2020 Veterans Day at Field of Healing and Honor

Announcements, News, Thank You

COFFEE4VETS on Veterans Day at Field of Healing and Honor at Pelona Vista Park, Palmdale. Coffee4VETS Dedicated to Senior Veterans – In Memory and In Honor to them, both the Living, the Dead, the Fallen – the organization that honors our elder veterans weekly dedicated flags in their names at the Field of Healing and Honor for Veterans Day 2020. We could not name everyone, but we tried to honor as many as possible, owing to the action of the Board of Directors, and our Host, Jin Hur, of Crazy Otto’s – home of the weekly Coffee4Vets gathering, returning as soon as we are all safe! Flags named in Honor of: Lt. Gwendolyn Bolden, U.S. Navy. Korean War Era Bishop Henry Hearns, Sergeant U.S. Army, Korean War Jerry Lawrence, U. S. Marine Corps, Southeast Asia Ed Galindo, U.S. Air Force Airman, Korean War Walter Sapp, Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Coast Guard, Vietnam Fred Barthe, Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Coast Guard, Korean War Art Ray, U.S. Navy, 3rd Class – World War II, D-Day, Tokyo Bay Dean E. Murphree, U.S. Air Force, Staff Sergeant E5 Andy K. Giest, Sergeant U.S. Air Force Jared Williams, Fireman – Contra Costa Fire James Baker, Gunnery Sergeant U.S. Marine Corps, Gulf War Waddell Moore, Master Sergeant – U.S. Marine Corps LCpl Craig Hansen, U.S. Marine Corps Ken Brazelton, U.S. Army Specialist E4 Robert D. Shackelford, U.S. Army Jeremiah B. Williams – Law Enforcement Los Angeles Robert Pelayo U.S. Marine Corps – Sergeant E-5 Jerral Hancock, U.S. Army –1st Cav, Iraq War, Purple Heart Montfort Point Marines – First Black Marines Corps, WWII Leonard Thornton, Master Sergeant U.S. Marine Corps, Korean War Era, Vietnam R. Lee Ermey – Marine, Vietnam Blanco Family Members: Thomas Blanco Sr. U.S. Army PFC – Father Juan Blanco, U.S. Army SP4 – 8TH Infantry Nathan Blanco, U.S. Army Ranger – Brother Thomas Blanco, Jr U.S. Army PFC Paratrooper – Brother Atherine Shackelford, Registered Nurse, MSN – Daughter Captain Lamar Davis, U.S. Army – Cousin Robert Miller – U.S. Army – Brother-in-law Dr. Taha Mansoor Ahmad MD

2020 Field of Healing and Honor

Weekly Coffee Update

About 200 people who were feeling it turned out – outdoors, masked (mostly) and distanced, generally and considerately of others, to opening of 2,020 American Flags at Pelona Vista Park in Palmdale on Sunday. The 2,020 flags honor troops, veterans, first responders, healthcare heroes. The Palmdale Auto Mall Association provided key sponsors support. Amazon pitched in for flags for AV Fallen, for AV ‘76 – Our Fallen from Vietnam War. People who bought flags through City of Palmdale and Colonial Flag Foundation for $30 honored their family’s heroes. Sales benefit local Veterans Organizations, American Legion Post 348, Palmdale; VFW Post 3000; Vets4veterans, Point Man Antelope Valley and Coffee4Vets. Presentation runs 24/7 through November 11 Veterans Day. Ceremonies at Pelona Vista Park at 11a.m. On Veterans Day.