{"id":77112,"date":"2025-11-08T17:30:55","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T01:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=77112"},"modified":"2025-11-08T17:30:55","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T01:30:55","slug":"solis-honors-veterans-and-their-service-at-9th-annual-veterans-day-event-in-east-los-angeles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=77112","title":{"rendered":"Solis Honors Veterans and Their Service at 9th Annual Veterans Day Event in East Los Angeles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"CToWUd a6T\" tabindex=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/meips\/ADKq_NbV3J0FFrLkbXcKAyQCWUFfB5Fjf8NpiSD_UYYZKF_im1uSOkcNBJ1lJlkLt_D6-1sMt8oKbyEQ7KjOHIRlEsO1tCxB8RlMUd1ozNL10mwT-Bd6hcpOO1cTq-uUauz-jM0pNT-NzyHGY5kP3mnXKnVvrRyuKadFd6zDnanI=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/attachments\/fancy_images\/CALACOUNTY\/2025\/11\/12648567\/6539529\/9_crop.jpg\" alt=\"1\" width=\"565\" height=\"377\" data-bit=\"iit\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><strong>EAST LOS ANGELES, Calif.\u00a0<\/strong>\u2014 Los Angeles County Chair Pro Tem and First District Supervisor Hilda L. Solis today hosted the 9th Annual Veterans Day Ceremony and Resource Fair in East Los Angeles, honoring the service and sacrifices of veterans and their families across Los Angeles County.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">\u201cVeterans Day is a treasured opportunity to honor those who have bravely served and sacrificed so much for our families and communities,\u201d said\u00a0<strong>Chair Pro Tem Solis.<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cAt a time when our communities face unprecedented challenges, we are reminded that the strength of this nation lies in its people\u2014including our veterans. Today and always, Los Angeles County stands with them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">More than 300 veterans and their families participated in the day\u2019s festivities, which featured a pinning ceremony recognizing local veterans, a resource fair connecting attendees with County departments and community organizations, and family-friendly activities including free meals, live music, and a petting zoo.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">The event also paid special tribute to World War II veteran Carlos \u201cCharlie\u201d Rodriguez, one of the oldest living veterans in the United States at 105 years old, whose remarkable life and service inspired attendees and underscored the event\u2019s theme of gratitude and community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EAST LOS ANGELES, Calif.\u00a0\u2014 Los Angeles&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-77112","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ca-local"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77112","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=77112"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77112\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":77113,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77112\/revisions\/77113"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=77112"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=77112"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=77112"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}