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Various Small Memorials

As I come across smaller Memorials, I will place them in this gallery.
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The 1921 newspaper article about the unveiling.
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The 1921 newspaper article about the unveiling.

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  • Memorial Day, 2020 vintage warplane flyover - 1
  • Memorial Day, 2020 vintage warplane flyover - 2
  • Memorial Day, 2020 vintage warplane flyover - 3
  • Victory Memorial Grove in Elysian Park.This 1921 Daughters of the American Revolution Memorial lists 21 casualties of World War I whom, it seems, were family members of DAR members in Southern California. Trust me, you will never see this Memorial. It is in L.A. in a VERY obscure place. OK, here's the location - 34.0744452,-118.2498227.
  • The 1921 newspaper article about the unveiling.
  • Victory Memorial Grove - 2
  • Victory Memorial Grove - In 2017, Daughters of the American Revolution, Hollywood Post 43 of the American Legion replaced the 96-year-old plaque.
  • City of Orange Veterans' Remembrance at the Orange Plaza
  • On the wall in front of the Long Beach Performing Arts Center, a commemoration of the 52nd National Convention of "Spanish War Veterans" in 1955
  • Spanish War Remembrance - 2
  • Spanish War Remembrance - 3
  • On the wall in front of the Long Beach Performing Arts Center, hidden by bushes I wrestled out of the way. Read about it here - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Route_6">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Route_6</a>
  • This memorial at Green Hills Memorial Park in Rancho Palos Verdes remembers San Pedro men who died while serving during World War II.
  • San Pedro WWII casualties
  • War Dead Memorial - Laguna Beach American Legion Post #222 -<br /> <br /> "This modest monument is dedicated to the memory of those who gave their lives that our nation might remain free. Our debt to them can never be fully paid. May their supreme sacrifice guide us, now and forevermore."<br /> <br /> American Legion Post 222<br /> May 30, 1959
  • Rosemead Vietnam Veterans Memorial
  • Rosemead Vietnam Veteran Tribute
  • Purple Heart Memorial honoring all U.S. service members wounded or killed in action. Located at the Long Beach V.A. Hospital in the courtyard behind the cafeteria.
  • The other side of the Purple Heart Memorial at the Long Beach V.A. Hospital
  • The tree next to this plaque was planted on Veterans Day, 1922 to remind us of those we lost in World War I. Whether this is the original tree or not, let it remind you.
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