Westfield Valencia Town Center has selected 12-year-old Danielle Williams to sing “America the Beautiful” during the opening ceremony of the Traveling Vietnam Memorial Wall on Thursday at 6 p.m.

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A student and Santa Clarita Christian School, Williams is a singer-songwriter who started singing at age 7.

She has performed the Star Spangled Banner in SCCS programs, at a rodeo in the City of Industry and at Los Angeles Municipal Hall.

Williams is a granddaughter of World War II Army veteran Charles Williams.

Williams said she is excited to sing “America the Beautiful,” because the song says what the United States is all about.

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