Wisdom about civic responsibility from diverse veterans at Memorial Day Ceremony

Veterans of South Korea at L.A. National Cemetery's Memorial Day Ceremony

How Argentinian-raised, Robert ("Bob") Johnson helps additional Allied veterans (living and deceased) who participated in defeating Nazism in France to receive Legion of Honor recognition at annual D-Day Ceremony there.

Reinhard Kargl (L) and James Kargl share thoughts on
the lawn where the ceremony chairs are being collected.
See the field of tombstones on the right, and association-
sponsored wreaths on the left

What the experience of enlisted US Marine, Col. James Field in Vietnam has motivated him to attend Memorial Day at a National Cemetery  annually (Arlington, Virginia until now) for decades. What this Marine vet-turned-Karate sensei thinks about the US impeding imperialist Iran's nuclear weapons program.

Brothers Braden and Payton Salazar of Boy Scout Troop 218 in Torrance, Calif. salute the
souls of veterans (and their spouses) by name after planting a flag above their marker
(photo courtesy: Axel Koester)

How Austrian-Immigrant, Reinhard Kargl, salutes US veterans (whether alive or deceased) who contributed to defeating National Socialism and Communism.

   

L.A. Cemetery Foundation chair, Glenn Schecter awards Luna Stolar-Calazara for helping coordinate 
Scouts of America who planted thousands of U.S. flags on the graves of those buried there

How Immigrant G.I. Vet Regards Immigrants and Youth Not Honoring Memorial Day.

Zoroastrian-Iranian veteran of US Army discusses his military service in Iraq and his views of whom he considers alien immigrant men who have not contribute to America through national service.

Buffalo Soldiers enactors teach history Memorial Day at Veterans Cemetery L.A. - Major A.J. Simien

The Cost of Freedom? Korean-American Chief Warrant Officer II Steve Cho, California State Guard

75th anniv of D-Day & WWII tributes at L.A. National Cemetery

There is a concern is that this 75th anniversary of D-Day will be the last milestone (until 2024) for most of the living survivors. 

Chief Warrant Officer II Jeff Smith lead the 300th Army Band in each service-branch's anthem

Memorial Day benediction at L.A. National Cemetery ceremony delivered by Rabbi David Wolpe - introduced by Chaplain Dov Cohen

Rep. Ted Lieu's address to Memorial Day ceremony at L.A. National Cemetery

View from a ship on D-Day off the coast of France on June 6, 1944. 
(War footage from George Stevens Collection at the Library of Congress via AP)

What is the Kingdom of Belgium's interest in the U.S. Memorial Day and D-Day commemorations? Belgian Consulate Gen., Henri Vantieghem in interview.

Boy Scout Christopher Valdivia, 17, took a moment to read the name on a gravestone at
Los Angeles National Cemetery during the annual flag placing event in 2018 in preparation for Memorial Day.  (File photo by John McCoy/Los Angeles Daily News)

Why Girl Scout, Lisa Lu, an L.A. Memorial Day Ceremony leader, is heading to West Point.

Mr. Greg Lee, Chairman of California State Commander Veterans Council and Calif. Commander of Jewish War Veterans sat on the stage as representative of California Veterans Associations. 

American cemetery in Normandy

In this exclusive interview, he reveals how did Jewish military casualties graves become able to be marked with Star of David tombstones.

Appreciative, Latin-American citizen thanks veterans, military, legal immigration on Memorial Day

Professional El Salvadoran pianist, Caleb Zelaya, expresses gratitude to America, stresses need for bold military to defeat tyrannies, restore freedom. Endorses Pres. Donald Trump's immigration policies - encouraging legal routes to citizenship.