First Responders at Los Angeles Rams Monday Night Football game

Photos by Joseph A. Garcia/Acorn Newspapers

  • Matt Gurrola, left, firefighter for Ventura County Fire Department, and Captain Johnny Starling, right, from California Highway Patrol West Valley, lead the Los Angeles Rams to the field during a Monday Night Football game between the Rams and the Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, on Monday, Nov. 19. The Rams invited 3,000 first responders and those affected by the recent tragedies in Southern California to the game. The Rams won the game 54-51.

  • Members of California Lutheran University choir sing the National Anthem during a Monday Night football game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, on Monday, Nov. 19. The Rams invited 3,000 first responders and those affected by the recent tragedies in Southern California to the game. The Rams won the game 54-51. Cal Lutheran alumnus and former choir member Justin Meek was one of the 12 victims of the Nov. 7 shooting at Borderline Bar & Grill. Behind the choir is the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department Honor Guard.

  • A Ventura County Sheriff’s Department Honor Guard member salutes while the California Lutheran University choir performs the National Anthem during a Monday Night Football game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, on Monday, Nov. 19. The Rams invited 3,000 first responders and those affected by the recent tragedies in Southern California to the game. The Rams won 54-51.

  • First responders bring in the American flag after getting to display it before kickoff of a Monday Night Football game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, on Monday, Nov. 19. The Rams invited 3,000 first responders and those affected by the recent tragedies in Southern California to the game. The Rams won the game 54-51.

  • Ventura County Fire Department captain Ken Roberts, center, with station 35 in Newbury Park, take a photo of his son Levi, 8, with the Rams mascot Rampage during a Monday Night Football game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, on Monday, Nov. 19. Roberts, a staff sergeant in the U.S. Army Reserves, and firefighter Michael Williams, were honored by the Rams. At left is Roberts wife Jennifer. The Rams invited 3,000 first responders and those affected by the recent tragedies in Southern California to the game. The Rams won the game 54-51.

  • Eric Dickerson, center, Pro Football Hall of Fame member and former Los Angeles Rams, get a photo taken with Ventura County Sheriff’s Department Honor Guard members during a Monday Night Football game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, on Monday, Nov. 19. The Rams invited 3,000 first responders and those affected by the recent tragedies in Southern California to the game. The Rams won the game 54-51.

  • Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti, center takes a group photo of mayors from the greater Los Angeles region, including, Calabasas mayor Fred Gaines, left, Agoura Hills mayor William D. Koehler, second from left, and Thousand Oaks mayor Andy Fox, right, during a Monday Night Football game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, on Monday, Nov. 19. The mayors joined the Rams and Chiefs captains at midfield to participate in the game’s opening coin toss. The Rams invited 3,000 first responders and those affected by the recent tragedies in Southern California to the game. The Rams won the game 54-51.

  • Ventura County Sheriff’s Department Honor Guard members bring in the colors following a performance of the National Anthem by the California Lutheran University choir during a Monday Night Football game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, on Monday, Nov. 19. The Rams invited 3,000 first responders and those affected by the recent tragedies in Southern California to the game. The Rams won 54-51.

  • Thousand Oaks resident Tyler Zaslove(cq), right, a traffic cadet with Ventura County Sheriff’s Department, and his fiancée Elizabeth Gray and other first responders cheer for the Los Angeles Rams during a Monday Night Football game between the Rams and the Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, on Monday, Nov. 19. The Rams invited 3,000 first responders and those affected by the recent tragedies in Southern California to the Monday Night Football game, which they won 54-51.

  • Eric Dickerson, center, Pro Football Hall of Fame member and former Los Angeles Rams, talks with Ventura County Sheriff’s Department Honor Guard members during a Monday Night Football game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, on Monday, Nov. 19. The Rams invited 3,000 first responders and those affected by the recent tragedies in Southern California to the game. The Rams won 54-51.

  • Fire and law enforcement first responders run with American flags as they bring out the Los Angeles Rams to the field during a Monday Night Football game between the Rams and the Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, on Monday, Nov. 19. The Rams invited 3,000 first responders and those affected by the recent tragedies in Southern California to the game. The Rams won the game 54-51.

  • Members of California Lutheran University choir sing the National Anthem during a Monday Night football game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, on Monday, Nov. 19. The Rams invited 3,000 first responders and those affected by the recent tragedies in Southern California to the game. The Rams won the game 54-51. Cal Lutheran alumnus and former choir member Justin Meek was one of the 12 victims of the Nov. 7 shooting at Borderline Bar & Grill. Behind the choir is the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department Honor Guard.

  • Ryan Poynter, left, senior deputy with Ventura County Sheriff’s Department, and VCSD deputy Joseph Lee, right, along with other first responders enjoy watching the Los Angeles Rams during a Monday Night Football game between the Rams and the Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, on Monday, Nov. 19. The Rams invited 3,000 first responders and those affected by the recent tragedies in Southern California to the Monday Night Football game, which they won 54-51.

  • First responders bring in the American flag after getting to display it before kickoff of a Monday Night Football game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, on Monday, Nov. 19. The Rams invited 3,000 first responders and those affected by the recent tragedies in Southern California to the game. The Rams won the game 54-51.

  • Ventura County Sheriff’s Department Honor Guard members bring in the colors following a performance of the National Anthem by the California Lutheran University choir during a Monday Night Football game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, on Monday, Nov. 19. The Rams invited 3,000 first responders and those affected by the recent tragedies in Southern California to the game. The Rams won 54-51.

  • Ventura County Sheriff’s Department Honor Guard members watch the game action from the Rams sideline during a Monday Night Football game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, on Monday, Nov. 19. The Rams invited 3,000 first responders and those affected by the recent tragedies in Southern California to the game. The Rams won the game 54-51.

  • Captain Stan Ziegler, right, Public Information Officer with Ventura County Fire Department, talks with NFL Network reporter Steve Wyche during a Monday Night Football game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, on Monday, Nov. 19. The Rams invited 3,000 first responders and those affected by the recent tragedies in Southern California to the game. The Rams won the game 54-51.