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Honoring our nation’s veterans

Members of the
Antelope Valley Blue
Stars Moms from left,
Debra McPherson,
Kathleen Staats, Mitzi
Helmandollar, Jessica
Mellick, Colleen Goodman
and Ida Ketchum
participate in the placing
of service wreaths during
a Veterans Day ceremony
at Lancaster Cemetery,
Nov. 11, 2021.

Vietnam War Navy Veteran, Phil Roberts salutes Old Glory as he pays tribute to
fellow veterans during a Veterans Day ceremony held at Lancaster Cemetery,
Nov. 11, 2021.

Keynote speaker, Kevin
Sanders, who was named
Palmdale’s 2021 Veteran
of the Year addresses
a crowd gathered for a
Veterans Day ceremony at
Lancaster Cemetery, Nov.
11, 2021. Sanders served in
the U.S. Marine Corps from
1977-1980, MAU (Marine
Amphibious Unit) and 2nd
Battalion/3rd Marines.

Korean War Navy veterans, Fred Barthe, left and Peter
Lopez represent their branch of the military as they stand
and salute during the playing of each branch’s military
hymns during the Veterans Day ceremony, Nov. 11, 2021,
at Lancaster Cemetery.

Antelope Valley Cemetery District trustees, from left,
Richard Cook, Christine Ward and Dave Owens place
Antelope Valley a memorial wreath in honor of recently deceased local
Young Marines, Marine veteran Jerry Lawrence, during a Veterans Day
Abigail Correll, ceremony at Lancaster Cemetery, Nov. 11, 2021.
left, and King
Rios stand
at attention
as they pay
tribute to local
veterans during
a Veterans
Day ceremony
at Lancaster
Cemetery, Nov.
11, 2021.

Above: Local veterans were honored
Antelope and recognized for their service during
Valley a Veterans Day ceremony, held at
residents Lancaster Cemetery, Nov. 11, 2021.
gather at
Lancaster
Cemetery
to pay
tribute to
veterans
during a Navy veteran Pete Lopez holds an appreciation letter given
Veterans to him during the Veterans Day ceremony, Nov. 11, 2021,
Day at Lancaster Cemetery.
ceremony,
Nov. 11,
2021.
Photographs by Evelyn Kristo

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