Join us in honoring the Lopez and Perez families at the Hunter Lopez Saber Vigil and Gold Star Monument Unveiling on Saturday, August 26, 2023, at 7 p.m. on Civic Center Campus. The ceremony will start with a candlelight vigil to honor and remember U.S. Marine Corps Corporal Hunter Lopez and the 12 service members killed in Kabul, Afghanistan on this date in 2021. The dedication of the new Gold Star Family Monument will immediately follow the candlelight vigil. The monument was completed in May 2023 and honors the La Quinta families of military members who gave their lives while serving their country. The first two names on the monument are Cpl. Lopez and U.S. Army Staff Sergeant James Perez.

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