PHOTOS: Memorial for homeless veterans
A memorial service is held at Pierce Bros. Valley Oaks-Griffin in Westlake Village for five veterans who were homeless and without families. The service members are Valentine Plaska, a merchant marine, and four who served in the Army: Glenn Davis, Jefferson Robinson, Sanford L. Garland and Paul Deighton. Among those paying their respects are two veterans with hats in hands: Onesimus Evans, center left, and Salvador Ayala. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
C.W. Mitchell pays his respects before the memorial service. The five veterans will be interred at Riverside National Cemetery through a program of Dignity Memorial. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
Veterans of Foreign Wars members Al Lansdale, left, and Ty Wilcox fold the flag that was on the casket of Valentine Plaska during the memorial service. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
The deceased veterans garner salutes from some of those attending the service. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
Edward Pinos,12, of the Civil Air Patrol came to pay his respects with his mother, Judy Pinos. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
The body of Valentine Plaska, a merchant marine, is carried to a hearse after services at Pierce Bros. Valley Oaks-Griffin in Westlake Village. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
