A Department of Public Safety color guard post the U.S. and CNMI flags during the observance of Veterans Day in the CNMI last Nov. 11, at the Court of Honor of the American Memorial Park.
GUAM VETERANS DAY An Alaska Air National Guard C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 144th Airlift Squadron, piloted by airmen from the 517th AS, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, flies over the Governor’s Complex in Adelup, Guam in honor of Veterans Day, Nov. 11, 2021. On Veterans Day, the men and women of Team Andersen paid tribute to the many veterans on island and all around the world. (U.S. AIR FORCE/MASTER SGT. RICHARD P. EBENSBERGER)
An Alaska Air National Guard C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 144th Airlift Squadron, piloted by airmen from the 517th AS, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, makes a flyover over the Governor’s Complex in Adelup, Guam in honor of Veterans Day, Nov. 11, 2021. (U.S. AIR FORCE/MASTER SGT. RICHARD P. EBENSBERGER)
CNMI VETERANS DAY Pathways at the American Memorial Park were lined with mini-flags during the observance of Veterans Day last Nov. 11 at the American Memorial Park. (Photos by JOSHUA SANTOS)
A Department of Public Safety color guard post the U.S. and CNMI flags during the observance of Veterans Day in the CNMI last Nov. 11, at the Court of Honor of the American Memorial Park.
Stanley T. Iakopo, executive officer of the CNMI Office of Veterans Affairs, speaks during the observance of Veterans Day in the CNMI last Nov. 11, at the Court of Honor of the American Memorial Park. Iakopo advocated for accountability in the CNMI in how it supports the Commonwealth’s veterans.
In his speech during the observance of Veterans Day last Nov. 11, at the American Memorial Park, Gov. Ralph DLG Torres said that town hall meetings to allow veterans to speak and meet with the CNMI Office of Veterans Affairs are now in the works for every village on Saipan, Rota, and Tinian.
In his speech during the observance of Veterans Day last Nov. 11, at the American Memorial Park, Lt. Gov. Arnold I. Palacios said he intends to work with the CNMI Office of Veterans Affairs and the Legislature to ensure that the CNMI’s veterans are done right by CNMI leadership.
Michael S. Sablan, who is the Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army, was this year’s keynote speaker during the observance of Veterans Day last Nov. 11, at the American Memorial Park.
