Memorial Day program at cemetery

DOWNEY - The Downey Cemetery District Trustees will hold the annual Memorial Day Ceremony at the Downey Cemetery on Monday at 11 a.m.The ceremony is open to the public and will feature remarks by the District Trustees; a wreath laying, a rifle salute by American Legion Post 270 and the playing of Taps. A free shuttle service will pick-up attendees from the Lakewood Boulevard Green Line parking lot ry. Parking will not be permitted in the cemetery. The buses will deliver riders to the Ceremony site and return them to the Green Line parking lot at the conclusion of the program. The ceremony will take place at the Veteran's Memorial Wall and garden and will last approximately one hour. For information about the Memorial Day ceremony, contact Stephanie Watkins by calling (562) 904-7236.

********** Published: May 26, 2011 - Volume 10 - Issue 6