Veterans Day in Hawaii

By BJ WeinerNovember 12, 2010

Color Guard
1 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A joint services color guard carries the colors at the Nov. 11 Veterans Day ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu. Keynote speaker U.S. Army, Pacific Commander, Lt. Gen. Benjamin R. Mixon, praised the valor of servicem... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Hon. Max Cleland and Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Thomas Rienze
2 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – The Hon. Max Cleland (left) and Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Tom Rienze greet one and other at the Veterans Day ceremony at the National Cemetery of the Pacific (Punchbowl) in Honolulu. Rienze, 91, a World War II, Korean War and Vietnam veteran, commanded Cleland... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Korean War POWs
3 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Representatives from the Korean War Prisoners of War group on Oahu laid their wreath at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at a Veterans Day ceremony Nov. 11. More than 20 veterans' organizations laid their wreaths commemorating their serv... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Lt. Gen. Benjamin R. Mixon
4 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Lt. Gen. Benjamin R. Mixon, commander, U. S. Army, Pacific, addressed a crowd of more than 500 people at the Veterans Day ceremony Nov. 11 at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu. Sponsored by the Oahu Veteran's Council, the cele... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Lt. Gen. Benjamin R. Mixon and Hon. Max Cleland
5 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Lt. Gen. Benjamin R. Mixon greets the Hon. Max Cleland, secretary of the American Battle Monuments Commission Nov. 11 at the Punchbowl Veterans Day ceremony. Mixon, the keynote speaker, praised Cleland's efforts on behalf of all veterans during his l... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Missing Man
6 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Pilots of the 120th Fighter Wing, Montana National Guard, conducted a "missing man flyover" at the Veterans Day ceremony Nov. 11 at Honolulu's National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific Nov. 11. The Oahu Veterans' Council sponsored the event, which f... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Lt. Gen. Mixon, Hon. Cleland and Sen. Akaka
7 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army, Pacific Commander, Lt. Gen. Benjamin R. Mixon, praises the Hon. Max Cleland, secretary of the American Battle Monuments Commission following Cleland's remarks Thursday at the Veterans Day ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the P... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Punchbowl Ceremony
8 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – More than 20 veteran organizations laid wreaths at the Punchbowl memorial during a Veterans Day ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific Nov. 11. The event featured members of all armed services and distinguished guests including Sen... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Wreaths
9 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – More than 20 veteran organizations laid wreaths at Veterans Day ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific Nov. 11. The event featured members of all armed services and guests and was sponsored by The Oahu Veterans' Council. Lt. Gen. B... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL