Sat Nov 11, 4:30 PM - Sun Nov 12, 2:30 AM

Battleship Missouri Memorial

63 Cowpens St, Honolulu, HI 96818

Community: Halawa

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On Saturday, November 11, Veterans Day observances around the world will culminate with a special sunset ceremony held onboard the Battleship Missouri Memorial in Pearl Harbor.

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The Veterans Day Sunset Ceremony will honor those who have served our country with valor and heroism, and pay special tribute to brave women veterans of all generations.

Women have had a vital role in supporting the nation’s military forces starting with the Revolutionary War when they provided nursing, cooking, laundering and mending services to the soldiers in combat fighting for America’s freedom. During the Civil War, hundreds of women enlisted and fought on the battlefields disguised as men. In 1948, President Harry S. Truman signed into law the Women’s Armed Services Integration Act, allowing women to serve as members of the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force.

Colonel Kara A. Gormont, a 25-year veteran of the United States Air Force, will deliver the ceremony’s keynote address. Col. Gormont is the Commander for the 15th Medical Group at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam and is responsible for providing medical and dental services to 14,800 beneficiaries and directing 278 personnel in the Hickam community.

Jacqueline Ashwell will share her thoughts on women serving in the Armed Forces as the ceremony’s distinguished guest speaker. She is the superintendent of the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument, which includes the USS Arizona Memorial.

Rear Admiral Alma Grocki, USN (Ret.), a board member for the USS Missouri Memorial Association, will present the ceremony’s opening address. Admiral Grocki holds the distinction of being the first woman from Hawaii appointed to the United States Naval Academy, graduating in 1981. She retired from the Navy in 2016 after 35 years of service.

Attendance to the 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.

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