Free Memorial Day Admission to State Parks for Veterans, Active and Reserve Military Personnel

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Free Memorial Day Admission to State Parks for Veterans, Active and Reserve Military Personnel

#1 Postby boardman » Wed May 20, 2015 9:37 am

Free Memorial Day Admission to State Parks for Veterans, Active and Reserve Military Personnel

Sacramento - California State Parks will honor men and women who served or are serving in the Armed Forces this Memorial Day by offering free admission at participating state parks on Monday, May 24, 2015.

“Offering free admission to our beautiful parks is one of the many ways our state honors Veterans and service men and women on Memorial Day,” said Debbie Endsley, California Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary (A). “Giving them the opportunity to enjoy some of the history and beauty our state has to offer is the very least we can do for them.”

Participating state parks include 133 parks and eight State Vehicular Recreation Areas, as well as the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento.

Veterans, active duty, and reserve military personnel must show a valid military I.D. or proof of honorable discharge (e.g.: signed copy of DD214 form), to receive free admission.

The free admission is part of AB 150 (Olsen), signed by Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. last year, which authorizes California State Parks to offer Veterans, active duty or reserve military personnel for the United States Armed Forces and the National Guard of any state a reduced or free day use at participating California state parks.

The department also has a free “Distinguished Veteran Pass” for honorably discharged war veterans who are residents of California, prisoners of war or recipients of the Medal of Honor. To view requirements and to find out how to apply for this pass, please visit California State Park’s website at www.parks.ca.gov.

To download our CalVet Memorial Day poster, please visit https://www.calvet.ca.gov/MemorialDay.
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