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WHAT: Unveiling of Vanessa Guillen Memorial Plaque and One Year Anniversary of Tree Planting
WHEN: Sunday, November 14, 11 a.m.
WHERE: Poncitlán Square, 38315 Ninth St. E. Palmdale
WHO: Event organizer 2020 Miss Antelope Valley Maria Kyupelyan, Palmdale Mayor Steve Hofbauer and Palmdale City Councilmembers, Palmdale City Manager J.J. Murphy, Rat Pack Ricky, David Reyna, John Parsamyan, Krishna Flores, Giovanni Pope, and Dennis Anderson.
BACKGROUND: Vanessa Guillén was a 20-year-old U.S. Army soldier who was murdered on April 22, 2020, inside a Fort Hood, Texas, armory by another enlisted soldier. Maria Kyupelyan, Miss Antelope Valley 2020, organized a tree planting ceremony in her memory.
INFORMATION: Maria Kyupelyan - mariakyupelyan@gmail.com; Steven Montenegro – smontenegro@cityofpalmdale.org, or 661/267-5381.
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