Veterans Day Ceremony

Veterans Day Ceremony

November 11, 11:00 a.m.

The City of Walnut Creek will host its annual Veterans Day ceremony on Saturday, November 11, at 11:00 a.m. The commemoration will take place in the Hoffman Theater at the Lesher Center for the Arts, and is free to the public. The Lesher Center for the Arts is at 1601 Civic Drive.

Walnut Creek Mayor Cindy Silva will host the event. The keynote speaker will be Elena Kim. Kim served as a Human Intelligence Collector in the United States Army from 2005 through 2010 in conjunction with Operation Iraqi Freedom. She is currently the Director of the County Veterans Service Office in San Francisco. She also is an Associate Producer and Co-Host of “Veterans Voices,” a monthly television show covering topics of interest to veterans throughout Contra Costa County. The theme of this year’s ceremony is “service,” and the program will pay tribute to those honorable men and women who have served our country.

The ceremony will feature musical selections provided by the Walnut Creek Concert Band under the direction of Matthew Sadowski, including the traditional salute to each of the armed forces.