U.S. Navy Midshipman Summer Rogers replaces the hat of a sea cadet during the flag-folding ceremony of a breezy Memorial Day event at Veterans Park May 30.
Congressman Ted Lieu delivered remarks, as did state Assemblyman Al Muritsachi, among others. The Redondo Union High School Wind Ensemble provided music.
“Memorial Day is the most expensive holiday of the year,” said Master of Ceremonies Tom Lasser, who flew Army helicopters in Vietnam. “Every one of those hot dogs and hamburgers were paid for by the lives of American soldiers.”
The flag flown at Veterans Park is retired and replaced twice per year, on Memorial Day and Veterans Day. The decommissioned flag Monday was presented to Lt. Joseph Pruitt of Hermosa Beach, a Naval Academy graduate who spent six years in active duty as a helicopter pilot. Photo by Garth Meyer. ER
