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Healing & Honor Field coming to Pelona Vista Park, Palmdale, May 22-30
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The Palmdale Healing & Honor Field will once again be at Pelona Vista Park in Palmdale, Calif., May 22-30, and Point Man Antelope Valley will once again be involved.
There will be an opening ceremony at 2 p.m., May 22, and a Memorial Day ceremony at 11 a.m., May 30.
The display will be open 24-hours a day, but the information booth will be open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The display will feature 1,000 flags creating a massive vista of red, white and blue honoring those who have become our heroes.
Flags may be purchased for $30 each to honor those who serve/have served in the military, law enforcement, fire/EMT, or medical personal.
You can purchase your flags at: www.CityofPalmdale.org/HealingField.
As with any event such as this, volunteers are key to making this event a success. Volunteers are needed as Flag Installers, Flag Finders, Information Booth Attendants, Ceremony Greeters and Evening Ambassadors.
To sign-up to be a volunteer, visit https://signup.com/go/mjZEFnV
Proceeds from the Healing & Honor Field will benefit local veterans’ charities including American Legion Post 348, Antelope V alley V eterans Community Action Coalition, Coffee 4 Vets Point Man AV, VFW post 3000
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tions Group Technical Director and Instructor Flight Test Engineer, highlights the influence of attending Joe Walker MS has had on her career.
“I grew up knowing the achievements and tragedy of the loss of Joe Walker,” she said. “It wasn’t until I attended Joe Walker Middle School that teachers and guest speakers from industry and the Air Force introduced me to the amazing opportunities in engineering and our community. I love being able to go to back to local schools to share my experience and in- spire the next generation of flight testers to go into engineering.”
A time capsule at Joe Walker Middle School was recently discovered which was placed 50 years ago on school grounds that held hidden footage and artifacts from Walker’s legacy and past which was shown at the celebration.
“I can’t believe it’s been 50 years since the school opened,” Jim Walker, Joe’s son, said. “I attended the opening at 19. It’s really gratify- ing to see it all put together and especially to come out of a time capsule after 50 years. It has been a series of special occasions at this school honoring my father.”
“The Joe Walker Middle School 50th Anni- versary celebration has been a great opportu- nity to bring the community together and tie the history of aerospace in the Antelope Valley with the future,” said Liz Anderson, Joe Walker MS math instructor. “As a test pilot, Joe Walker
pushed boundaries and we encourage our stu- dents to do the same.
“We have an acronym posted in our rooms: F.A.I.L. It means First Attempt In Learning,” she said. “All of Joe Walker’s flights as an experimental test pilot were about learning. I think that is why our school is so exceptional.
We have been the first in offering programs to help our students find their passion. Joe Walker was also an active community member. Our school has a rich history of collaboration with our community partners. I have been at Joe Walker for 25 years and I am very honored to be part of this moment of our school’s history.”
Photograph by Evelyn Kristo
and VFW Post 3552.
Point Man Antelope Valley is an Outpost of Point Man International Min-
istries, a non-denominational, evangelistic, mission-oriented, faith ministry committed to facilitating healing and restoration of the spiritual, emotional and physical needs of veterans and their families.
Weekly veteran to veteran meetings allows military veterans of all ages to meet in a safe environment to share stories and help each other heal. Weekly meetings are held on Tuesdays at 6 p.m. at the Antelope Valley College Board Room. All veterans are welcome.
Point Man Antelope Valley is also the guardian of The Mobile Vietnam Memorial Wall, a half-scale replica of the Washington, D.C., memorial.
Staffed by volunteers from the Antelope Valley (hence the nickname “AV Wall”), the wall travels to Southern California cities to educate citizens and honor Vietnam veterans.
Up-to-date information about this year’s Healing & Honor Field can be found at https://www.facebook.com/events/469725181565035
Pelona Vista Park is located at 37800 Tierra Subida Avenue in Palmdale, Calif.
Air Force photograph by Adam Bowles
A new marker is unveiled commemorating the 50th anniversary of Joe Walker Middle School, April 2, 2022. The school opened six years after Walker’s death.
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