Westminster : Former Hostage to Join Liberty Park Ceremony
The Rev. Benjamin Weir, who recently was released after being held hostage in Lebanon, and family members of other hostages will participate in a tree-planting ceremony in Liberty Park next Friday.
The ceremony will spotlight efforts to free the remaining hostages and also will cap the city’s activities as part of Keep America Beautiful Week. The ceremony is open to the public and will begin at 10 a.m. at the park, located on Monroe Street north of Westminster Avenue.
Representatives of the Angels, Dodgers, Rams and Radiers are scheduled to attend, as well as Ram cheerleaders, city officials and the Marine Corps Color Guard from El Toro Marine Corps Air Station.
The city and patients at Hy-Lond Convalescent Hospital also will be presented with an Honor Certificate by the Freedoms Foundation of Valley Forge on April 24 for their efforts in putting together the “Freedom Day of Prayer” last August, a day dedicated to the hostages.
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