The City of West Hollywood will honor veterans and active members of the United States Armed Forces during its annual Veterans Day Program on Friday, November 11, 2016.

Community members are invited to join City officials, City Hall staff members, and representatives from the West Hollywood Sheriff’s Station and the Los Angeles County Fire Department in honoring our local veterans beginning at 10 a.m. with a presentation of wreaths at the Sal Guarriello Veterans’ Memorial, located on the corner of Santa Monica Boulevard and Holloway Drive. A free shuttle will depart at 10:30 a.m. to take guests to the City of West Hollywood’s City Council Chambers/Public Meeting Room at West Hollywood Library, located at 625 N. San Vicente Boulevard, for the Veterans Day Program, which begins at 11 a.m.

The Veterans Day Program, “Honoring and Supporting Veterans,” will recognize those who have served in the United States Armed Forces with speakers and brief speeches by members of the West Hollywood City Council. There will be representatives from local veterans’ organizations and the UCLA ROTC Air Force Color Guard. In recognition of the important role that animals play in helping to support our troops and our veterans, there will also be a representative from the organization Animals for Armed Forces and a screening of the short video Dear Captain, K9s For Warriors.

 For more information, please contact Susana Salazar, Recreation Coordinator, City of West Hollywood at (323) 848-6479 or ssalazar@weho.org. For people who are deaf or hearing impaired, please call TTY (323) 848-6496.