The Davis Odd Fellows and Davis Canton will host this year’s Veterans Day ceremony Friday, November 11th, at the Davis Cemetery District, 820 Pole Line Road.
There will be a musical prelude by the Vision Brass Quintet at 10:30 am followed by a formal program beginning at 11:00 am. The ceremony will include a Posting of the Colors by UC Davis Army ROTC, musical selections by the Davis Local Vocals, and the Davis Madrigals. This year’s keynote speaker is Larry Guenther.
Davis Scouts and cemetery staff will place the flags along our internal roadways and on the graves of nearly 1,000 veterans buried at the cemetery.
If you are interested in volunteering for setting up or to aid in the handing out of programs and the removal of flags later in the afternoon, please contact Jessica at jess@daviscemetery.org.
Larry Guenther Biography:
Larry grew up in San Jose, California, and joined the US Navy Reserve in 1985. While in the Navy, he became a sonar operator, helicopter crewman, and rescue swimmer. After his active duty period, Larry was assigned to Helicopter Squadron 85 at the Naval Air Station Alameda. While performing his reserve duty, Larry enrolled in and graduated from the University of California, Santa Cruz, where he earned a BSc in Geophysics. Larry finished his reserve duty as a Second Class Petty Officer (AW2) in 1993. Larry came to Davis in 1994 for graduate school where he earned an MS, also in Geophysics.