2015 Veteran’s Memorial Day Service included remarks from Navy Capt. Laura M. Scotty

Speakers Cite Sacrifices of Women in Armed Forces;
Describe Harrowing Escape from WWII POW
Camp During Veterans Memorial Service at Miramar National Cemetery

Since the American Revolution, women have borne the hardships of war and frequently have made the ultimate sacrifice of their lives, Navy Capt. Laura M. Scotty told an audience of some 500 during the fourth annual Veterans Memorial Service, May 24, at Miramar National Cemetery.

Joining Scotty on the podium as guest speaker was Joel D. Sollender of Poway, who was taken prisoner by a German Army tank crew near the French border in World War II. …

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Vietnamese Americans Commemorate 1975 Fall of Saigon; Foundation President Dennis Schoville is Guest Speaker

More than 100 attended the 40th Anniversary commemoration ceremony of the fall of Saigon, April 26, hosted by the local Vietnamese American community.

Held at the Flying Leatherneck Museum, the event included remarks by community leader Nguyen Giao, selections by a choral group, soloists, and a moment of silence to remember those who gave their lives defending their homeland during the Vietnam War.

In his remarks, Dennis A. Schoville, a decorated veteran of the Vietnam War and president and CEO of the Miramar National Cemetery Support Foundation, praised Vietnamese Americans who began new lives, raised families and established successful businesses …

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Brig. Gen. Robert Cardenas, Foundation Chairman Emeritus, Elected to National Aviation Hall of Fame

(Dec. 16, 2014, Dayton, Ohio) Brig. Gen. Robert L. Cardenas, USAF (Ret.), Chairman Emeritus of the Miramar National Cemetery Support Foundation, has been elected to the National Aviation Hall of Fame. He will be inducted Oct. 15, along with three other nominees in the Class of 2015.

Cardenas will join a roster of 225 men and women air, and space pioneers who have been inducted by the NAHF since its founding in 1962. Other aviation luminaries enshrined in the Hall of Fame include the Wright Brothers, Charles Lindbergh, Amelia Earhart, John Glenn and Neil Armstrong.

“This is a great honor …

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Air Force Veteran, Entrepreneur Victoria A. Nenner Joins Miramar National Cemetery Support Foundation Board

Dec. 3, 2014 – Victoria A. Nenner, a U.S. Air Force veteran and owner of Nenner Enterprises, a firm that provides continuing education to nurses and other medical staff, has joined the Board of Directors of the Miramar National Cemetery Support Foundation.

During the Vietnam War, Nenner served four years as a staff and charge nurse in an Air Force hospital at Tachikawa AFB, Japan, where she treated soldiers wounded in battle. She met her late husband, Paul, while serving in Japan. She left active duty as a captain, and continued in the reserves until 1977.

Nenner is a member …

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Richard J. Davidson, Jr.

Richard J. Davidson, Jr., is a senior vice president of U.S. Bank in San Diego, and veteran Merchant Marine captain.  He is a 1986 honors graduate of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, N.Y., where he earned a bachelor’s degree in marine transportation.  Before entering the banking field in 2001, he sailed for 15 years as a ship’s officer and master of merchant vessels.

Davidson 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 …

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More National Cemeteries to Open Near Veterans, Official Tells Audience at Miramar’s Annual Memorial Service

May 25, 2014 – By the end of this decade, 96 percent of America’s more than 20 million veterans will live within 75 miles of a national cemetery – the result of the largest expansion of the veterans’ cemetery system since the Civil War, according to Bradley Phillips, director of the National Cemetery Administration’s nine-state western region

Introduced by cemetery Director Douglas Ledbetter, Phillips was guest speaker at Miramar National Cemetery’s third annual Veterans Memorial Service.  More than 400 active-duty military, veterans and their families, and members of the public attended the event, sponsored by the Miramar National Cemetery Support …

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Dianne Jacob

Dianne Jacob served a record 28 years on the San Diego County Board of Supervisors, always striving to make our county government work for the people. She championed the Veteran community, prudent financial planning, and expansion of youth and community sports facilities. A resident of Jamul, Dianne  fought the good fight to better the lives of all San Diego County residents.

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Dr. Buzz Aldrin

Dr. Aldrin was an astronaut on Gemini 12 and was on the world’s first moon landing with Apollo 11. After serving a distinguished career in the United States Air Force, including a combat tour in Korea with two aerial victories, Dr. Aldrin retired as a colonel. He has authored 6 books.

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Robert J. “Bob” Gilliland

Mr. Gilliland is a 1949 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, but transferred to the Air Force where he flew the F-84 in a 1952 combat tour in Korea. Transitioning to the Reserves in 1960, Mr. Gilliland joined Lockheed as a test pilot and rapidly advanced to the “Skunkworks” where “Kelly” Johnson made him the Chief Test Pilot of the SR-71. First to fly it on December 22,1964, he eventually achieved it’s full envelope expansion of speed and altitude. A Fellow in the S.E.T.P., Mr. Gilliland received the prestigious Kincheloe Award, which was followed by many other aerospace awards and …

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