Veteran’s Day

The Hawai‘i Department of Defense Office of Veterans' Services recently celebrated Veterans Day with a concert at the Kapi‘olani Park Bandstand. The Hawai‘i Army National Guardʻs 111th Army Band performed musical selections to honor each of the uniformed services. See...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFqeVfGtnzM There were no Veterans Day ceremonies again this year. The Oahu Veterans Council created a video – a virtual Veterans Day ceremony – honoring those who have served. Maj. Gen. Suzanne Vares-Lum, United States Army (Ret.) serves as the emcee....

Off the Hawaii Adjutant General’s Facebook page Hawaii National Guard photograph Hawaii Adjutant General, Maj. Gen. Kenneth Hara, Deputy Adjutant General, Brig. Gen. Stephen F. Logan, Director State of Hawaii Office of Veteran’s Affairs Col. (Ret) Ron Han, State of...

Ed Cruickshank (COL, USA, Retired) sent the following information with these comments. My fellow veteran’s this video  is for you and your families.  The council couldn’t have the ceremony at Punchbowl for Veterans Day like we have in the past...

Off the Hawaii Air National Guard Facebook page In observance of Veterans Day, the Hawaiian Raptors flew over the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific during a Veterans Day ceremony. Service members and Veterans from all U.S. Military branches attended...

The Governor’s Veterans Day Ceremony was held on Saturday, November 11, 2017. This annual event is held at the Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery in Kaneohe. There were representatives from all branches of the military and many veterans organizations. Keynote speaker...