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Miramar National Cemetery Support Foundation

A final tribute to the Veterans of our Armed Services who gave their all.

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Greta Hamilton

Air Force Veteran Greta L. Hamilton is New Director at Fort Rosecrans and
Miramar National Cemeteries

Greta L. Hamilton, a retired U.S. Air Force officer, has assumed duties as director of the Fort Rosecrans and Miramar National Cemeteries. Most recently director of the Omaha National Cemetery Complex, she took up her post in San Diego in March.

As Director of San Diego’s Veterans Administration cemeteries, Hamilton is responsible for all burials, maintenance, and administrative operations at Fort Rosecrans and Miramar. In one of her earlier assignments, she was Assistant Director at Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, Calif.

“We’re extremely excited to welcome Director Hamilton to her new post,” said Sallay Kim, President & CEO of the Miramar National Cemetery Support [Continue Reading]

https://miramarcemetery.org/news/greta-hamilton/

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New Foundation President & CEO Sallay Kim

  Army Veteran C. Sallay Kim New President & CEO of Support Foundation

C. Sallay Kim, retired Army intelligence officer and San Diego entrepreneur, has been elected to lead the Miramar National Cemetery Support Foundation as President and CEO. Kim is the owner of Serenity Event Solutions, a firm that plans and manages conferences and events in Southern California.

The Support Foundation raises funds to construct such projects as the Avenue of Flags and the Veterans Tribute Tower & Carillon, and coordinates with local veterans’ groups to place memorials in the cemetery. It currently is raising funds for construction of the Armed Forces Memorial Amphitheater, a $600,000 project. No federal funds are expended for [Continue Reading]

https://miramarcemetery.org/news/sallay-kim-president/

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Support Foundation Marks Veterans Day 2020 with Video Presentation Beginning Tuesday, Nov. 10

Commemorates 75th Anniversary of World War II Victory and the U.S. Merchant Marine

With the COVID pandemic prohibiting large public gatherings, the Miramar National Cemetery Support Foundation is marking Veterans Day 2020 with a video presentation commemorating the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II and the contributions of the U.S. Merchant Marine in achieving victory. 

The 20-minute program will be on-line at this website beginning Tuesday, Nov. 10, on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, and for some time afterward. 

Rear Adm. Jack Buono

Rear Adm. Jack Buono, superintendent of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at King’s Point, N.Y., is the featured speaker. Charlie Inot, Support Foundation President & [Continue Reading]

https://miramarcemetery.org/news/vetday-2020/

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Amphitheater Video Describes ‘A Vision for Miramar National Cemetery’

With some $20,000 collected toward construction of the proposed Armed Forces Memorial Amphitheater, the Miramar National Cemetery Support Foundation has released a short video describing the project and showing an artist’s rendering of the Amphitheater, which will be built in the Flag Assembly Area.

The video is titled “Armed Forces Memorial Amphitheater: A Vision for Miramar National Cemetery.” To view the video, please follow this link: PLAY VIDEO

To donate to the Amphitheater project, please follow this link: DONATE HERE, and follow the prompts. Donations also may be addressed to Miramar National Cemetery Support Foundation, c/o 2500 6th Ave., Unit 803, San Diego, CA 92103. The Foundation [Continue Reading]

https://miramarcemetery.org/news/amphitheater-video/

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Retired Navy captain and trailblazer for women’s equality in the service dies at 76

Retired Capt. Kathy Bruyere, a trailblazing Navy sailor, died Sept. 3. She is seen here as a commander. (Courtesy Trent Bruyere)

Editor’s Note: Retired Navy Captain Kathy Bruyere, one of the original volunteer staff members at Miramar National Cemetery, died Sept. 3, in San Diego. Highly respected by all associated with the cemetery, she was a friend and ally of the Miramar National Cemetery Support Foundation.

(The following article was published Sept. 10, 2020, in Navy Times.)

By Diana Stancy Correll

Retired Navy Capt. Kathy Bruyere, a pioneer for women’s equality in the Navy, died Sept. 3 in San Diego following a battle with cancer, [Continue Reading]

https://miramarcemetery.org/news/bruyere/

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Contributions Rolling in for Proposed Amphitheater at Miramar National Cemetery

Contributions toward construction of the Armed Forces Memorial Amphitheater at Miramar National Cemetery are rolling in. The Miramar National Cemetery Support Foundation has received more than $14,000 to date for the project.

The Amphitheater project is estimated to cost between $450,000 and $500,000, including the perpetual maintenance fund required by the Veterans Administration. The project is being coordinated with the VA’s National Cemetery Administration. No federal funds will be used for the project.

Click Here to see more details on the Amphitheater proposal

To contribute, go to the Virtual Gala at https://gala.miramarcemetery.org/,

click on “Donate Now” and follow the prompts, or send a check to: Amphitheater Fund, c/o 2500 6th Ave., [Continue Reading]

https://miramarcemetery.org/news/donations/

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Armed Forces Memorial Amphitheater Planned for Miramar National Cemetery

Support Foundation Launches ‘Virtual Gala’ Fund Drive for Amphitheater

https://gala.miramarcemetery.org/

In normal times,
Miramar National Cemetery hosts commemorative services on Memorial Day weekend,
Veterans Day, and at other times during the year. Held in the Flag Assembly
Area, the services draw hundreds. Hampering enjoyment of these patriotic
events: a lack of permanent guest seating.

The Miramar
National Cemetery Support Foundation, sponsor of the Avenue of Flags, the
Veterans Tribute Tower & Carillon, and the annual veterans services, has
launched a project to build the Armed Forces Memorial Amphitheater with
permanent seating in the Flag Assembly Area. The Support Foundation is working
closely with cemetery leadership and with the VA’s National Cemetery
Administration on the design of the Amphitheater.

Constructing the
Amphitheater and funding [Continue Reading]

https://miramarcemetery.org/news/gala-2020/

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Committal Services with Military Honors Resume

At Fort Rosecrans, Miramar National Cemeteries

 

Committal services with military honors resumed June 9 at Fort Rosecrans and Miramar National Cemeteries. The cemetery staff is contacting families who were unable to hold a committal service between March 23 and June 8 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and is assisting them in arranging memorial services for their loved ones beginning in July.

“During the weeks of restricted operations, we continued to inter veterans and eligible family members,” said Jared Howard, director of San Diego’s veterans’ cemeteries. “We can now conduct committal and memorial services with robust measures in place to protect the health and safety of veterans, [Continue Reading]

https://miramarcemetery.org/news/services-resume/

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San Diegans Mark Memorial Day 2020 in Virtual Tribute

Marine Cpl. James Dawson (foreground) and Lance Cpl. Elizabeth Follman of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Band played “Echo Taps” to end the Memorial Day virtual service.

Program highlights Fort Rosecrans, Miramar, Mt. Soledad and USS Midway Museum

As Marine Corps
buglers Cpl. James Dawson and Lance Cpl. Elizabeth Follman played “Echo Taps”,
family members visiting the graves of their loved ones at Miramar National
Cemetery on Memorial Day 2020 rose and stood at attention. The haunting melody
was a tribute to the men and women who had served their country as members of the
United States Armed Forces.

Beyond that
moment, no other service was held at Miramar on this annual day of
commemoration. Instead, the Miramar National Cemetery Support [Continue Reading]

https://miramarcemetery.org/news/memorialday2020-recap/

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2020 Memorial Day Services Going On-Line

Fort Rosecrans, Miramar, Mt.
Soledad, USS Midway

Live-Streaming Simulcast Tribute
to Veterans, Front-Line Heroes

Memorial Day commemorations in San
Diego are going virtual in 2020.  With
COVID-19 preventing large gatherings, four of San Diego’s most iconic locations
are collaborating to hold the first online live-streaming tribute, May 25, to
honor fallen military heroes and salute today’s frontline heroes.

The Fort Rosecrans and Miramar
National Cemetery Support Foundations, the Mt. Soledad National Veterans
Memoria, and the USS Midway will each hold approximately 15-minute tributes
that will be seamlessly streamed live on Memorial Day from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at
www.sandiegomemorialdaylive.com. 

“We
recognized that we would not be able to conduct our normal Memorial Day
commemorations this year, so we built a partnership with four iconic San [Continue Reading]

https://miramarcemetery.org/news/memorial-day-2020/