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Hundreds Mark Memorial Day with Ceremony at Santa Barbara Cemetery
The solemn commemoration honors the sacrifices of America's fallen soldiers and salutes the veterans and military families in attendance
Special Report U.S. Military and Civilians are Increasingly Divided
Jovano Graves' parents begged him not to join the Army right out of high school in 2003, when U.S. troops were fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Watch 'Old Guard' Post Flags on Arlington Graves
Members of the 3rd U.S. Infantry, known as the Old Guard, talk about the honor of placing hundreds of thousands of flags on graves in Arlington National Cemetery for Memorial Day.
On Memorial Day, Obama Honors Sacrifices Of Service Members
Americans are paying tribute today, Memorial Day, to the sacrifices of service members in the nation's earliest conflicts and the newest.
HONORING WOMEN IN THE MILITARY
Do you know a woman who is a veteran or is currently active duty or otherwise enlisted? The Pierre Claeyssens Veterans Foundation is presenting the annual free Veterans Weekend concert in Santa Barbara to honor our nation’s military veterans and current personnel.
Anacapa Students Honor The Boys Who Stormed Normandy
Anacapa School has a long history of honoring veterans. On every Veterans Day, our school is in session to take advantage of community events honoring veterans and to be able to invite speakers onto our campus to share their experiences as veterans with our students and teachers. Two men who have made numerous appearances at Anacapa in the past were recently honored on May 8 by the Pierre Claeyssens Veterans Foundation, in collaboration with The Channel City Club, for their service 70 years ago as paratroopers, who dropped in behind enemy lines during the D-Day invasion of Normandy.
PCVF Supports Sea Cadets in Flagship Competition
Sea Cadets and staff of AIRPAC Squadron participated in the 2014 Annual Pacific Southwest Region 11 Flagship Competition at Area 33, Camp Pendleton.
Event: Women in the Military
Calling All Female Veterans & Active Duty to be Part of Free Concert on November 9, 2014
The Pierre Claeyssens Veterans Foundation presents a free concert each year in Santa Barbara to honor our nation’s military veterans and current personnel. Board member Marilyn Gilbert produces the concert each year during Veterans Day weekend. It is a musical tribute and performed by full orchestra, the Santa Barbara Choral Society, bagpipers, speakers and more.
Memorial Day Ceremony, 2014
Monday, May 26, 2014 • 10 am – 11 am, Santa Barbara Cemetery, 901 Channel Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93108, Free
