rim and their roles successful the Military Intelligence Service (MIS). From 1939, 2 years anterior to the US engagement successful WWII, 3000 Japanese Americans enlisted successful the Army (1/2 from Hawaii and 1/2 from the mainland, including Fumio Ikeda (Clovis). After the US entered WWII, these soldiers were declared "aliens", and the Army and MIS did not cognize what to bash with these loyal soldiers. On its 75th day of Post 5869, Mr Robert Shintaku volition picture the enactment of the Veteran of Foreign War Post successful Hanford enactment successful a post-WWII clime by members of Nisei veterans.
FRESNO MEMORIAL DAY
TIME: 11 am
ADDRESS: FRESNO MEMORIAL GARDENS CEMETERY
INFORMATION: More than 1,400 full-size American Flags volition again enactment the avenues of Fresno Memorial Gardens arsenic the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5057 behaviour their authoritative Memorial Day Program. This year's lawsuit volition beryllium the 61st consecutive twelvemonth the members of the VFW Post, unneurotic with a big of volunteers, we volition hole the West's largest show of freestanding American Flags. The "Avenue of Flags" began 61 years agone with 35 flags framing the entranceway to the park. Then, arsenic now, each the flags were primitively presented by the U.S. Government to the families of veterans astatine the remainder successful the Garden of Honor and different dedicated areas of the Gardens. Each twelvemonth the "Avenue of Flags" is dedicated to a noteworthy idiosyncratic oregon enactment successful designation and acknowledgment for work to our state and community. This year's lawsuit volition erstwhile again beryllium blessed by patriotic euphony show by the Front Line Quartet and the Fresno Stag and Thistle Pipe Band. Our peculiar impermanent talker volition beryllium Senior District Rep. Sandra Garcia for Congressman Jim Costa.
REEDLEY MEMORIAL DAY
TIME: 11 americium - 3 pm
ADDRESS: HILLCREST TREE FARM-REEDLEY
INFORMATION: On Memorial Day 2024, California's oldest Armenian spiritual instauration volition retrieve an early-day parishioner connected the 105th Anniversary of his passing successful the Europe of World War I. The nationalist is invited to be the picnic event, which volition see complimentary barbecue kebab and blistery canine lunches, bounce houses for children, unrecorded euphony with Armenian dancing, and steam bid rides for each ages. Advance reservations are recommended. Members and friends of Fresno's First Armenian Presbyterian Church volition commemorate the national holiday.
TULARE COUNTY
Friday, May 24
PORTERVILLE MILITARY BANNER CEREMONY
TIME: 12 pm
ADDRESS: CENTENNIAL PARK, PORTERVILLE
INFORMATION: The City of Porterville is arrogant to big a ceremonial successful grant of the 71 Military Banner Program nominees from 2024. Altogether, astir 1000 commemorative banners for erstwhile and progressive work members from the Porterville assemblage person been raised on large streets successful Porterville since the commencement of the program. The assemblage is invited to be and admit these hometown heroes and each those successful subject service.
Saturday, May 25
TIME: 7 am
ADDRESS: VISALIA DISTRICT CEMETERY-1300 W GOSHEN AVE
INFORMATION: The Avenue of Flags Military Veterans Association proudly announces our yearly Memorial Day ceremonial astatine the Visalia District Cemetery. On Saturday, May 25, astatine 7am, we request volunteers to spot much than 4,300 tiny flags connected the sedate of each seasoned successful the cemetery.
Monday, May 27
TIME: 10 am
ADDRESS: VISALIA DISTRICT CEMETERY-1300 W GOSHEN AVE
INFORMATION: The Avenue of Flags Military Veterans Association proudly announces our yearly Memoria Day Ceremony astatine the Visalia District Cemetery. Our 10 americium programme nether the pavilion astatine the cemetery includes presumption of the colors by naval oversea cadets, a communicative of service, euphony and opus by Golden West High School. Laying of memorial wreath prayer, merchandise of remembrance doves, firearm salute and echo taps astatine the decision of the ceremony.
TIME: 10 am
ADDRESS: HILLCREST CEMETERY-1013 E OLIVE AVE
INFORMATION: Memorial Day Remeber and Honor The American Legion Post 20 volition beryllium remebering and honoring our fallen worker with 3 days of activities astatine Hillcrest Cemetary. Saturday May 25th 8:00 americium the placement of the tiny flags volition commence. Sunday 4:00pm the ample emblem rod volition beryllium placed. Monday 6:00am 1,285 ample flags volition beryllium raised. 10:00am the Memorial Day Ceremony volition begin. 4:00pm the flags volition beryllium lowered.
WOODLAKE MEMORIAL DAY
TIME: 9 am
ADDRESS: WOODLAKE PUBLIC CEMETERY-165 N CYPRESS STREET
INFORMATION: Woodlake Public Cemetery invites the assemblage to enactment successful the Memorial Day activities to grant the lives of our veterans! This Saturday we volition beryllium putting retired the flags and crosses connected veterans' graves astatine 8 a.m. And delight beryllium definite to articulation america connected Memorial Day, Monday, May 27 astatine 9 a.m. for our Memorial Day Service!
TIME: 10 am
ADDRESS: SMITH MOUNTAIN CEMETERY
INFORMATION: The Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 643, volition observe Memorial Day by hosting a Memorial Day Ceremony astatine 10:00a.m. connected Monday, May 27th. Volunteers are needed Saturday, May 25th, to assistance spot crosses and tiny flags astatine each Veterans graves. We volition statesman placing the crosses and flags astatine astir 7:15a.m. Volunteers are besides needed to assistance spot the much than 500 donated casket flags for the Avenue of Flags. If you are capable to help, delight beryllium astatine the cemetery astatine 7:00a.m. connected Monday, May 27th. Volunteers are besides request to assistance instrumentality down the casket flags astatine 2:30p.m., Monday, May 27th. If the Veterans don't person capable volunteers committed to help, each the flags volition not beryllium placed.
KINGS COUNTY
Monday, May 27
TIME: 10 am
ADDRESS: LEMOORE CEMETERY DISTRICT
INFORMATION: Honoring those who made the eventual sacrifice. Hosted by Fleet Reserve Association Branch 261 and American Legion Post 100 Lemoore.
TIME: 10 americium - 12 pm
ADDRESS: 175 E 10TH STREET, HANFORD
INFORMATION: Memorial Day astatine the garden. Included with regular admission, donation snack barroom and activities successful the garden.
MERCED COUNTY
Sunday, May 26
TIME: 9 americium - 10 am
ADDRESS: SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY NATIONAL CEMETERY
INFORMATION: Memorial Day ceremonial volition instrumentality spot astatine 9 am.
Monday, May 27
TIME: 10 am
ADDRESS: WINTON CEMETEREY-7651 ALMOND AVE
INFORMATION: Winton VFW Post 7792. Memorial Day is the 27th of May. Our station is successful request of volunteers to assistance with acceptable up & teardrop down of the event. Ceremony begins astatine 10 am.
LOS BANOS MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY
TIME: 9:30 am
ADDRESS: LOS BANOS CEMETERY-16575 CENTER AVE
INFORMATION: Memorial Day ceremonial successful Los Banos.
CALIFORNIA
Monday, May 27
TIME: Varies
ADDRESS: 143 PARTICIPATING STATE PARKS
INFORMATION: California State Parks is honoring the work of veterans, and progressive and reserve subject members, by offering escaped admittance to 143 participating authorities parkland units connected Memorial Day. "State Parks would similar to convey these brave radical and their families for sacrificing truthful overmuch for your nation, and for our freedom," said California State Parks Director Armando Quintero. "I'd similar to invitation those who person served and those who proceed to service to bask the beauty, peace, and affluent past of your nationalist lands." Veterans, progressive duty, and reserve subject unit indispensable amusement a valid subject ID, oregon impervious of discharge different than dishonorable oregon atrocious conduct, to person escaped admission.
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