March 19 - 22nd Ceremonies ~ The Wall That Heals in Woodland Hills at Pierce College Woodland Hills
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Posted on 03/04/26
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The Wall That Heals Woodland Hills
Los Angeles Pierce College
March 19-22
You are invited! Please join us.
Free Admission. Free Parking. Free Healing.
Visiting 24-hrs Daily. Closing at 2 PM on March 22nd.
Welcome Home Ceremony
March 19, 2026 | 6 PM

Master of Ceremony
Sgt. Bob Donovan, USAF 1966-1970, Crash Rescue
Posting of Colors
Reseda High School NJROTC Color Guard
Pledge of Allegiance
National Anthem
Los Angeles Pierce College Choir
Invocation
Welcome
Speakers
Veteran – Army Nurse - Gold Star Son
U.S. Military Branch Hymns
POW/MIA Table Ceremony
Rifle Salute
Taps
Light the Night Candlelight Ceremony
March 20, 2026 | 7:30 PM

Master of Ceremony
Hon. Victor E. Bianchini
Invocation
Chaplain Martin Morehouse
Los Angeles Police Department Chaplain
Speaker
Sergeant Marc Thurston
U.S. Army 1967 -1969
Accredited Veterans Service Officer (JWV)
Sepulveda Veterans Center, Building 22
Judge of the Superior Court (Ret.)
U.S. Magistrate Judge (Ret.)
Colonel, U.S. Marine Corp (Ret.)
PTSD Awareness In-Memory Ceremony
Hon. Victor E. Bianchini
Judge of the Superior Court (Ret.)
U.S. Magistrate Judge (Ret.)
Colonel, U.S. Marine Corp (Ret.)
Bagpipes
John Thomas
Taps
Spencer Munroe
L.A. Pierce College,
Applied Music Program Student

Closing Ceremony
March 22, 2026 | 1:45 PM

Master of Ceremony
Arny Krane
Vietnam 1966 – 1972
Speakers
Earl Roth Commander, Jewish War Veterans Post 603 U.S. Army 1960 – 1964
Aracely Aguiar, MBA President, L.A. Pierce College
Retire the Colors
Reseda High School NJROTC Color Guard
Taps
Angelo Waterhouse
L. A. Pierce College,
Applied Music Program Student
Thank you to those who made The Wall That Heals –
Woodland Hills possible:
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund
Los Angeles Pierce College
Jewish War Veterans Post 603
West Valley Warner Center Chamber of Commerce
Community Benefit Foundation
Los Angeles Police Department
Los Angeles Sherriff Department
Warner Center Marriott
Volunteers
Participants in the Ceremonies
Los Angeles Pierce College Committee:
Aracely Aguiar – President
Malina Koani – Executive Assistant to the President
Mary-Jo Apigo – Vice President Academic Affairs
Rolf Schleicher – Vice President Administrative Services
Juan Carlos Astorga – Dean of Student Engagement
Angel Hernandez - Director of Facilities
Mofe Doyle – Senior Administrative Analyst
Brian Silk – Logistics
Imee Perius – Communications / Media
Keith Peabody – Horticulture
Danny Illouz – Event and Venue Coordinator
Jewish War Veterans Post 603 Committee:
Arny Krane – Chairperson and Logistics Chairperson
Earl Roth – Co-Chairperson and Volunteer Committee
Charles Feistman - Co-Chairperson and Budget Chairperson
Paul Lawler – Advisory and Marketing Committee
Greg Lee - Volunteer Chairperson
Holly Seery – Ceremony Chairperson
Barry Chapman – Ride Captain / Escort Chairperson
Wendy Shmaeff - Education/Tours Chairperson
April Comer – Education/Tours Committee, Hotel Arrangements
Susan Hoffman – In-Memory Chairperson
Rose Krane - Webmaster
West Valley Warner Center Chamber of Commerce
Community Benefit Foundation:
Diana Williams – CEO