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In Photos: Long Beach celebrates Memorial Day by ‘Honoring Our Heroes’

byRichard H. Grant, Photo Editor
May 30, 2023
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United States Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Charles Cook salutes the flag while “To the Colors” is played during the “Honoring our Heroes” Memorial Day event on May 28, 2023. (Richard H. Grant | Signal Tribune)
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Long Beach celebrated Memorial Day with a new event at the Navy Memorial at Shoreline Aquatic Park to honor the nation’s fallen service members with a sunset ceremony on May 28.  

The event titled “Honoring Our Heroes – A Sunset Ceremony” was organized by the newly formed Office of Veterans Support and included a historic fighter plane flyover, music from the Navy Band Southwest Harborside Brass Quintet, plus color guard and drill presentations. 

Two WWII-era T-6 ‘Texan’ fighter planes, flown by John Collver (left) and Brad Land (right), perform a flyover over the “Honoring our Heroes” Memorial Day celebration at the Navy Memorial in Long Beach on May 28, 2023. (Richard H. Grant | Signal Tribune)

During the event, attendees could also receive information from local veteran groups and receive support from city resources dedicated to helping the city’s veteran community. 

Despite the lack of sun on the gloomy day, the ceremony finished in typical military fashion with a lowering of the colors and the playing of “Taps” on a trumpet.

The tuba player for the Navy Band Southwest Harborside Brass Quintet is reflected in his instrument while the quintet plays the main theme song for “The Mandalorian” TV show during the “Honoring our Heroes” Memorial Day event on May 28, 2023. (Richard H. Grant | Signal Tribune)
Congressmember Robert Garcia holds Long Beach District 2 Veterans Commissioner Mike Shaknovich’s son while talking to him and his wife during the “Honoring our Heroes” Memorial Day event on May 28, 2023. (Richard H. Grant | Signal Tribune)
A trumpet player for the Navy Band Southwest Harborside Brass Quintet plays “Taps,” a song that signifies the end of the day on military bases and is usually played to honor the fallen service members of the U.S. military. (Richard H. Grant | Signal Tribune)
Navy veteran and founder of local veteran group People of the Earth Krew, Jesse Soria, crouches down during a moment of silence during the “Honoring our Heroes” Memorial Day event on May 28, 2023. (Richard H. Grant | Signal Tribune)
Artist Terry Braunstein speaks to the crowd gathered for the “Honoring our Heroes” Memorial Day event about Long Beach’s Navy history in front of the Navysphere she created during the May 28, 2023 ceremony. (Richard H. Grant | Signal Tribune)
The Navy Band Southwest Harborside Brass Quintet opens the first “Honoring our Heroes” Memorial Day event on May 28, 2023, with a mix of patriotic music, Frank Sinatra tunes and other popular music. (Richard H. Grant | Signal Tribune)
Lakewood High School’s Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps members perform a rifle drill routine at Long Beach’s first “Honoring our Heroes” Memorial Day celebration on May 28, 2023. (Richard H. Grant | Signal Tribune)
A plaque tells the story of Long Beach’s Navy history near the memorial sculpture, named the Navysphere, at Shoreline Aquatic Park on May 28, 2023. (richard H. Grant | Signal Tribune)
Members of the Army Color Guard present the colors during the “Honoring our Heroes” Memorial Day event on May 28, 2023. (Richard H. Grant | Signal Tribune)
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