{"id":81157,"date":"2026-05-25T09:56:54","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T16:56:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=81157"},"modified":"2026-05-25T09:56:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T16:56:54","slug":"supervisor-kathryn-barger-statement-on-memorial-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=81157","title":{"rendered":"Supervisor Kathryn Barger Statement on Memorial Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"m_1482915638865455371govd_template_image CToWUd a6T\" tabindex=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/meips\/ADKq_Nbnc4vUinEm1Gc4_1EO9I-CfpWZlkgoNwWu45kZHS_twqmAu-Emze1xnK-6VHfw-OO2-_E8WsdJ8VNqCBo-6sn2VZPVqJ3xuJPtQ85XuTv4c-BGbmVkDxYq7LMQvilraKyoAtRC-vb8s6hNPCB9i0ERvj6eSkMXbbKGZNWsFLsdpkMrAXazi4Gg7l9EOQ=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/attachments\/fancy_images\/CALACOUNTY\/2026\/05\/13742015\/6912163\/statement-graphic_crop.png\" alt=\"Click here to view image. \" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" data-bit=\"iit\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger issued the following statement today:<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><em>\u201cOn Memorial Day, we pause to honor the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our nation. Answering the call to defend our country is among the noblest acts of selflessness and courage a person can make.<\/em><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><em>Freedom is not free. It comes at a deep cost, carried by those who willingly put themselves in harm\u2019s way to protect the freedoms we too often take for granted. Today, we remember and give thanks to our fallen heroes.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><em>My deepest gratitude also extends to the military families who carry their loved ones\u2019 legacy forward, with strength. Their sacrifice endures, and so does our obligation to honor it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger&#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-81157","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ca-local"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81157","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=81157"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81157\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":81158,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81157\/revisions\/81158"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=81157"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=81157"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=81157"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}