Foundation Kicks Off 2019 Virtual Gala to benefit Miramar National Cemetery

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(July 1, 2019)  With the success of fund drives for the unique Avenue of Flags, the Veterans Tribute Tower & Carillon, and other projects, the Miramar National Cemetery Support Foundation is dedicating its 2019 Virtual Gala – launched July 1 – toward donations for construction of a large amphitheater at Miramar National Cemetery.

The amphitheater, planned for the Flag Circle – the focal point of the cemetery – will include permanent seating for audiences attending the Veterans Memorial Service, Veterans’ Day ceremony, …

Miramar Memorial Service Marks 75th Anniversary of D-Day, Pacific Battles

‘Determination, fighting spirit of American soldiers’

Corporal James Dawson plays “Taps” at the conclusion of the Veterans Memorial Service, May 26, at Miramar National Cemetery.

(May 26, 2019) With the 75th Anniversary of the World War II invasion of Normandy to be observed in June, the Veterans Memorial Service at Miramar National Cemetery was dedicated to remembrance of D-Day veterans, as well as to veterans of battles fought during June 1944 in the Pacific.

On June 6, 1944, said Sallay Kim, Vice-President of the Miramar National Cemetery Support Foundation, which …

VETERANS MEMORIAL SERVICE SET FOR 1 P.M., MAY 26

MIRAMAR NATIONAL CEMETERY

MCAS Commander, VA Executive, San Diego Veteran of the Year

Are Featured Speakers

Colonel Charles B. Dockery, USMC Commanding Officer Marine Corps Air Station, Miramar

Colonel Charles B. Dockery, Commanding Officer of Marine Corps Air Station, Miramar, will be the featured speaker at the Veterans Memorial Service scheduled at 1 p.m., Sunday, May 26, at Miramar National Cemetery.

Joining Dockery on the podium will be Brian Alvin, Chief of Operations, Pacific District, National Cemetery Administration; and the San Diego County Veteran of the Year, Master Sergeant Matthew Foster, …

Miramar National Cemetery Veterans Memorial Service

1 p.m., Sunday, 26 May 2019

Veterans, Active-Duty Military, Public Invited

Honored Guest: Brian Alvin Chief of Operations, Pacific Region National Cemetery Administration

Featured Speaker: Colonel Charles B. Dockery Commanding Officer Marine Corps Air Station, Miramar

Guest Speaker: Master Sergeant Matthew Foster, USMC Ret. San Diego County Veteran of the Year

Foundation Honors Veterans at Wreaths Across America Event

Foundation Vice President Charlie Inot, who served in Special Forces, lays a wreath at the monument honoring the U.S. Army Special Forces Regiment.

Miramar National Cemetery Support Foundation Vice President Charlie Inot and Secretary Sallay Kim participated in the Wreaths Across America event, Dec. 15, to honor veterans buried at Miramar National Cemetery.

Inot and Kim, both Army veterans, paid tribute to Army Sgt. Charles Schroeter, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Indian Wars in 1869.  Sgt. Schroeter’s remains are buried in Section 3, grave 1052.

Inot, …

Veterans Day Service Honors Sacrifices
of Those Who Fought in World War I

Miramar National Cemetery Holds Remains of Two WWI Veterans

(Nov. 11, 2018) A bright orange sun was setting above Miramar National Cemetery as an audience of some 150 veterans, active duty military and family members gathered to honor those who fought and died in World War I. Dozens of others walked among the cemetery’s 16,000 headstones, placing flags or flowers on the graves of loved ones.

In opening remarks at the third annual Veterans Day service, Cathy Fiorelli, President and CEO of the Miramar National Cemetery Support …

Veterans’ Day Service Set for 11 Nov 2018

at Miramar National Cemetery

 

Service will commemorate 1918 WWI Armistice, sacrifices of POWs

 

Veterans, active duty service members, and members of the public are invited to attend a commemorative service at 3:30 p.m., on Veterans’ Day, Sunday, Nov. 11, at Miramar National Cemetery.

Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Robert L. Cardenas of San Diego will be the guest speaker. The site of the service is adjacent to the Veterans Tribute Tower & Carillon on the north side of the cemetery.

This year’s service will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the signing …

Miramar National Cemetery

Veterans Day Service

3:30 p.m., Sunday, 11 November 2018

Veterans Tribute Tower & Carillon

 

Veterans, Active-Duty Military, Public Invited

 

Featured Speaker

Brigadier General Robert L. Cardenas

U.S. Air Force (Retired)

 

Limited parking on cemetery grounds.

 

The Veterans Day Service is sponsored by

Miramar National Cemetery Support Foundation and

coordinated by the Director and staff of Miramar National Cemetery

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Richard J. Davidson, Jr., Banker and Merchant Marine Veteran, Joins Support Foundation Board

(June 2018)  Richard J. Davidson, Jr., a senior vice president of U.S. Bank in San Diego and veteran Merchant Marine captain, has been named a director of the Miramar National Cemetery Support Foundatio

Davidson, 53, joined U.S. Bank’s Private Wealth management division in 2010.  As a Private Banker, he provides personalized service for the day-to-day management of his clients’ financial activities.  He specializes in tailoring custom strategies for his client’s personal and business lending and deposit needs.  Before entering the banking field in 2001, he sailed for …

A Day of Remembrance at Miramar National Cemetery

This Year Marks the 150th Anniversary of Memorial Day

It was a special day of remembrance at Miramar National Cemetery, 27 May, as veterans and their families, active duty members, and the public gathered to pay their respects to those who lie at rest in the “Garden of Heroes”.

The sunny, breezy day brought out some 500 to participate in the Veterans Memorial Service, the seventh annual commemoration sponsored by the Miramar National Cemetery Support Foundation. Speakers noted that this year marks the 150th anniversary of Memorial Day, and the 100th anniversary …

Avenue of Flags Refreshed with 50 New Flags

(May 1, 2018) All 50 American flags on the Avenue of Flags at Miramar National Cemetery were recently replaced with brand new ones in a process that’s repeated several times a year.

The patriotic display, sponsored and maintained by the Miramar National Cemetery Support Foundation, has been flying since 28 January 2012 along the cemetery’s main street.

Periodically changing the flags keeps the display looking fresh, and honors the memory of the more than 12,000 veterans and family members interred at the cemetery. The Foundation also maintains the flagpole mechanisms and 24-hour …

Airborne Veterans Dedicate Monument to
Paratroopers at Miramar National Cemetery

 

The rainy weather, March 17, didn’t keep some 70 veterans and members of the public from attending the dedication of a monument at Miramar National Cemetery honoring members of the Armed Forces who have earned the Parachutist Badge – Silver Wings – of the American paratrooper.  

 

Members of the San Diego All Airborne Chapter of the 82nd Airborne Division Association – wearing maroon berets and Army dress green uniforms with trouser legs tucked into their jump boots – marched the nation’s colors into the Memorial Walkway, where the …

QR Label Gives Miramar Cemetery Visitors
Link to Carillon Tower Stories, Video

(Jan. 26, 2018)  Many businesses use QR labels to give their customers information about their products or services.  Now, that same technology can be used to read stories and view videos about the Veterans Tribute Tower & Carillon at Miramar National Cemetery.

A QR label is attached to a granite monument at the base of the Carillon Tower.  To access information from the QR label, open the QR scanner on your cell phone, and hold it in front of the label affixed to the monument.  Scan it, and …

Wreaths Across America Lays 21,000 Wreaths at

Fort Rosecrans, Miramar National Cemeteries

A large turnout of volunteers lent their hands and hearts to the annual Wreaths Across America event, Dec. 16, placing some 21,000 holiday decorations on gravesites at San Diego’s veterans’ cemeteries. Of those, 8,100 wreaths were distributed at Miramar National Cemetery.

The volunteers included members of veterans’ organizations, active duty personnel, and members of youth and civic groups. The event was coordinated by cemetery Director Rex Kern and the cemetery staff, and members of the Wreaths Across America Foundation.

The Miramar National Cemetery Support Foundation participated in the …