9:00 am: Exhibits & Resource Fair Open. Food trucks throughout the day! Click here for the list of food trucks!
10:00am: Opening Ceremonies
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National Anthem, Elliott McKenzie, USMC Veteran
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Invocation, Chaplain Ted Tenario (NAVA)
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Remarks by: Supervisor Janice Hahn, Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, Lieutenant General Stayce Harris, Brigadier General Ruth Wong, Captain Alberto Diaz (Chief Pilot, United Airlines), Phillip Washington (Chief Executive Officer, LA Metro)
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Torch lighting at Coliseum
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God Bless the U.S.A, performed by SSG Tucker, US Army
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Armed Forces Medley played by Beach Brass
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Benediction by Major Brenda Threatt, Long Beach California State Guard (Army Division)
11:45am: Performances by: Rock for Vets and Palishades
3:00pm: Event Closes