PORT ANGELES, Wash. — Coast Guard Air Station/Sector Field Office Port Angeles command will host their annual Veterans Day ceremony, sponsored by the Clallam County Veterans Association and combined with the centennial of Coast Guard aviation celebration, Nov. 11 at 10:30 a.m.
Air Station/SFO Port Angeles has been designated as a regional Veterans Day observance site for the 20th straight year by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
The public is welcome to attend and can enter the facility from the front gate at 1 Ediz Hook starting at 9:15 a.m. Due to enhanced security requirements, please plan to arrive early and expect delays at the gate. All guests must arrive in a vehicle, no walk-ons will be permitted, and are required to present a valid government issued form of identification in order to gain access to the base. Weapons will not be permitted on the base.
The ceremony will be conducted inside the air station hangar and the hangar doors will be open for the duration of the ceremony. Please dress accordingly as the inside air temperature will reflect the outdoor air temperature. All guests are invited to remain after the ceremony for complementary refreshments provided by the Clallam County Veterans Organization members.
Media interested in attending the event shall contact Lt. Jacob Brantley at 360-417-5874 or Lt. j.g. Adam Sherer at 360-417-5828 by noon, Nov. 10.
For more information, please contact the Air Station/SFO Port Angeles Public Affairs Office at 360-417-5840.