With Memorial Day Weekend here, many events are being across the city held to honor U.S. soldiers and veterans over the next two days. Here are a few:

SUNDAY

At 10 a.m. the 63rd annual 24-hour vigil will begin at the Mexican All Wars Memorial at the Raul Morin Memorial Square on Cesar Chavez Avenue and Lorena and Indiana streets. Councilman
Jose Huizar will be among those standing vigil. Medal of Honor recipient PFC Eugene Obregon, an East Los Angeles native who served with the Marines during the Korean War, will be remembered. There will be a wreath-laying at 3 p.m.

MONDAY

Hawthorne will host its annual Memorial Day service sponsored by Hawthorne American Legion Post 314 and Hawthorne VFW Post 2075, beginning at 10 a.m at the Hawthorne Memorial Center, 3901 W. El Segundo Blvd. Admission is free and an open buffet will follow.

Inglewood’s 62nd annual Memorial Day Celebration will include ceremonies conducted in front of the Memorial Obelisk Monument at City Hall, celebrating local heroes. The events begin at 11 a.m. on Manchester Boulevard, and admission is free.

Kennel Club LAX will host a “Pack for Paws” party at 10:30 a.m. to prepare care packages for military bomb-sniffing canines in Afghanistan. There will also be a demonstration of how dogs sniff out explosives.
with books, toiletries and snacks for their soldier handlers. The event is located at 5325 W. 102nd St.

Long Beach’s aquarium will host a Memorial Day picnic on their front lawn at 11:30 a.m.

Active and retired military personnel also get free admission to Knott’s Berry Farm this weekend.

You can see more events here.