Healing Field – Cathedral City – November 5th – 12th
“Healing Field” is a tribute to the men and women of uniform who gave the ultimate sacrifice to our country while serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. The event is organized by the Cathedral City Rotary Clubs and sponsored by the City of Cathedral City.
Located in Patriot Park next to Big League Dreams Sports Park at the corner of Date Palm Drive and Dinah Shore Drive, “Healing Field” began with Opening Ceremonies today and they will continue to read the more than 6,800 names of fallen soldiers throughout the day.
Feel free to go to the park and help read the names today. You can also stop by today, Veteran’s Day or on the final day of Saturday, November 12th at noon to view this beautiful static display of more than 6,800 American flags representing the fallen heroes. It’s quite moving. Park at the City Library or Big League Dreams Sports Park lots.
Cathedral City Mayor Stan Henry and Councilmembers John Aguilar, Mark Carnevale, and Shelley Kaplan were there to place out flags and read names. Mayor Pro Tem Greg Pettis, who was instrumental in the formation of Healing Field, is out of town today and offers his gratitude and sincere appreciation to all those who came to help.
Here’s a video of this morning’s opening ceremonies: https://youtu.be/AEFV4d7vVa4
