On Memorial Day, Monday, May 25th the Rotary Club of China Lake joined with other community organizations to honor those who were lost or wounded in defense of our great nation.
Photo courtesy of David Saint-Amand.
The Ceremony began at 10:00AM with an invocation and a short speech. From there the following organizations took turns placing memorial wreaths, each escorted by local Boy Scouts:
- Gold Star ALA
- American Legion post 684 & Auxiliary
- Veterans of Foreign War Ship 484 & Auxiliary
- Moose Lodge 258 China Lake & Auxiliary
- Benevolent & Protective Order of the Elks Lodge 1913
- Daughters of the American Revolution
- Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)
- Rotary Club of China Lake
- Police and Citizens Together (PACT)
- Ridgecrest Police Department
- Kern County Fire Department
- Ridgecrest City Council
- Indian Wells Lodge 684
- Free and Accepted Mason of California
- Association of Aviation Ordinancemen Chapter 5
- Norris C. Viles Chapter 153, Royal Arch Mason of the York Rite Masons of California
- Fraternal Order of the Eagles Aerie 3243 & Auxiliary
- Father John Crowley Assembly 0086