On Tuesday, November 11th, 2008, two Veterans Day Observances will be held. The first will be at 8:00 a.m., at the Moorpark Veterans’ Memorial on the corner of Los Angeles and Moorpark Avenues. The second ceremony will be help at 10:00 a.m., at the site of the new town veterans memorial.

The American Legion, the American Legion Auxiliary, the Forty & Eight, the City of Moorpark , the Boy Scouts of America and the Kiwanis will work together to honor and remember those from Moorpark who served their country in both times of war and peace.

At the 8am ceremoney, Moorpark Post 502 of The American Legion and Troop 604 of the BSA will replace the weathered flags, which have been flying over the Memorial since Veterans Day, 2006.  These flags included the American Flag, our Nations symbol, the POW/MIA flag, remembering Prisoners of War and Missing In Action, and the Blue Star banner, which honors the men and women currently in uniform. Bruce Thomas, Commander of Post 502 will provide comments reflecting on the importance of the day’s ceremony. 

At 10:00 a.m. we will meet at the site of the new veterns memorial, next to the Police station, on Spring road. This is going to be a very exciting day for us. On this day, we will hold a ground breaking ceremony for the new town veterans memorial. The city will host the ground breaking ceremony and Unit 502, Troop 604, the Kiwanis and members of the Forty & Eight (The American Legion Honor Society) will support this very special Veterans Day Observance.  The public is encouraged to attend, especially veterans, along with activity duty and reserve military personnel.

For additional information, contact The American Legion Moorpark Post 502 at (805) 523-3355 or the Post Adjutant at (805) 529-0215.