Paul - Miramar National Cemetery Support Foundation

President & CEO

Carlos “Charlie” Inot

Charlie Inot was raised in a U.S. Navy family. In 1964, he enlisted in the U.S. Army, serving in the 82nd Airborne Division and with the 6th, 5th, and 10th Special Forces Groups. During the Vietnam War, he saw combat with the 5th Special Forces Group, and was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for valor, and the Purple Heart Medal. He was honorably discharged from the Army in 1970.

Inot joined the San Diego Police Department in 1971 and, over the years, served in various assignments, including the Metro Arson Strike Team. He retired as a detective in 1993.

Concurrently with his law enforcement career, Inot enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserve, serving 17 years in [Continue Reading]

Bradley Phillips, regional executive director, National Cemetery Administration, was guest speaker at the third annual Veterans’ Memorial Service at Miramar National Cemetery.

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 [Continue Reading]