Navy League gathers partners for community vets celebration

Oak Harbor Navy League will honor Veteran’s Day with annual program at Oak Harbor High School.

The annual Veterans Day Parade in Oak Harbor may have been cancelled, but veterans will still be honored thanks to the Oak Harbor Navy League.

The Navy League will conduct its yearly Veterans Day Program at the Oak Harbor High School according to Steve Bristow, the league’s president.

The event will take place on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month to commemorate the original Armistice Day agreement marking the end of WWI in 1918.

Kent Peckenpaugh, the event organizer said this will mark the 12th year of the community-wide event, which is sponsored by the Oak Harbor Area Council and the Navy League

Peckenpaugh said each year communities across the United States honor those who have served our country, under the broad theme of “Honoring our Nation’s Heroes.”

This year’s ceremony will feature musical performances by the Oak Harbor High School Harbor Singers and the Oak Harbor High School Jazz Band, The Oak Harbor High School NJROTC Color Guard will present the colors as they have for many years.

The guest speaker will be Navy Capt. Brett Mietus, commodore of Patrol-Reconnaissance Wing Ten.

A flag-passing ceremony and singing of the national anthem will be performed by active duty members stationed at NAS Whidbey.