Online event —
Due to COVID-19, this year’s event is virtual and prerecorded following strict COVID mitigation measures. It will be uploaded to numerous community hosting sites and Facebook pages, YouTube, and local Channel 10. Check social media. Presented by The Navy League of the United States, Oak Harbor Area Council.
The ceremony centerpiece will be two featured veteran interviews: Commander Clayton Engebretsen (USN), a lifelong Pacific Northwest
native and World War II veteran, and Sergeant Robert Olivarez, Jr (USMC) an Operation Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom veteran, plus Regional Commander for the Military Order of the Purple Heart.
What’s Going On This year commemorates the 75th anniversary
of the end of World War II, plus significant anniversaries for other conflicts.
Veterans Day is observed the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month to memorialize the signing of the Armistice in 1918 ending World
War I. The federal holiday honors all who have served in America’s Armed Forces.