Coast Guard hosts Veterans Day ceremony in Port Angeles, Wash.

Coast Guard hosts Veterans Day ceremony in Port Angeles, Wash.

PORT ANGELES, Wash. — Coast Guard Air Station/Sector Field Office Port Angeles, in conjunction with the Clallam County Veterans Association, will host its annual Veterans Day ceremony Nov. 11 at 10:30 a.m.

Air Station/SFO Port Angeles has been designated as a regional Veterans Day observance site for the 21st 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 via 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 temperatures. All guests are invited to remain after the ceremony for complementary refreshments provided by the Clallam County Veteran’s Association.

Media interested in attending the event shall contact Lt. Caleb Robards at 360-417-5837 or Lt. Jake Brantley at 360-417-5875 by noon, Nov. 10.

For more information, please contact the Air Station/SFO Port Angeles Public Affairs Office at 360-417-5840.

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