{"id":111475,"date":"2022-10-28T14:45:16","date_gmt":"2022-10-28T21:45:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=111475"},"modified":"2022-10-28T15:31:25","modified_gmt":"2022-10-28T22:31:25","slug":"av-wall-returns-to-the-palmdale-amphitheater-nov-9-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2022\/10\/28\/av-wall-returns-to-the-palmdale-amphitheater-nov-9-13\/","title":{"rendered":"AV Wall returns to the Palmdale Amphitheater Nov. 9-13"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_111325\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-111325\" style=\"width: 996px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/AV-Wall.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-111325\" src=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/AV-Wall.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"996\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/AV-Wall.jpg 996w, https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/AV-Wall-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/AV-Wall-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 996px) 100vw, 996px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-111325\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Contributed image via city of Palmdale.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>PALMDALE \u2013 The city of Palmdale, the AV Wall Committee, and Point Man Antelope Valley will host the <em>Mobile Vietnam Memorial Wall<\/em> (AV Wall) from 5 p.m., Nov. 9, through Nov. 13 at the Palmdale Amphitheater, located at 2723 Rancho Vista Blvd.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2009, the presentation of the Mobile Vietnam Memorial Wall at the Palmdale Amphitheater has been a hallmark event surrounding the Veterans Day holiday in the Antelope Valley. The AV Wall memorial draws thousands of visitors coming to show their gratitude and reverence for the 58,000-plus Americans who never came home from the Vietnam War.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px; \" id=\"theav-1154032429\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4504301096758439\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4504301096758439\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5907184250\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>The monument is open to the public 24 hours a day during the display period. Admission is free. The theme of the display is <em>\u201cAbout The Wall \u2013 Facts &amp; Faces\u201d<\/em> and will provide visitors a chance to learn facts about the memorial and see the faces of those whose names are engraved on The Wall.<\/p>\n<p>While in Palmdale, the AV Wall will host several activities and events.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, Nov. 9, at 9 a.m., a motorcycle escort will travel from LifeStorage, 380 West Palmdale Blvd., to the Amphitheater. Details on the exact route will be available at <a href=\"https:\/\/avwall.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.avwall.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A Veterans Day Ceremony will take place on Nov. 11, at 11 a.m. The theme of the ceremony is <em>\u201cGratitude to our Veterans\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cVeterans Day is set aside to honor and thank those living men and women who served in the armed forces,\u201d said AV Wall Committee Volunteer Coordinator Stacia Nemeth. \u201cIt is important that we express our sincere appreciation to our veterans especially on Veterans Day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>All non-veteran attendees are encouraged to gather at 10:30 a.m. to form a \u201cGratitude Tunnel of Love\u201d at each entrance to greet and thank the veterans as they enter the ceremony area. Scouts, Community Queens, and JROTC Cadets will present homemade thank you cards. The front rows of seating will be reserved for veterans. The Ceremony will include a joint high school JROTC Color Guard with patriotic music performed by The Air National Guard Band of the West Coast\u2019s Guardian Brass. The National Anthem will be sung by the youthful trio of <strong>Joel Coder, Sadie Gibson<\/strong>, and <strong>Cooper Ogden<\/strong>. Guest speakers <strong>Bombshell Bonnie<\/strong> and <strong>Bella Donna<\/strong> of Bombshell Betty\u2019s Calendar for Charity and<strong> Steve Willis,<\/strong> Logistics Coordinator of The AV Wall Committee, will share their stories of gratitude for veterans.<strong> Joe Ramos<\/strong>, U.S. Army (Ret.), Senior Advisor and Outreach Specialist of the U.S.A. Vietnam War Commemoration, is making a special appearance. 50th Commemorative Vietnam Veteran Lapel Pins will be presented to every Vietnam veteran in attendance. The ceremony will close with the traditional singing of The Armed Forces Medley.<\/p>\n<p>A Candlelight Ceremony will take place on Nov. 12, starting at 9 p.m. The somber ceremony will include a Table of Honor Ceremony recognizing POW\/MIA military members. Attendees will place candles near the Wall as the names of the \u201cAV76\u201d are read. The \u201cAV76\u201d are the 76 men from the Antelope Valley who died in military service during the Vietnam War. Taps will be played immediately following the ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>Taps will be played nightly at 9 p.m. while the AV Wall is on display.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA key component of our mission is to educate our visitors about the Vietnam War as well as The AV Wall\u201d, said <strong>Linda Willis<\/strong>, AV Wall Secretary.\u00a0With that mission in mind, \u201cDid You Know\u201d signs and information sheets will be available to guests so they can understand the importance of the Memorial\u2019s design as well as learn interesting facts about the Vietnam War.<\/p>\n<p>A video slide show highlighting the AV76 will be showing throughout the display. \u201cWe must never forget those who died in war,\u201d said AV Wall Committee President <strong>Mike Bertell<\/strong>, an Army Vietnam Veteran. \u201cSpeaking the names and seeing the pictures of the fallen helps with personal healing and honoring the fallen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/avwall.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.avwall.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h6><em>[Information via news release from the city of Palmdale.]<\/em><\/h6>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PALMDALE \u2013 The city of Palmdale, the AV Wall Committee, and Point Man Antelope Valley will host the Mobile Vietnam Memorial Wall (AV Wall) from 5 p.m., Nov. 9, through Nov. 13 at the Palmdale Amphitheater, located at 2723 Rancho Vista Blvd. Since 2009, the presentation of the Mobile Vietnam Memorial Wall at the Palmdale [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":111325,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1499,11],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111475"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=111475"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111475\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":111481,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111475\/revisions\/111481"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/111325"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=111475"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=111475"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=111475"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}