Memorial Day ceremonies

This year's Memorial Day parade had a combined uniformed Military Color Guard to lead off the parade.

Following the Memorial Day ceremony in Tehachapi, the local Bear Valley Springs Veterans Organization held an afternoon ceremony at Cub Lake in Bear Valley Springs.

The event's guest speaker was WWII and Korea Navy veteran Cecil Blackford.

Wreaths were placed by the American Legion Auxiliary and the Daughters of the American Revolution.

"Amazing Grace" was played by members of the Kern County Scottish Pipe Band during the Memorial Day ceremony.

The Tehachapi High School Warrior Marching Band and Color Squad featured patriotic red, white, and blue flags twirling while the band played patriotic music.

Bear Valley Springs Veterans marched and served as part of the flag raising detail at Central Park.

America The Beautiful was sung by Christina Scrivner and Christian Parker.

The somber ceremony of the reading of the names of the local community's fallen military heroes. After each name is read, a voice calls out "not here", and the bell is struck a single time.