To celebrate Veterans Day, City of Santa Clarita officials are hosting a ceremony Sunday to commemorate the centennial of World War I, along with honoring local veterans, active service members and their families.

The community is invited on Nov. 11 to join the Santa Clarita City Council, Chaplain Amos Clemmons and Ted Olsen, who once again is serving as master of ceremonies, at the Veterans Historical Plaza in Newhall.

The ceremony is set to begin with the tolling of the Bells of Peace at 11 a.m. as part of a worldwide event observing the 100th anniversary of the end of the “war to end all wars.”

The event includes several memorial readings and performances, beginning with a reading of “In Flanders Field” by Vietnam veteran Jerry Rhodes.

Musical performances include a rendition of the wartime tune “Over There” by Jerry Danielsen, Lisa Vig and Cynthia Moller. Both pieces were written during World War I.

The ceremony also features a reading by Robert Heinisch for all those who are missing in action (MIA) or prisoners of war (POW).

Lt. Colonel David M. Jackson, who served during Operation Desert Storm, as well as in Rwanda and Haiti, is scheduled to speak to the audience.

Changing of the flags is planned for the end of the ceremony, performed by the Knights of Columbus Santa Clarita Assembly and Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 355.

The Veterans Day Ceremony is a collaboration between the City of Santa Clarita and 1st Marine Division Associates, American Legion Post 507, American Legion Auxiliary, Associates of Vietnam Veterans of America, Back to the War Zone, Blue Star Moms of America (Santa Clarita Chapter CA46), College of the Canyons’ Veterans Program, Congressman Steve Knight’s Office, Disabled American Veterans, Eastern Costume, Elks Lodge 2379, Homes for Heroes, Knights of Columbus, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, Prayer Angels for the Military, Santa Clarita Valley Veterans Memorial, Inc., Santa Clarita Veteran Services Collaborative, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, V.F.W. Post 6110, V.F.W. Post 6885, Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 355, Wartime Romance and Young Marines, among others.

The ceremony is set to take place at 11 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 11 at the Veterans Historical Plaza, located at 24275 Walnut Street in Newhall.

For more information about the Veterans Day Ceremony, contact Kyle Lopez with the City’s Arts and Events Office at (661) 290-2257.

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