Coachella Valley honors fallen heroes with Peace Pole and Flower Drop, Civic Center Park in Palm Desert, California-USA

By May Peace Prevail On Earth | May 27, 2024

May 27, 2024

Gold Star family member Ted Barajas of Cathedral City receives a rose from Air Force veteran Randy Schecher during the Memorial Day Peace Pole Dedication ceremony at
Civic Center Park in Palm Desert, Calif., on Monday, May 27, 2024.
Taya Gray/The Desert Sun

Gold Star families, friends and area residents participate in the Memorial Day event hosted by the American Veterans Post 66 and Veterans For Peace at Civic Center Park in Palm Desert, Calif., on Monday, May 27, 2024. Taya Gray/The Desert Sun

An empty chair honors POW-MIA during the Memorial Day Peace Pole Dedication ceremony at Civic Center Park in Palm Desert, Calif., on Monday, May 27, 2024.

Gold Star families, friends and area residents attend the Memorial Day Peace Pole Dedication ceremony at Civic Center Park in Palm Desert, Calif., on Monday, May 27, 2024.

Journalist & photographer/Desert Sun Taya Gray

Posted in Community Event, The Peace Pole Project