Date

Time

Event Name

July 12, 2008

11:00AM

Veterans Honor Ceremony for Motor Machinist's Mate Third Class Edward P. Mendonca, a Navy veteran of World War II. Edward on 7th Fleet Squadron 33, PT Boat 497.

June 22, 2008

12:00 PM

Veterans Honor Ceremony for Corporal William Donald Walsh, a Army veteran of World War II. William served with the 548th AAA AW BN MBL as part of the 102nd Infrantry Division. He saw combat from France, through Belgium and Holland, to the Elbe River in Germany.

June 8, 2008

12:00 PM

Veterans Honor Ceremony for Lieutenant Commander Kenneth Eugene Anderson, a Navy veteran of World War II-Korea. Kenneth served as a SBD Dauntless Dive Bomber Pilot and Instructor in World War II and a Test Pilot in the Korean War.

May 26, 2008

2:00 PM

Monday, May 26, 2008 2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Special Plaque Presentation Honoring Jerry Coleman Former Lieutenant Colonel, USMC, Highly Decorated WWII/Korean War Pilot and Voice of the San Diego Padres Keynote Speaker Brigadier General Michael Aguilar, USMC (Ret.) Federal Security Director of the Year, Western Region Military Support Presentations Navy Band Southwest Marine Corps Recruit Depot Color Guard and Rifle Team

May 3, 2008

2:00 PM

Veterans Honor Ceremony for Technician 4th Grade Howard R. Harvey, a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Howard proudly served with the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment, as a Mountain Infrantryman and Ski Trooper. He Fought in the North Apennines, Po Valley, and the Aleutian Islands.

May 3, 2008

2:00 PM

Veterans Honor Ceremony for Staff Sergeant Kenneth M. Harvy, a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Kenneth served as a Heavy Machine Gunner with the 290th Infantry Regiment. He participated in combat in the Rhineland and the Ardennes, also known as the Battle of the Bulge.

April 19, 2008

10:30 AM

Veterans Honor Ceremony for Hospital Corpsman Second Class Robert "Bob" Joseph Heidemann, a Navy veteran of Vietnam. Robert served at various locations to include Naval Hospital, Camp Pendleton and Naval Support Activity, Danang, Vietnam.

April 5, 2008

10:00 AM

Veterans Honor Ceremony for Sergeant Major Leonard J. Brzezinski, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of World War II-Korea and Vietnam. Leonard a career Marine served our country spanning three wars. Notable conflicts include Guadalcanal and Mananikao River August 1942, Korea Inchon Landing September 1950 and Vietnam.

March 29, 2008

12:00 PM

Veterans Honor Ceremony for Senior Chief Hospital Corpsman Samuel M. Denyer, a Navy veteran of World War II-Korea-Vietnam. Samuel while serving aboard the Submarine Chaser USS SC-736 provided medical care to wounded sailors at various locations in New Guinea, after attacks from Japanese High Level Bombers, Dive Bombers, Torpedo Bombers and Fighters.