City Honors Local Veterans at Annual Veterans Day Ceremony

 The City of Santa Clarita invited community members to join the Santa Clarita City Council for a special Veterans Day Ceremony to honor local veterans, currently-serving military and their families on Friday, November 11 at the Veterans Historical Plaza in Old Town Newhall.
The ceremony included a special reading by Robert Heinisch as a sign of respect for those who are missing in action (MIA) or prisoners of war (POW) as well as listen to veteran Command Sergeant Major, Edward O. Littleton speak. There was a lovely changing of the flags by the Knights of Columbus Santa Clarita Assembly and Vietnam Veterans of America.
Other featured speakers included the Santa Clarita City Council, Rabbi Mark Blazer, and Ted Olsen, who will served as the Master of Ceremonies. The event also included patriotic performances of the “National Anthem” and “God Bless America” by Celena McMahon and “America the Beautiful” by Men of Harmony.
The Veterans Day Ceremony is a collaboration between the City of Santa Clarita and American Family Funding, American Legion, Post 507, American Legion Auxiliary, Back to the War Zone, Blue Star Dads, Blue Star Mothers of the Canyons Chapter #82, College of the Canyons Veterans Program, Congressman Steve Knight’s Office, Disabled American Veterans, Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary, Elks Lodge 2379, Homes for Heroes, Knights of Columbus, Lions Club, Moose Lodge, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, Optimists Club, Prayer Angels for the Military, Rotary Club, Santa Clarita Valley Veterans Memorial, Inc., Soroptimists Club, The Soldiers Project, V.EW. Post 6110, V.EW. Post 6885, Vietnam Veterans of America, Wartime Romance and 1st Marine Division Associates.
For more information about the Veterans Day Ceremony, please contact Mike Fleming with the City’s Arts and Events Office at 661-250-3777.