Moorpark to Observe Veterans Day, Rain or Shine

Veterans Day is the day the United States honors those who have served their country in the military.

Veterans Day events traditionally start on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month because this was the date and hour when the armistice took effect, officially ending WWI back in 1918. This year, it also falls on the eleventh year of the century, making the number particularly special in 2011. (The date is also a perfect palindrome: 11/11/11.)

In Moorpark, the annual observances will take place at 8 and 10 a.m., rain or shine, according to Matt Valenzuela of American Legion Post 502, which hosts the ceremonies yearly. The National Weather Service is predicting a 90 percent chance of rain Friday night, but only a 20 percent chance during the day.

The first event, a changing of the flags, will take place at Veterans Triangle at the corner of Los Angeles and Moorpark avenues (near The Grinder restaurant) at 8 a.m., with past American Legion post commander Bruce Thomas presiding, said Valenzuela.

The larger ceremony will take place at Veterans Memorial Park at 10 a.m.