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An annual ceremony commemorating the birthday of | An annual ceremony commemorating the birthday of Abraham Lincoln is held at the cemetery on or near February 12. The cemetery's annual Memorial Day program draws several thousand attendees each year. | ||
The [[chapel]] at the cemetery was renamed the Bob Hope Veterans Chapel on 29 May 2002, [[Bob Hope]]'s 99th birthday, in "celebration of his lifelong service to our American Veterans."<ref>{{cite press release| title= Dedication Ceremony to Honor Bob Hope, May 29 at Los Angeles National Cemetery| date=2002-05-24| via=Primezone| publisher=Los Angeles National Cemetery| url=https://globenewswire.ca/news-release/2002/05/24/287544/27832/en/CORRECTION-Dedication-Ceremony-to-Honor-Bob-Hope-May-29-at-Los-Angeles-National-Cemetery.html| access-date=2018-02-06| url-status=live| archive-url=https://archive.today/20180206143026/https://globenewswire.ca/news-release/2002/05/24/287544/27832/en/CORRECTION-Dedication-Ceremony-to-Honor-Bob-Hope-May-29-at-Los-Angeles-National-Cemetery.html| archive-date=2018-02-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://veteransparkconservancy.org/chapel.php| title=Bob Hope Veterans Chapel Renovation| publisher=Veterans Park Conservancy| access-date=2018-02-06}}</ref> | The [[chapel]] at the cemetery was renamed the Bob Hope Veterans Chapel on 29 May 2002, [[Bob Hope]]'s 99th birthday, in "celebration of his lifelong service to our American Veterans."<ref>{{cite press release| title= Dedication Ceremony to Honor Bob Hope, May 29 at Los Angeles National Cemetery| date=2002-05-24| via=Primezone| publisher=Los Angeles National Cemetery| url=https://globenewswire.ca/news-release/2002/05/24/287544/27832/en/CORRECTION-Dedication-Ceremony-to-Honor-Bob-Hope-May-29-at-Los-Angeles-National-Cemetery.html| access-date=2018-02-06| url-status=live| archive-url=https://archive.today/20180206143026/https://globenewswire.ca/news-release/2002/05/24/287544/27832/en/CORRECTION-Dedication-Ceremony-to-Honor-Bob-Hope-May-29-at-Los-Angeles-National-Cemetery.html| archive-date=2018-02-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://veteransparkconservancy.org/chapel.php| title=Bob Hope Veterans Chapel Renovation| publisher=Veterans Park Conservancy| access-date=2018-02-06}}</ref> | ||