Long Beach will honor unknown soldier on Veterans Day

One 100 years ago, an unidentified subordinate of the U.S. Armed Forces who died successful World War I was interred astatine Arlington National Cemetery successful what became known arsenic the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

The Tomb is dedicated to each those who served the United States during times of warfare oregon equipped struggle from the American Revolution to the present.

In grant of the 100th day of that event, a Veterans Day ceremonial volition instrumentality spot astatine 11 a.m. Nov. 11 astatine Long Beach’s Bethany Lutheran Church, 4644 Clark Ave. The ceremonial volition see a 21-bell salute, a presumption of the colors, the singing of the nationalist anthem and the playing of “Taps.”

The Los Cerritos Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the Revolution has partnered with the Society of the Honor Guard of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier to signifier the ceremony. Spectators are welcome.