Solana Beach hosts Veterans Day ceremony

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The Cobb and Hall families (Jon Clark)

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Retired USAF Lt. Col. Scott Hall speaks at the 2021 Solana Beach Veterans Day Program at La Colonia Park (Jon Clark)

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The Santa Fe Christian School Dance Troupe performs at the Solana Beach Veterans Day Program (Jon Clark)

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Solana Beach Veterans Day Program 2021 at La Colonia Park (Jon Clark)

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Daniel and Priscilla Rojo with Roman Canales (Jon Clark)

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VFW Post Commander Julian Gonzales speaks at the 2021 Veterans Day Program at La Colonia Park (Jon Clark)

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The Santa Fe Christian School Band, under the direction of David Hall, plays at the 2021 Solana Beach Veterans Day Program (Jon Clark)

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Solana Beach deputy mayor Kristi Becker, city council member Kelly Harless, and mayor Lesa Heebner (Jon Clark)

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Rudy Saenz (far left) and Randy Treadway (far right) with the Camp Pendleton Young Marines color guard (Jon Clark)

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Kylie Kennard, Sandy Cameron, and Roby Kloer from the Santa Fe Christian School Dance Troupe (Jon Clark)

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A member of the Santa Fe Christian School Band plays “Taps” at the 2021 Solana Beach Veterans Day Program (Jon Clark)

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A member of the Santa Fe Christian School Band plays “Taps” at the 2021 Solana Beach Veterans Day Program (Jon Clark)

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Randy Treadway with the proclamation from the Solana Beach honoring his dedication to veterans, the community, and his country. (Jon Clark)

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Aaron, Sue, and Ron Rodriguez (Jon Clark)

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Kylie Kennard, Sandy Cameron, and Roby Kloer from the Santa Fe Christian School Dance Troupe (Jon Clark)

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Solana Beach mayor Lesa Heebner speaks at the 2021 Veterans Day Program at La Colonia Park (Jon Clark)

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Julie and John Poehler, Ron Borunda (Jon Clark)

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George Townsend, Julian Gonzales (Commander Post 5431), Bernie Pinkiewicz (Jon Clark)

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Carl Turnbull, Linda Stanley (Jon Clark)

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Retired USMC Lt. Col. Marty Conrad reads the poem “In Flanders Fields” at the 2021 Veterans Day Program at La Colonia Park (Jon Clark)

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The Santa Fe Christian School Dance Troupe performs at the Solana Beach Veterans Day Program (Jon Clark)

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Randy Treadway speaks at the 2021 Solana Beach Veterans Day Program (Jon Clark)

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VFW Post Commander Julian Gonzales holds a plaque from the VFW that recognizes Post 5431 as an All-American Post (Jon Clark)

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Steven A. Ellwood, Rudy Saenz, George Serhan (Jon Clark)

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Retired USAF Lt. Col. Scott Hall speaks at the 2021 Solana Beach Veterans Day Program at La Colonia Park (Jon Clark)

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Randy Treadway (far left) and Rudy Saenz (far right) with the Camp Pendleton Young Marines color guard (Jon Clark)

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Solana Beach Veterans Day Program 2021 at La Colonia Park (Jon Clark)

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VFW Post Commander Julian Gonzales holds a plaque from the VFW that recognizes Post 5431 as an All-American Post (Jon Clark)

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The Santa Fe Christian School Band, under the direction of David Hall, plays at the 2021 Solana Beach Veterans Day Program (Jon Clark)

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George Serhan gives the benediction at the 2021 Solana Beach Veterans Day Program (Jon Clark)

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Steve and Laura Lerum, Kimberly Scott and guest speaker USAF Lt. Col. (Ret) Scott Hall (Jon Clark)

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Kylie Kennard, Sandy Cameron, and Roby Kloer from the Santa Fe Christian School Dance Troupe (Jon Clark)

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Randy Treadway releases a dove at the Solana Beach Veterans Day Program (Jon Clark)

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George Townsend, Julian Gonzales (Commander Post 5431), Bernie Pinkiewicz (Jon Clark)

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The Santa Fe Christian School Dance Troupe performs at the Solana Beach Veterans Day Program (Jon Clark)

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Jim Scott, Joe and Patti Guerra (Jon Clark)

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Retired USAF Lt. Col. Scott Hall speaks at the 2021 Solana Beach Veterans Day Program at La Colonia Park (Jon Clark)

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Rudy Saenz (far left) and Randy Treadway (far right) with the Camp Pendleton Young Marines color guard (Jon Clark)

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Solana Beach Veterans Day Program 2021 at La Colonia Park (Jon Clark)

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The Cobb and Hall families (Jon Clark)

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Solana Beach mayor Lesa Heebner speaks at the 2021 Veterans Day Program at La Colonia Park (Jon Clark)

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Randy Treadway with the proclamation from the Solana Beach honoring his dedication to veterans, the community, and his country. (Jon Clark)

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Nick and Brett Dieterich, Jody Bray (Jon Clark)

Nov. 16, 2021 11:54 AM PT

The City of Solana Beach and Solana Beach Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 5431 jointly hosted a Veterans Day ceremony Nov. 11 at the La Colonia Community Center in Solana Beach.

The event featured a “Feathers from Heaven” doves release, Camp Pendleton Young Marines were the honor guard, and the Santa Fe Christian School Band and Dance Troupe performed patriotic songs and dance. Also participating in the ceremony were Solana Beach Mayor Lesa Heebner, city dignitaries and Julian Gonzalez, vice commander for VFW Post 5431. Special guest speaker Lt. Col. Retired Scott “Hacksaw” Hall spoke to the community at the event.

Photos by Jon Clark

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