Calimesa and Yucaipa will hold Memorial Day Ceremony at Desert Lawn Cemetery

CALIMESA / YUCAIPA - The Memorial Day 2009 Ceremony will be held on Monday, May 25 to commemorate the Yucaipa Valley men and women who died while in military service.

The ceremony starts at 10:30 a.m. until about noon at Desert Lawn Cemetery. Veterans from the American Legion Post 426 will pay tribute along with the VFW Post 7347 firing squad and honor guard. The Yucaipa High School Air Force JROTC Honor Guard will post the Colors. And the Sanctuary Choir, a 30 member group from Yucaipa Baptist Church, the United Methodist Church of Yucaipa, and the Bryant Street Baptist Church will perform.

There will also be a Laying of the Wreath Ceremony, a Fly Over, and local and state dignitaries will speak in honor of our fallen heroes.

Desert Lawn Cemetery is located off the Interstate 10 Freeway east of Calimesa.

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Calimesa, California 92320
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