Maj. Gen. Karen LeDoux will be the keynote speaker when the Community Military Appreciation Committee holds its Veterans Day ceremony at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in east Vancouver.
The ceremony is set for 11 a.m. Nov. 11 at 15005 N.E. 65th Ave., but doors will open at 9:45 a.m. for refreshments and other activities. Veteran-related information booths and an Iwo Jima display will be there, too.
The public is welcome at the ceremony, the main focus of which is to thank past and present veterans for their service and contributions to the community.
LeDoux is commander of the 88th Regional Support Command and is responsible for base operations support for all Army Reserve soldiers, civilians and their families in the northern United States, from the Ohio River to the Pacific Coast. She has been a commissioned officer in the Army and Army Reserve for more than 30 years.
If You Go
What: Community Military Appreciation Committee’s Veterans Day ceremony.
When: 11 a.m. Nov. 11. Doors open at 9:45 a.m.
Where: Armed Forces Reserve Center, 15005 N.E. 65th Ave., Vancouver.
Information: www.cmac11.com
The native of Independence, Mo., she is a graduate of the United States Army War College and has been awarded the Legion of Merit and the Bronze Star Medal. LeDoux also maintains a civilian career, serving as a project director at the Logistics Management Institute, and is married with three adult children. She lives in Fredericksburg, Va.
Also speaking during the morning ceremony will be Lt. Col. Jeffrey Croy, deputy commander of the 2nd Brigade, 95th Division of the U.S. Army Reserve; U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Camas; and state Rep. Paul Harris, R-Vancouver.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars will provide a rifle salute, taps and color posting. Music will be provided by the 204th Army Band. Vancouver Police Department Officer Rey Reynolds will sing during the ceremony, and retired Col. Larry Smith, co-chairman of the Community Military Appreciation Committee and a Vancouver city councilman, will emcee the event.
CMAC is a private civic group that’s open to everyone as it plans and hosts communitywide veterans events. Learn more by visiting www.cmac11.com.
Scott Hewitt: 360-735-4525; scott.hewitt@columbian.com; twitter.com/_scotthewitt
