Murrieta荣誉场11月7日展开：2026面国旗致敬军人与急救人员
位于加利福尼亚州河滨县的 Murrieta 市将于11月7日至15日在市政厅旁的 Town Square Park 举行第18届「荣誉场」（Field of Honor）活动，2,026面全尺寸美国国旗将整齐列阵，向军人、执法与消防等急救人员以及社区心中的平民英雄致敬。
活动由 Murrieta 扶轮社与 Old Town Temecula 扶轮社共同主办，Murrieta 市政府为呈现赞助方。11月7日上午10时举行开幕式，今年特别表彰本地消防与警察部门的急救人员；11月9日另有纪念美国海军陆战队建军251周年的敬礼仪式。旗阵展区还包括荣誉勋章获得者专区、自2003年以来为国捐躯的河滨县与圣贝纳迪诺县本地英雄专区、历史旗帜区与9·11纪念石园。
主办方表示，展期内旗阵免费向公众开放，公园距15号州际公路仅两个街区、沿 Jefferson 与 Kalmia 街从市政厅延伸至 Murrieta 图书馆。民众可以35美元认捐一面旗帜并写上致敬对象的名字，活动结束后可取回旗帜留念；今年的英雄提名已于10月1日截止，入选者将在活动周刊与媒体报道中获得表彰。
Murrieta Field of Honor Opens Nov. 7: 2,026 Flags to Honor Veterans and First Responders
The 18th annual Murrieta Field of Honor will be on display November 7-15 in Town Square Park in Murrieta, Riverside County, California, where 2,026 full-sized American flags will honor members of the U.S. armed forces, law enforcement officers, firefighters, other first responders and personal heroes.
Presented by the Rotary Clubs of Murrieta and Old Town Temecula in partnership with the City of Murrieta, the display opens with a ceremony at 10 a.m. on November 7 recognizing first responders, including Murrieta's fire and police departments, and includes a salute to the U.S. Marine Corps on its 251st birthday on November 9. Sections of the field are set aside for Medal of Honor recipients, local servicemembers from Riverside and San Bernardino counties who have died since 2003, historical flags and a 9/11 memorial rock garden.
The display is free and open to the public. Visitors may sponsor a flag for $35 and dedicate it to a hero of their choice, then take the flag home after the event week.
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图片来源：Murrieta 市政厅与 Town Square 广场：第18届「荣誉场」将于11月7日至15日在此竖起2,026面国旗。Z3lvs 摄，CC0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Murrieta City Hall and Town Square, where the 18th Field of Honor will display 2,026 flags Nov. 7-15. Photo by Z3lvs, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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