Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. – Twenty Joint Base Lewis-McChord commands will support almost 60 Veterans Day events hosted by schools, veterans groups, and other organizations in local communities from November 3-14. Various units across the base will provide guest speakers, equipment displays, musicians, and color guards.
In the past year, almost 19,000 JBLM Soldiers and Airmen deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, and Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn. Currently, more than 2,000 Soldiers and Airmen from the joint base remain deployed. The units will provide guest speakers, band or color guards for Veterans Day programs for 14 elementary schools, five middle schools, and nine high schools in 12 different school districts, as well as a college.
Additionally, Soldiers, color guards or the band will participate in Veteran’s Day programs at six retirement communities, eight civic organizations two churches, seven community events, three businesses, one parade, and more.
This list is not all-inclusive of every Veteran’s Day program JBLM will participate in, and some events have already occurred.
Friday, Nov. 5
Evergreen Elementary School assembly, 11 a.m., JBLM, 56th Army Band & 4th Stryker Bde Soldiers
Saturday, Nov. 6
Auburn Veterans Day Parade, 11 a.m., I Corps Color Guard, 56th Army Band, 17 Fires Bde display, VIP
Sunday, Nov. 7
South Sound Community Church program, 9:30 a.m., Lacey, 3rd Stryker Brigade Color Guard
New Life Baptist Church program, 10 a.m., Lacey, 3rd Stryker Brigade Color Guard
Veterans Day Brunch-Oakbrook Golf & Country Club, 11 a.m., Lakewood, I Corps Color Guard
Seattle Seahawks Veterans Day game, 1 p.m., Seattle, 56th Army Band’s marching band
Monday, Nov. 8
Graham-Kapowsin High School program, 8:40 a.m., Graham, I Corps Color Guard
Tuesday, Nov. 9
Oakbrook Elementary School assembly, 7:50 a.m., Lakewood, 56th Army Band’s brass quintet
Eatonville High School assembly, 8:40 a.m, Eatonville, I Corps Color Guard, 191st Infantry Bde speaker
Emerald Ridge High School assembly, 9 a.m., Puyallup, 2nd Stryker Brigade Color Guard
Stahl Junior High School assembly, 9:15 a.m., Puyallup, 2nd Stryker Brigade guest speaker
WA Dept. of Social and Health Services Labor and Industries, 11 a.m., Tumwater, Brass Quintet
Clover Park Technical College, 11 a.m., Lakewood, 4th Stryker Bde speaker, color guard display; bugler
East Olympia Elementary School assembly, 2:40 p.m, Olympia, 17th Fires Brigade Color Guard
Mill Pond Elementary School program, 7 p.m., Yelm, 1st Special Forces Group Color Guard
Wednesday, Nov. 10
Steilacoom High School assembly, 7:20 a.m., Steilacoom, 42nd Military Police Bde Color Guard & speaker
Lincoln High School assembly, 8 a.m., Tacoma, 1st Joint Mobilization Bde guest speaker
Veterans Job Fair, 8:30 a.m., Tacoma, Madigan Army Medical Center Color Guard
Olympia High School assembly, 8:30 a.m., Olympia, 593rd Sustainment Brigade guest speaker
Heritage Christian School assembly, 8:40 a.m., University Place, Dental Command Color Guard
Brookdale Elementary School assembly, 9 a.m., Parkland, JBLM Garrison guest speaker –
Washington Middle School assembly, 9 a.m., Olympia, 593rd Sustainment Brigade Color Guard
Jefferson Middle School assembly, 9 a.m., Olympia, 593rd Sustainment Brigade Color Guard
River Ridge High School assembly, 9:20 a.m., Lacey, 3rd Stryker Brigade Color Guard and guest speaker
Woodbrook Middle School assembly, 9:30 a.m., Lakewood, 1st Joint Mobilization Bde guest speaker
Rainier Christian School assembly, 10:30 a.m., Auburn, I Corps Color Guard, 56th Army Band, chaplain
PEMCO Financial Center program, 11 a.m., Seattle, 2nd Stryker Bde guest speaker, I Corps Color Guard
Chloe Clark Elementary School assembly, 11 a.m., DuPont, 56th Army Band’s brass quintet
Spanaway Junior High School assembly, 12:30 p.m., Spanaway, 191st Infantry Brigade guest speaker
Cascade Middle School program, 1 p.m., Auburn, 201st Battlefield Surveillance Bde Color Guard, speaker
Visitation Catholic School assembly, 1:30 p.m., Tacoma, Madigan Army Medical Center Color Guard
Jubilee Veterans Day Program, 2 p.m., Lacey, 3rd Stryker Brigade Color Guard and guest speaker
Peter G. Schmidt Elementary School assembly, 2:30 p.m., Tumwater, 17th Fires Brigade Color Guard
Black Lake Elementary School assembly, 2:45 p.m., Tumwater, 17th Fires Brigade Color Guard
Bordeaux Elementary School assembly, 2:45 p.m., Shelton, 62nd Medical Brigade Color Guard
Elks Veterans Day Celebration, 7 p.m., Tacoma, Madigan Army Medical Center Color Guard
Thursday, Nov. 11 (Veterans Day)
Life Manor Retirement Center, 10:30 a.m., Tacoma, Madigan Army Medical Center guest speaker
Boeing-Tribute to Veterans, 11 a.m., Everett, 4th Squadron, 6th U.S. Air Calvary guest speaker
Evergreen-Washelli Cemetery program, 11 a.m., Seattle, 2nd Stryker Brigade firing detail
DuPont Memorial Dedication, 11 a.m., DuPont, 6th Military Police chaplain, I Corps speaker, bugler
Rotary Club of Tacoma, 12 p.m., Tacoma, Madigan Army Medical Center guest speaker
Skyline at First Hill (Retirement Community), 12 p.m., Seattle, I Corps Color Guard
Yelm Cemetery Veterans Day Observation, 1 p.m., Yelm, 1st Special Forces Group firing detail
Firs Retirement Apartments program, 1:30 p.m., Olympia, 593rd Sustainment Brigade guest speaker
Tacoma War Memorial Park, 2 p.m., Tacoma, Madigan Army Medical Center Color Guard & brass quintet
Roy Cemetery observance, 2 p.m., Roy, 1st Special Forces Group firing detail
Washington State Soldiers Home, 2 p.m., Orting, 191st Infantry Brigade guest speaker
Merrill Gardens Retirement Community, 2:30 p.m., Olympia, 593rd Sustainment Brigade guest speaker
4th Degree Knights of Columbus Veterans Dinner, 6:30 p.m., Lacey, Chaplain guest speaker
Friday, Nov. 12
Tahanan (Filipino Referral Services) observance, 6 p.m., Seattle, I Corps Color Guard
Saturday, Nov. 13
Honoring Our Own, 1 p.m., Federal Way, 56th Army Band’s brass quintet, 3rd Stryker Bde guest speaker
Sunday, Nov. 14
NW Sinfonietta Veterans Day Tribute, 2 p.m., Puyallup, 2nd Stryker Brigade Color Guard and firing detail