Coffee Donuts and a Few Vetsthe Definition of a Dream

Putting Veteran back into Veteran’s Day

Photos by: Norine CepernichChris Cheshire

Slide Show by: Di Schwartz

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Coffee Donuts and a Few Vets?

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O-dark 30, Setup Begins

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Orchestration is Everything

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Setting the Stage

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Overseeing Setup

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Supervising Lion Al & Pat Prepare Food Booth

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Scouts Ready to Pass Out Flags

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Ready for Inspection

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Post 105/VNMC Vets Arrive

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Displays are Set

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Chaplain Tittle

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But, Will They Come?

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Come They Did!Post 105VNMC Members Chat Over Coffee

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Police, Fire & Community Sharing

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City Counsel

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Police & Fire

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Vets

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Vets

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And More Vets

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Government Officials

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Citizenship Candidates & Families

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The Media

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Scouts hand out flags to guests

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Last Minute Script Updates

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Will We Hit the 11:11 Mark?

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Welcome

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Marine Color Guard

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O’ Say Can You See…

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Chaplain Tittle Offers the Invocation

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Jackie Speier Delivers a Promise Not to Forget the Needs of Our Active & Veteran Service Personnel

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Thank You for Sharing the Day

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Us Veterans to Become US Citizens

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The Oath

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Congratulations Vets (and now Citizens)

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America the Beautiful

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Retiring the Colors

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Taps

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Not a Dry Eye in the House

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Closing Remarks

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See Me About the Spirit of 45 Project

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Hey, That’s Navy!

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Standing for the Service Branch Medley

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The Scout Band Playing Branches Medley

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We did it

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Sorry I missed all the fun! Duty Called.

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Kibitzing

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More Kabitzing

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Jackie Speier Meeting Rich Martinez

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Contemplation

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Groups to Meet

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Displays to See

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Things to Do

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Things to Learn

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Things to See

1st Interview As A Citizen

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Jackie Speier and Ira Ruskin Reflect

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Vietnam Legacy Rider Congratulating Commander Bassetto

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Photo Ops

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Did you…?

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Chatting After the Event

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Act Duty & Vet Converse

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2nd Vice Jim Williams

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Post 105 Member Keith Blackey Sharing the Role of Scouting

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Post 105 Member & Event Committee Member RWCPD Officer Dan Smith

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A PR Success

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I Had a Vision and It Came to Pass

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Press Coverage

• The event got fabulous coverage thanks to a media ‘stringer’ that placed a story that featured Frank Martinez and the new citizens!– CBS5– Mercury News– Web news sites– Inside Bay Area (Oakland Tribune)– PBS Broadcasting