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2026 Long Beach Veterans Day Celebration
Planning for the November Veterans Day event is ahead of schedule, with 11 of 25 resource fair vendor slots filled and a new flyer awaiting approval. There will be no veterans recognition ceremony this year and the flyover was cut as too expensive; commissioners will help promote the event and invite council offices.
2026 Veterans Day event planning
The November 7 Veterans Day event is happening but without the traditional recognition ceremony, because staff hours were cut and council offices declined to help. A veteran in the audience criticized the city for not honoring veterans properly compared to Orange County cities.