Chapter Chatter: El Redondo Chapter at Redondo Beach Veterans Memorial

El Redondo Chapter participates annually in two memorial activities in remembrance of the November 11th – Veterans Day. One is the small joint ceremony at Green Hills Cemetery with the Pt. Vicente Chapter. The second is the larger event at the Redondo Beach Veterans Memorial at Veterans Park.

Nancy Connell, a past chapter regent and member of the Redondo Beach Veterans Memorial Task Force, arrives early to the park to set up the booth. Other ladies join her and assist at the table. Some pass out small flags to the large audience gathered to hear the program emceed by Lt. Col. Tom Lasser, retired Viet Nam veteran. Music is provided by Redondo Union High School.

This year the keynote speaker was CWO3 Keith “Gunner” Willoughby of the Redondo Union High School MCJROTC. This year the El Redondo Chapter Daughters were familiar with speaker Willoughby from the many services he has provided to the chapter in the past.

Photo:
El Redondo Daughters with speaker Willoughby at the Vets Day Tribute
L-R Kathy Edwards, Kathy Fikel-Gessner, Carole Callies, Fran Vander Stucken, Nancy Connell, Virda Chappell, Pat Kelly, Lynda Kraemer

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