Korean War veterans receive the special South Korean Ambassador for Peace Medal from Korean Deputy Consul General Kwon Songhwan at the Menifee Veterans Day celebration in Central Park. Valley News/Tony Ault photo
It was the 11th day, and the 11th month but 10 a.m. in the City of Menifee when the annual Veterans Day Ceremony began, this year honoring five Korean War veterans in the community.It was a very special day for the Korean War Veterans, James J. Homant, Eugene W. Shuey, Antonio B. Espejo, Joseph Donaldson and William Currier who received the special South Korean Ambassador for Peace Medal from Korean Deputy Consul General Kwon Songhwan.Songhwan told the audience that it was men like the Korean War vets honored on this day who brought a close to the Korean War in the 1950s and a greater peace to the people of South Korea.Menifee Veterans Day at Central Park, 30268 Civic Plaza Dr., began with the Menifee Fire Department hoisting its huge American Flag from the 100-foot ladder truc
