Honoring Our Veterans – Veterans Day Program

GLENDALE, CA—Forest Lawn’s 65th annual Veterans Day Celebration will be an in-person event with a spectacular salute to the American armed forces. The event held outside the Hall of Liberty at Forest Lawn-Hollywood Hills, on Monday, November 11, 2024, at 11:00 AM, will honor members of the United States Military with a flyover, patriotic music, an invocation and benediction, a color guard, a wreath laying, family-friendly activities, and more.

Program highlights include:

– Keynote speech by SGT. MAJ. Charles Cook, Jr., of the United States Marines
– Presidential proclamation by Alan Hamilton, Deputy Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department
– Music performances by the Los Angeles Police Concert Band
– Military flyover by the Condor Squadron
– Invocation and benediction by Monsignor Frank Hicks of St. Basil’s Catholic Church, Los Angeles
– Posting and retiring of the colors by the Los Angeles Police Department Honor Guard
– Honor Guard gun salute by the Los Angeles Police Department
– Master of Ceremonies, Michael Ellington, 36-year veteran of the Los Angeles Police Department
– Family-friendly activities and treats