Veterans Day – Tuesday, November 11, 2025
Honoring All Those Who Served
As we approach Veterans Day Tuesday, please remember to take some time to honor our service members who served and sacrificed so that we can enjoy our liberties and freedoms and be with our loved ones.
Updated information for our 2025 Veterans Day Ceremony will be available soon. In the meantime, please take a look below at photos and our official program from last year’s Veterans Day Ceremony.
Gold Coast Veterans Foundation’s Veterans Day Ceremony
CEREMONY SCHEDULE
Moment of Silence at 11:00
Welcome Veterans and Visitors
Invocation
CAPT Jeffrey C. Deviney, USN
Parade the Colors
National Anthem: Performed by Katie Phillipson and Kaytlin Adams
and Signed by Holly Adams
Pledge of Allegiance: Led by Boy Scouts
Post the Colors
Veterans Day Message by Vin Scully
Roll Call
Keynote Speakers (Introduction by MC Lyn Fairly)
Dymond James, USAF & GCVF Board Member
BMCS Dave Turner, OIC – USCG Station Channel Islands
Bill Ayub, City Manager of Ventura & Retired Ventura County Sheriff
Veteran Recognition and Shadow Box Presentation
U.S. Army: Erin Huey, USA
U.S. Marine Corps: Richard Digrigoli, USMC
U.S. Marine Corps: James Kirby, USMC
U.S. Navy: CAPT Jeffrey C. Deviney, USN
U.S. Air Force: LTC Irvin Poff, USAF
U.S. Coast Guard: OIC David Turner, USCG
Closing Remarks
Bagpipes
John Ficken – “Going Home”
