Coast Guard to host Veterans Day Ceremony and Centennial of Armistice Day in Port Angeles, Wash.

united states coast guard 

News Release  

November 5, 2018
Air Station/SFO Port Angeles Public Affairs
Lt. Kevan Stoeckler or Lt. Darin Coleman
Office: 
360-417-5840


Coast Guard to host Veterans Day Ceremony and Centennial of Armistice Day 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 and centennial of Armistice Day November 11 at 1:00 p.m.

Air Station/SFO Port Angeles has been designated as a regional Veterans Day observance site for the 22nd 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 11:30 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, however 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. Kevan Stoeckler at 360-417-5841 or Lt. Darin Coleman at 360-417-5810 by noon, November. 9.

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

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