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Memorial Dedication

The California Veterans Memorial

Dedication of the Memorial, December 12, 1998

Dedication of the Memorial

(left to right) Governor Pete Wilson; Ray Sisk, Chairman, California Veteran Memorial Commission; Haile "Jake" Jaekel, Chairman, Pearl Harbor Survivors Association; Dr. Monica Crooks, DDS, representing women veterans; Lee Bennett, Acting Secretary, California Department of Veterans Affairs.

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"For answering the call of service to their country, our veterans... must not be forgotten. Their service, their sacrifice, their courage must be etched in America's memory... and remembered... as the price they paid to pass on to us... the legacy of freedom and glory that is America.

Gov. Pete Wilson
Dedication Ceremony
December 12, 1998