The Orange County Cemetery District will host Memorial Day Services honoring veterans at all three of the District’s cemeteries; Anaheim Cemetery, El Toro Memorial Park and Santa Ana Cemetery.
The service will begin at 10:00 am at the Santa Ana Cemetery and 11:00 am at the Anaheim Cemetery and El Toro Memorial Park. Continue reading
Who goes to a cemetery to drink beer and get into fights? On Memorial Day weekend? Apparently that is a thing here in Santa Ana. Two people were hurt today when a fight broke out among five men at Santa Ana Cemetery, according to the O.C. Register.
One of the men was shot in his upper torso and another was shot in his lower torso, according to the SAPD.
Two people were injured Sunday when a fight broke out among five males at the Santa Ana Cemetery. Continue reading
The Santa Ana Cemetery is hosting their annual Memorial Day Program on Monday, May 25, 2015 at 10:00 a.m., at 1919 Santa Clara Ave., in Santa Ana.
The event is titled “Lest we Forget” and will feature:
The Tri-City (Orange~Santa Ana~Tustin) Memorial Day Observance, co-sponsored by the Orange County Cemetery District, is set for Monday May 26, 2014 at 10:00 am, at 1919 Santa Clara Ave., in Santa Ana. The event has the theme of “WWI: The War to End All Wars,” marking the 100th Anniversary of World War I.
This event is dedicated to the memory of our fallen comrades in arms and is sponsored by Veteran & Community Service Organizations. The event includes salutes by Civil War Cannons & Veteran Honor Squad, as well as a Parade of Flags, Memorial Wreaths Music, Speeches & Much More! Continue reading
Santa Ana is the place to be once again this Memorial Day weekend as Santa Ana Cemetery and Fairhaven Memorial Park host special events that are free and open to the public.
Santa Ana’s Fairhaven Memorial Park is hosting their 20th Annual Memorial Day Service on Monday, May 28th at 10:30 am.
Military Guest Speakers include Commander Paul Werring, United States Navy, Major Aaron Schilleci, United States Army,Chaplain George Fessler, United States Navy—Retired.
The event will also feature: Continue reading
Santa Ana Cemetery and Fairhaven Park & Mortuary are once again celebrating Memorial Day with community events on Monday, May 30.
“Lest we Forget”-A dedication to “Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans” sponsored by veteran and community service organizations will be hosted at the Santa Ana Cemetery, on Monday, May 30.
The program includes salutes by civil war cannons and veteran honor squad parade of flags, memorial wreaths, music, speeches, and much more.
Title: Memorial Day Program – Santa Ana
From: Mon, May/30/2011 10:00 AM to 11 AM
Venue: Santa Ana Cemetery, at 1919 E. Santa Clara Avenue, in Santa Ana
Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans, A Tribute to all our Fallen Comrades
“Lest We Forget”
Feature Speaker:
Billy C. Hall, Major Retired, U.S. Army
Veteran of WWII, Korean War and Vietnam War
Rep. Loretta Sanchez will also speak and attend this Memorial Day Service.
Fairhaven Park & Mortuary is also having a Memorial Day service. Here is the event invitation:
Join us as we Celebrate and Remember at the 19th Annual Fairhaven Park & Mortuary Memorial Day Service
Monday, May 30th, 2011, at 10:30am
“Land of the Free”
Featuring:
Please Join Us to Honor and Pay Tribute to Those Whose Courage Secured our Freedom
Enjoy a complimentary Hot Dog and Refreshments during the program.
Please accept our apologies if this invitation has arrived at a time of illness or other sadness.
Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez, Representing California’s 47th Congressional District
MEDIA ADVISORY, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 26, 2011
MEDIA CONTACT: Paula Negrete 714-621-0102/714-292-0166
REP. SANCHEZ RELEASES PUBLIC SCHEDULE FOR MAY 28 – 30
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez (CA-47) today released the following schedule of events for May 28-30 of interest to media and the public. Please note that these events are subject to change. If you plan on attending any event, please verify the details with Rep. Sanchez’s district office in advance.
Saturday, May 28
9:00AM- 11:00AM 53RD ANNUAL GARDEN GROVE STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL PARADE
Rep. Sanchez will walk in the Strawberry Festival Parade and be accompanied by students from the Pacifica High School NJROTC. For more information on the Strawberry Festival Parade visit http://www.strawberryfestival.org or call 714-638-0981. This event is open to the public/media.
Location: The parade begins at Ninth Street and Chapman Avenue and continues on Euclid Street. Parade ends at Stanford/Euclid in Garden Grove
Monday, May 30
10:00AM- 10:45AM TRI-CITY MEMORIAL DAY OBSERVANCE AT SANTA ANA CEMETERY
Rep. Sanchez will speak and attend this Memorial Day Service. The event is sponsored by veteran and community service organizations. This year’s theme is “Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans.” This event is open to the public/media.
Location: Santa Ana Cemetery 1919 Santa Clara Ave., Santa Ana 92701
11:00AM- 12:00PM VFW ANAHEIM POST 3173 AND AMERICAN LEGION POST 72 MEMORIAL DAY SERVICE
Rep. Sanchez will attend the Memorial Service. This event is open to the public/media.
Location: Anaheim Cemetery, 1400 East Sycamore St., Anaheim 92805
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United States House of Representatives
1114 Longworth House Office Building • Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-2965 • Fax: 202-225-5859
It is a real shame that the folks who produce the Memorial Day events at Santa Ana Cemetery and at Fairhave Memorial Park can’t work together and hold their events at different times. Instead, the Santa Ana Cemetery Memorial Day event began today at 10 a.m. and the Fairhaven event began a half hour later, at 10:30 a.m.
A larger crowd showed up at Fairhaven whereas Santa Ana Cemetery was awash in Republican politicans and even a descendant of the Confederates.
State Senator Lou Correa was also at the Fairhaven event, but he was the only Democratic elected official. The Republican politicians included Supervisor Janet Nguyen, Supervisor Bill Campbell, Congressman Ed Royce, Assemblyman Chuck DeVore, and Tustin Mayor Pro Tem John Nielsen. Continue reading
UPDATE: Click here for 2011 Memorial Day event information.
Click here to see pictures and videos from this year’s Memorial Day events at Santa Ana Cemetery and Fairhaven.
You ever wonder how Memorial Day came to be? And what it stands for?
At the end of the Civil War, communities set aside a day to mark the end of the war or as a memorial to those who had died. These observances coalesced around Decoration Day, honoring the Confederate dead, and the several Confederate Memorial Days.
According to Professor David Blight of the Yale University History Department, the first memorial day was observed by formerly enslaved black people at the Washington Race Course (today the location of Hampton Park) in Charleston, South Carolina.
The race course had been used as a temporary Confederate prison camp for captured Union soldiers in 1865, as well as a mass grave for Union soldiers who died there. Immediately after the cessation of hostilities, formerly enslaved people exhumed the bodies from the mass grave and reinterred them properly with individual graves. They built a fence around the graveyard with an entry arch and declared it a Union graveyard. The work was completed in only ten days. On May 1, 1865, the Charleston newspaper reported that a crowd of up to ten thousand, mainly black residents, including 2800 children, proceeded to the location for included sermons, singing, and a picnic on the grounds, thereby creating the first Decoration Day.
Here in Santa Ana, there are annual Memorial Day events at the Fairhaven Cemetery and the Santa Ana Cemetery. Here are the details: Continue reading