photos by Garth Meyer
(From top to bottom)
Keynote speaker Colonel Andrew Dermanoski, U.S. Space Force commander, Los Angeles Air Force Base.
Sea Cadets raise a new flag, to fly until next Memorial Day.
The RUHS wind ensemble plays the U.S. Armed Forces medley. Members of the Redondo Beach Fire Department watch the ceremony.
Kasandra Henry and Jona Pettijon, United USA National Pageant, sing “God Bless America.”
Army veterans stand for the U.S. Army theme played by the Redondo Union High School wind ensemble.
Emcee Tom Lasser, a former Vietnam helicopter pilot, checks the itinerary mid-ceremony.
The Redondo Beach Veterans Memorial was established in 2010 – across from the city’s historic library.
Navy veterans stand for the U.S. Navy theme.
State Assemblyman Al Muratsuchi (D-Torrance) gives remarks.
Air Force veterans and family members stand as the Air Force theme is played by the Redondo Union High School wind ensemble.
Senior veterans take in the proceedings.
Members of the Sea Cadets emerge from the Elks Club barbecue after the ceremony.