J.K. YAMAMOTO/Rafu Shimpo
Families and friends of deceased veterans lit candles during the 2019 Memorial Day service at GVJCI.

The Gardena Nisei Memorial VFW Post 1961 will hold its annual Memorial Day service honoring all deceased post members who served in defense of our country on foreign soil.

The service will be held on Sunday, May 25, at 2 p.m. in the Nisei Veterans Hall at the Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute, 1964 W. 162ndSt., Gardena. Phone: (310) 324-6611.

Les Higa, Veterans Memorial Court Alliance board member and junior vice commander of Post 1961, will emcee the ceremony. Highlighting the service will be a Memorial Day reading by cadets from the Redondo Union High School Marine Corps Junior ROTC.

Family and friends of Post 1961 can pay tribute to their loved ones in a flag-posting ceremony. Becky Hirata, associate pastor of Faith United Methodist Church in Torrance, will deliver the invocation and benediction.

Also participating will be the Redondo Union High School MCJROTC Honor and Color Guard, Gardena Nisei Memorial Post 1961 Boy Scout Troop 378, Faith United Methodist Church Boy Scout Troop 719, and Gardena Evening Optimist Boy Scout Troop 683.

For more information, contact co-chairpersons Mike Miyamoto at (310) 938-9802 or Sue Watanabe at (310) 324-5415.