On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day on the eleventh month in 2014, the 55th annual Veteran’s Day Ceremony and Job Fair brought So Cal residents to remember those who have served and are still serving in the armed forces.
Hundreds of So Cal residents came out to the Forest Lawn Memorial Park to honor veterans with a memorial wreath, fly by and a parachute troop that began the festivities.
Ten minutes til eleven, members of the Golden Stars Parachuting team jumped from planes signaling the start of the Veteran’s Day Ceremony.
Master of ceremonies, Colonel Kurt Schlicter of the G.I. California Army National Guard welcomed residents in front of the Hall of Liberty at Forest Lawn
The colors are presented by the Blue Eagles Total Force Honor Guard, of the March Air Reserve base in Calif.
A memorial wreath was blessed in honor of SSG Scott R. Studenmund who was killed June 2014 in Afghanistan
The wreath would later rest in the Tributes section of Forest Lawn Cemetery, on display for all.
The Condor Squadron flyover at the precise moment following the placement of the wreath.
The missing man formation is observed by all at the close of the ceremony.
All five armed forces including the US Army, Navy, Marine Corps., Air Force and Coast Guard were honored by the Pasadena City College Marching band which played each anthem as veterans rose in respect.
And on the following day, at nine o clock at Universal Studios Hollywood, the Veteran’s Network honored Veteran’s with a special Color Guard Ceremony for its employees who also served in the armed forces.
Universal Studios employees stood in reverence as Marines presented the colors inside the theme park.
The NBC Universal Veteran’s Network holds Color Guard Ceremony’s twice a year at the theme park for it’s employees.
