Laguna Beach And Dana Hills To Honor The Veterans At Friday Game

LAGUNA BEACH, CA —On Friday, September 13, 2019 Laguna Beach High School Football will compete at Dana Hills High School in the annual Honor the Valor football game celebration.

The Dana Point 5th Marines will be hosting the 8th annual military celebration at Dana Hills High School.

Honor the Valor is a tradition at Dana Hills High School which features a ceremony honoring 50 local veterans for their service at a dinner sponsored by Outback Steak House and culminates in a football game and jersey presentation.

The pre-game festivities kick off at 4:30 pm with a static display of large military vehicles courtesy of the 5th Marines. At 6:15 pm over 50 Veteran Honorees will be escorted onto the football field by Dana High School students.

The Honorees will meet up with their assigned Dolphin Football Player, who will be wearing a commemorative jersey which displays that Veteran’s last name.

Veterans will walk with the football team across the field during a patriotic pre-game show which includes the Marine Color Guard, the presentation of the 30’ X 50’ Sea to Shining Sea Flag by the Dana Hills Freshman Football Team and Pep Squad as well as a coin toss featuring military dignitaries and a Gold Star Family.

Game attendees will be treated to a patriotic half time show performed by the Dana Hills marching band, SOCSA Dance, Dana Hills Dance and Pep Squad. The Dana Point 5th Marines are supplying various static displays of large military vehicles at the upper field level for viewing throughout the game and Marine and VFW personnel will be on hand to answer any questions you may have.

At the conclusion of the game, Veteran Honorees will once again be escorted onto the field in order to be presented with the commemorative jersey worn by their Dolphin Football Player. We encourage everyone to arrive early and stay late for this memorable event.

To learn more about this event, please see the video of the 2017 Honor the Valor Celebration.