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DENNIS ODA / MAY 30
Mildred and Charles Okimura place a lei on Ellison Onizuka’s grave after the Mayor’s Memorial Day ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Mayor Kirk Caldwell is on the right. For Veterans Day a ceremony at Punchbowl begins at
8:30 a.m. Maj. Gen. Mark J. O’Neil, chief of staff, U.S. Army Pacific, is the keynote speaker.
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Events this morning marking Veterans Day include the annual National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific ceremony and the annual Wahiawa Lions Club parade, while an afternoon ceremony honoring veterans will take place aboard the Battleship Missouri Memorial.
The Punchbowl ceremony begins at 8:30 a.m. and will honor those who served during World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, the Cold War, Persian Gulf wars, Afghanistan war and the global war on terrorism. Maj. Gen. Mark J. O’Neil, chief of staff, U.S. Army Pacific, is the keynote speaker.
The Wahiawa Lions 70th annual Veterans Day parade begins at 10 a.m., sponsored by TriWest Healthcare Alliance.
More than 80 units are expected to make their way from Kaala Elementary School up California Avenue to Wahiawa District Park, where Maj. Gen. Christopher G. Cavoli, commanding general, 25th Infantry Division, will speak.
A sunset ceremony on the Missouri will pay special tribute to Filipino veterans of World War II. U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono will deliver the keynote address. Domingo Los Banos was a part of the 1st Filipino Infantry Regiment during WWII and will serve as distinguished guest speaker.
Attendance at the Missouri ceremony is free and open to the public. Complimentary round-trip shuttle service for the ceremony will be offered from the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center beginning at 3:30 p.m.