25th Annual Memorial Day Ceremony, "Lest We Forget," Scheduled for May 25th at Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Memorial Park

Since 1990, hundreds of patriotic community members have paused on Memorial Day and joined their neighbors at Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Memorial Park, a local Dignity Memorial® provider, to honor American heroes who died in the service of their country. This year’s complimentary event, “Lest We Forget,” which is expected to draw thousands of visitors, will be held May 25th and begin with a band concert performed by the renowned Air National Guard Band of the Southwest and the Patriots in Blue Big Band beginning at 10:30 a.m. Hosted by Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Memorial Park, the event will be held in the Garden of Valor at 5600 Lindero Canyon Road, in Westlake Village.

“Memorial Day gives us a unique opportunity to honor and remember those brave American heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation, men and women who have died serving our country,” said Tamara Eacker, general manager of Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks-Griffin Memorial Park. “We are delighted to celebrate 25 years – a quarter of a century – as the proud host of this event that brings families and friends throughout our community together.”

An ideal setting to remember our fallen heroes, guests will be greeted by an avenue of large American flags and a virtual carpet of red, white and blue formed by the more than 1,400 flags placed by scouts at the graves of veterans buried in the Garden of Valor and throughout the memorial park. An assembly bugle call and a fly-over will open the event followed by greetings from a representative of Conejo-Simi Valley Chapter, Military Officers Association of America (MOAA), and Tammy Eacker, General Manager, Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks. Rabbi Shimon Paskow, Colonel, United States Army, (Ret), will provide the invocation.

A special Memorial Day choir with singers from the Village Voices Chorale, United Methodist Church of Westlake Village, The Valley Harmony Singers, Emmanuel Presbyterian Church and Temple Judea will perform throughout the ceremony, under the direction of Gloria Hillard. In addition, representatives from all five branches of services, Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Civil Air Patrol, MOAA, piper Wally Boggess, and Dr. Gary Dickey, United Methodist Church of Westlake Village are scheduled to participate.

Pierce Brothers will have collection boxes for Cell Phones for Soldiers near the water tables where community members can donate gently used phones and accessories. The phones are recycled to provide cost-free communication services to active duty military members and veterans.

The 25th annual Memorial Day ceremony is produced by members of the Conejo-Simi Valley Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA), the Conejo Valley Chapter Military Order of the World Wars (MOWW), the DiRaimondo Chapter No. 750 of the Military Order of the Purple Hear (MOPH), the Eric Huberth Post No. 1139 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Eagle Corps, the 23rd Marines, 2nd Battalion, Camarillo Composite Squadron 61, Group 4, California Wing, USAF Civil Air Patrol, Village Voices Chorale, United Methodist Church of Westlake Village, Emmanuel Presbyterian Church, Temple Judea, The Valley Harmony Singers, Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks-Griffin Memorial Park, and other civic-minded individuals and organization.

For information on the Memorial Day ceremony or about Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks-Griffin Memorial Park, please call 818.889.0902.

About Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Memorial Park
Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks-Griffin Memorial Park, Mortuary and Crematory, FD 1344 Westlake Village, Calif., is a proud Dignity Memorial provider. The Dignity Memorial network of more than 1,800 funeral, cremation and cemetery service providers is North America’s most trusted resource for funeral and memorialization services. Dignity Memorial providers offer an unmatched combination of products and locations serving families with care, integrity, respect and service excellence. For more information, call (818) 889-0902 or visit http://www.piercebrothersvalleyoaks.com.