You are cordially invited to join us for this special ceremony.
Photo by Charity Vargas, Presidio Trust
Veterans Day Commemoration
Monday, November 12, 2018
11:00 am – 12:00 noon
Korean War Memorial
Lincoln Boulevard at Sheridan Avenue
The Presidio of San Francisco
Program
WELCOME
Gerard Parker, Executive Director, Korean War Memorial Foundation (KWMF)
INVOCATION AND MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR ALL WHO SERVED
William D. “Denny” Weisgerber, Chaplain, 1st Marine Division Association
THE NATIONAL ANTHEM OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Noah Griffin, Founder and Artistic Director, the Cole Porter Society
THE NATIONAL ANTHEM OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Jevin J. Nam, NW Korean American Veterans Association
REMARKS ON BEHALF OF THE KOREAN WAR MEMORIAL FOUNDATION
Judge Quentin L. Kopp (Ret.), President and Chairman of the Board, KWMF
REMARKS ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA
The Honorable Park Joon-yong, Consul General of the Republic of Korea in San Francisco
REMARKS ON BEHALF OF THE PRESIDIO TRUST
Eric Blind, Ph.D, Director of Heritage Programs, the Presidio Trust
PRESENTATION OF A PROCLAMATION FROM THE GOVERNOR
Beth Muszynski, Chief, Research & Program Review, Veterans Home Division, California Department of Veterans Affairs (CalVet) with Judge Quentin L. Kopp (Ret.)
WREATH CEREMONY
James K. Lee, President, NW Korean American Veterans Association, and
Wallace T. Stewart, Education Director, KWMF
TAPS
Wallace T. Stewart
BENEDICTION
Chaplain William D. “Denny” Weisgerber
CLOSING REMARKS AND FAREWELL
Man J. Kim, Vice President, KWMF, and Gerard Parker