Photos courtesy of Pierre Claeyssens Veterans Foundation.
SANTA BARBARA — Community members, local veterans, and active-duty service members gathered at the Santa Barbara Cemetery on Wednesday, Nov. 11, for the annual Veterans Day Ceremony hosted by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1649 and the Pierre Claeyssens Veterans Foundation.
This year’s open-air tribute featured a special focus on the U.S. Military Reserves, alongside performances and presentations by Bernard “Barney” Melekian, the UCSB Color Guard, the Gold Coast Pipe & Drum Band, David Gonzales, the Santa Barbara Choral Society, and The Prime Time Band, concluding with a classic aircraft flyover by the San Diego Salute formation team. For more information on PCVF, visit www.pcvf.org
