– Nov. 11 – The City of Victorville is inviting all veterans to be part of its Veteran’s Day Parade and Ceremony. Congressman Paul Cook will be participating in Victorville’s Parade and Ceremony. There will also be a one-mile run prior to the start of the parade. The parade will begin at 9 a.m. and the ceremony willow immediately afterward. RSVP by email at veteransparade@victorvilleca.gov or call 760-245-5551.
– Nov. 11 – Hesperia Recreation and Parks District and AMVETS will be hosting a ceremony of remembrance in honor of Veterans Day at 11 a.m. The public, veterans, and their family members are encouraged to attend and take part in this special ceremony at Hesperia Lake Park (War Memorial Dedication Site) located at 7500 Arrowhead Lake Road. For more information, visit http://hesperiaparks.com or call the district office at 760-244-5488.
– Nov. 11 – The 17th Annual Veterans Day Celebration at the Barstow Veterans Home, Program begins at 12:30 p.m. The Barstow Veterans Home is at 100 E. Veterans Parkway in Barstow. RSVP at 760-252-6285.
– Nov. 11 – The 17th Annual Palm Springs Veterans Day Parade begins at 3:30 p.m. at Ramon Road and Palm Canyon Drive in Palm Springs. For more information, visit http://palmspringsca.gov.
– Nov. 11 – The San Bernardino County Museum, usually closed on Mondays, will be open on Monday, November 11 to recognize Veterans Day. the museum is located at 2024 Orange Tree Lane in Redlands. Call 909-307-2669 or visit http://www.sbcounty.gov/museum for more information.
– Nov. 11 – The “Salute to Veterans” Veterans Day Ceremony is at 11 a.m., at the Riverside National Cemetery Amphitheatre in Riverside. Contact Jim Ruester at 951-214-4353.
– Thru Nov. 12 – The Mobile Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall for the Antelope Valley (known as AV Wall), a half-size replica of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C., will be on display at the Palmdale Amphitheater, 2723 Rancho Vista Boulevard in Palmdale, through Tuesday, Nov. 12. For more information on the AV Wall, call 661-524-6408 or visit http://www.avwall.org.
– Thru Nov. 17 – San Bernardino County Animal Care and Control will recognize U.S. veterans with free pet adoptions Nov. 9-17, when veterans can adopt dogs and cats from one of the County’s animal shelter facilities located in Devore or Big Bear Lake through the shelter’s “Pets to Vets.” To participate, veterans need to provide one form of valid military identification, which may include a Veterans Identification Card, VA Health Card, Department of Defense/ Uniformed Services ID Card, Disabled American Veterans Life Member ID Card, American Legion ID Card, DD-214 form, a Disabled Veteran California State Park and Recreation Pass, or a letter from the San Bernardino County Office of Veterans Affairs. Animals can be adopted from the following San Bernardino County shelters: The Devore Animal Shelter, located at 19777 Shelter Way, San Bernardino, 909-386-9820 or the Big Bear Animal Shelter located at 42080 Northshore Drive, Big Bear City, 909-866-4943. For more information about the “Pets to Vets” program, please call San Bernardino County Animal Care and Control at 1-800-472-5609.
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Congressman Paul Cook, R-Yucca Valley, put out a message to all veterans for Nov. 11, stating, “For me, this is a day to pay tribute to my fellow veterans who have risked life and limb protecting our freedoms. All service men and women, both past and present, have honored the call to duty and selflessly put the welfare of our nation before their own personal needs. As the Veterans Day weekend begins, please join me in keeping the brave members of our military and their families in your thoughts and prayers as they continue to serve our nation.”
Congressman Cook’s Veterans Day message can be viewed in full at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cm0OrdJeufE.