Veterans Day Ceremony at Cupertino Veterans Memorial

Honoring All Veterans, Active Duty Military, and First Responders

We gather to honor those who have stood up for the freedoms we enjoy every day. Without your sacrifice, we would not exist as the living example of freedom for nations around the world.

INVOCATION
Chaplain Richard Veit
US Army Viet Nam Combat Veteran

NATIONAL ANTHEM
Ms. Reyna Padron, Police Cadet, on Violin

WELCOME AND RECOGNITION OF VETERANS
and their Families
John Swensson and Dennis Whittaker

GREETINGS
Sheila Mohan, Mayor
City of Cupertino

Ms. Nazy Galoyan
Dean of Enrollment Service and Veterans, De Anza College

HONORING
Women Veterans

CPT Diane Carlson Evans, ANC
And Founder of the VN Women’s Memorial

PRESENTATION TO
The Honorable Sandy James
Co-Founder, Cupertino Veterans Memorial & Former Mayor of Cupertino

FLOWERS PLACED AT THE SCULPTURE OF "THE GUARDIANS"
The Suh Family and the Axelson Family

SPEAKER
Major General Tracy Smith, USA
Commanding General
63rd Readiness Division

SPEAKER
Former Navy Seal Team 5 Captain
CDR Tom Deitz (USN, Ret)
"Leadership by Example"

TAPS
SGT Sam Grinels, USMC

MUSICAL PERFORMANCE by West Bay Community Band
Conducted by Erinn Washburn